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.
You should also consider what the tile is going on top of. It is best to lay tile on top of cement backer board (I like Wonderboard), which rests atop a moisture-resistant sub floor. But new tile can be laid over old if need be. Just make sure that whatever you lay new tile over, it is sound and level.