where to start [laying bathroom tile]

I am in the process of refinishing our bathroom of a loder home. I am Just days away from tile and was wondering some of the process. i have doen tile befor but it has always been on concrete and 12X12 ceramic commercial tile.

1. should i put down a cement backer board or is the plywood over diagnal floor boards sufficiant.

2. my wife has picked out glazed ceramic 6in X 6in wall tile for the floor will that work?

3. will a sand grout scratch the tile and dill the finish?

4. if i put tile on the drywall as a baseboard is there any special prep i need to do first?

 

1)The experts will give you advice about the floor structure, but I do know that you will want 1/4" backerboard for the floor. How thick is the plywood?

2)Wall tile will NOT work on a floor.

3) Not unless you go crazy with the grout.

4) nope. stick it on brother.

 

ok i will go for the backer board.

as for the tile i was going to use 1/4 inch spacers for the grout instead of butting them together. my consern is are they strong enough to be on the floor with people walking on them?

 

1. You will need 1/2" plywood over the plank flooring, then 1/4" CBU.

2. NO, wall tile is for walls only, floor tile can be used anywhere.

3. Depends on the glaze, if high gloss, possibly.

4. Space them 1/16 to 1/8" off the floor and caulk that joint.

Find a good floor tile with a PEI rating of 4 or 5, that will look nice with the tile she picked out, use the 6x6s on the walls only.

 

Thank you all. this has been the most helpful site ive found on the internet thus far.