Sample Sentences & Example Usage. 1  Stephen Bolinder: Every time I heard the door chime, my heart stopped. 2  Logan Pearsall Smith: There is one thing that matters -- to set a chime of words tinkling in the minds of a few fastidious people.
While you can lay tile directly over a concrete slab using thin-set adhesive, donât make the mistake of applying tile directly to a plywood subfloor. No matter how firm the subfloor; the plywood will expand and contract at a different rate as the tile, causing cracks to develop in the grout lines or tiles over time.
A single sheet of 3/4 inch plywood is normally not adequate as a substrate for tile. The tile industry recommends a subfloor that's at least an inch-and-a-1/4 thick. In this case, we're going to add a second sheet of 3/4 inch exterior grade plywood.nce the tile is laid into the thin-set mortar, it should be left to dry for at least 24 hours before grouting. Then the spacers can be taken out. In this case, Armen uses his feet in what may look like the dance of the tile fairies. Grout should first be mixed dry to blend all the ingredients and insure uniform color.