Schluter-Ditra XL 5/16 Underlayment 175sqft Roll by Schluter

This stuff is great. Used over 3/4 plywood subfloor and it is solid. Very easy to install and use. I will be using this for all my tiling projects!

My go to for this type of product

This was recommended to us by a tiler working a neighbors house. We used it because another neighbor had had a lot of trouble with cracked tiles and we wanted to avoid that. It was easy to put down -- a lot easier than cement backer board -- and the tile went down on top of it with no problem. A warning: if you are doing the work yourself and plan to take your time, be aware that the orange stuff is not comfortable to walk on without shoes!

what we expected

I had a problem with cracks in my tile. Had the tile taken up and used Ditra XL. So far so good No cracks

Excellent product,easy to use. Highly recommended

This is a good product that was relatively easy to use. In the past we have used the lath and concrete approach for setting tiles. We will most likely go back to the metal lathe and concrete approach, simply because of cost and ease of obtaining supplies. We purchased this product through Amazon and were pleased with the price and service. Thanks, Dennis

Went in great. The XL has the same height as a 3/4 inch hardwood floor when everything is installed.

Fairly easy to install, and is forgiving

I have completed several tile jobs using the Ditra underlayment, after using cement board for years. The huge benefit is that it can be cut with a razor blade, although it still needs to be cemented down to the subfloor using thinset (as cement board does). The difficult, and time consuming part is trying to fill in all of the squares with thinset when laying the tile. You must move the trowel back and forth in all directions to get the air bubbles out and get every square filled in with thinset. It is very aggravating! I guess its still easier than cutting cement board to fit and installing all the screws in the cement board.