Has anyone tried putting tile directly on Micore with no Durock / cement board? I want to keep the hearth profile in front of the fireplace as low as possible. The Micore 300 specs out with enough insulation by itself, with tile on top, but I have my doubts as to the strength of the bond between tile and Micore if I do not use any cement board. Ideally I'd like to thinset the Micore to the plywood subfloor, then thinset the tile directly to the Micore. Your thoughts?
Tile directly on Micore?
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Search on micore thinset. This seems to come up every year. Micore is porous and fibrous. It's not recommended.
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