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Thanks for the suggestions. Not too new to power tools, but most of the work I do is with metal. If we decide to remove that strip of osb I think I will work it out with a backsaw and chisel. Anyway, the carpeting with pad measures about 1 inch thick and sits on top of the same OSB that is...

How do I use a sawsall without cutting all the way thru the main 1 inch ply floor? I have a hand backsaw, maybe that would be better? Also, after doing more measuring, it looks like the carpet and the tile would be at about the same height if we put a 1/2 inch subfloor (butted against the 2...

I know this is a common issue. I have searched a lot. Still looking for advice. We are putting in a new tile floor. I have rebuilt the sewer pipe as low as I can get it, at this time the ABS pipe and elbow below toilet are installed. I have a new flange, but it looks like it will sit too...

We decided another way to handle this would be to lay some plywood down the same thickness as the osb and then lay the hardiboard on top of this. This would mean the overall floor thickness will be 1/2 inch higher. It seems that in the future one could remove the flooring easier with this setup...

Thanks for the info! I like the idea of using the thinset. It sounds like I can apply it at an appropriate thickness to make things flush.

We are putting tile in our bathroom. We just removed the OSB particle board from our bathroom floor. We have several questions. (1) We could not remove all of it, there is a 2 inch strip along two walls and the tub. It is one half inch thick. The thickest Hardiboard is about 3/8 inch thick...