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Ceramic floor tile cracking
Posted on 8/21/18 at 6:53 am
Posted on 8/21/18 at 6:53 am
I have a few tiles in my bathroom that are cracked. Is there a filler I can inject into the cracks? Really don’t want to have to replace the tile. Thanks.
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Posted on 8/21/18 at 6:54 am to Janky
Not to my knowledge.
I can understand perhaps getting some cracks in your grout, why is the tile cracking?
I can understand perhaps getting some cracks in your grout, why is the tile cracking?
Posted on 8/21/18 at 6:56 am to LCA131
Dunno
Posted on 8/21/18 at 6:57 am to Janky
What did they lay it on top of?
You could put some fresh grout over the cracks, or break out and replace the broken tiles.
You could put some fresh grout over the cracks, or break out and replace the broken tiles.
Posted on 8/21/18 at 6:57 am to LCA131
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why is the tile cracking?
Are some of the tiles more "hollow" sounding than others when stepped on? There is likely too little thinset underneath some of them. That's what was wrong with mine atleeast.
Posted on 8/21/18 at 6:58 am to Janky
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Dunno
If you had some stains suddenly appear on your ceiling after a thunderstorm, would you go ahead and repair the ceiling or would you look up into the attic and try to repair the roof first?
Posted on 8/21/18 at 6:58 am to Eli Goldfinger
I assume the slab. Is it easy to match tile from a house built in 2006?
Posted on 8/21/18 at 6:59 am to LCA131
No water damage.
Posted on 8/21/18 at 6:59 am to Janky
Is this slab on grade? Its possible you have cracks in the slab that translate through the tile.
Posted on 8/21/18 at 7:00 am to JusTrollin
Don’t think so. I assume the slab is cracked.
Posted on 8/21/18 at 7:01 am to Janky
They didn’t bond it to the floor. I bet you could almost lift all your tile right off the slab
Posted on 8/21/18 at 7:01 am to Janky
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I assume the slab. Is it easy to match tile from a house built in 2006
More likely the thinset. And no, if you didn't get extra tiles when you had the tile installed, you will never find a tile that matches up exactly right.
Posted on 8/21/18 at 7:02 am to Janky
Cracked tile could be a sign of problems with your foundation.
Posted on 8/21/18 at 7:03 am to Janky
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No water damage.
Sigh,
. My point was, why try to repair the tile until you find the cause of the tile cracking?
Posted on 8/21/18 at 7:03 am to TypoKnig
So, basically re-tile the entire bathroom is my only option?
Posted on 8/21/18 at 7:04 am to Janky
Why not, baw
Posted on 8/21/18 at 7:05 am to djangochained
Because I don’t want to.
Posted on 8/21/18 at 7:05 am to Janky
Pretty much. It’s just a bathroom could be way worse. Look at it this way... now you can do it right and get a tile you like. Get extra tiles too!
Posted on 8/21/18 at 7:13 am to Janky
Slab settling and cracking can lead to cracks forming in the tiles. Also could be from not enough mortar under the tiles.
Odds of matching tiles from 2006 are about 0.350% chance. And even in the unlikely chance you found the same tile, odds are it will be from a different run/dye lot and the shade won’t match the existing tiles. This is why installer and floor salesman should’ve told you to hang onto an extra box or so of tiles in case something like this happens because odds are slim to none of finding the exact same tile again a few years down the road.
Odds of matching tiles from 2006 are about 0.350% chance. And even in the unlikely chance you found the same tile, odds are it will be from a different run/dye lot and the shade won’t match the existing tiles. This is why installer and floor salesman should’ve told you to hang onto an extra box or so of tiles in case something like this happens because odds are slim to none of finding the exact same tile again a few years down the road.
Posted on 8/21/18 at 7:25 am to Janky
Like others said, could be foundation issue or a shitty tile job.
There isnt a way to fill it and look good, just replace the tile.
Even if you found the exact same model tile the chances of it matching your tile are slim to none.
There isnt a way to fill it and look good, just replace the tile.
Even if you found the exact same model tile the chances of it matching your tile are slim to none.
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