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Cracked bathroom tiles
Posted on 6/21/23 at 7:25 pm
Posted on 6/21/23 at 7:25 pm
Our house is wood flooring in all common areas and master bedroom, carpet in the 3 guest rooms and tile in the master bath and 2 guest baths. The tile in the master bath is different from that in the guest baths. Less than a year after moving in we had a couple of cracked tiles in one of the guest bathrooms. A little over a year and another cracked tile in the other guest bathroom. The builder fixed both because it was a new build. Shortly after our 3rd year in the house we had another cracked tile in the bathroom that first had a crack. However, we were outside the warranty period. Now going into our 4th year we have a couple cracked tiles in our master. They happen randomly, always when summer is setting in. I worry it is a foundation issue but the builder blamed his tile guy. How do I get this fixed? I can no longer hold the builder responsible. I don’t think you should be replacing bathroom tiles every single year. Do you think this is a bad grout/tile issue or a settling issue with the house?
Edit: if you think it is a settling issue should I just wait it out a couple of years? How long does it take a house to finally settle completely?
Edit: if you think it is a settling issue should I just wait it out a couple of years? How long does it take a house to finally settle completely?
This post was edited on 6/21/23 at 7:32 pm
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Posted on 6/21/23 at 7:38 pm to BigB0882
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Posted on 6/21/23 at 7:49 pm to BigB0882
You're likely getting some movement in the slab. The slab may be perfectly fine. It doesn't take much to pop a tile.
I wonder what the slab looks like underneath the popped/cracked tile. I suspect you'll see a small crack. And note that all slabs have some cracks.
Flooring stores have a special liquid membrane to put down on the slab that isolates the crack from the tile.
Do all the cracked tiles line up?
I wonder what the slab looks like underneath the popped/cracked tile. I suspect you'll see a small crack. And note that all slabs have some cracks.
Flooring stores have a special liquid membrane to put down on the slab that isolates the crack from the tile.
Do all the cracked tiles line up?
This post was edited on 6/21/23 at 7:51 pm
Posted on 6/21/23 at 8:01 pm to ItzMe1972
All the cracked tiles have been lined up. It is usually 2 tiles or so at a time and the crack runs right through them both in a line.
I understand the slab moving but I don’t want to spend thousands constantly re-tiling the bathrooms. We have run out of extra tiles so I don’t even know if we can easily replace the ones that are cracked. How long do you wait for a slab to fully settle?
I understand the slab moving but I don’t want to spend thousands constantly re-tiling the bathrooms. We have run out of extra tiles so I don’t even know if we can easily replace the ones that are cracked. How long do you wait for a slab to fully settle?
Posted on 6/21/23 at 8:50 pm to BigB0882
"How long do you wait for a slab to fully settle?"
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I really have no idea. How big is the crack you are seeing? 1/8 inch?
How old is your slab? Do you have trees close to it? Any other info about the site where your slab is poured?
The membrane would more than likely prevent further cracking unless there is major movement.
In the event that you do have an issue with the slab, I think the builder has some type of extended liability. Maybe others will chime in....
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I really have no idea. How big is the crack you are seeing? 1/8 inch?
How old is your slab? Do you have trees close to it? Any other info about the site where your slab is poured?
The membrane would more than likely prevent further cracking unless there is major movement.
In the event that you do have an issue with the slab, I think the builder has some type of extended liability. Maybe others will chime in....
This post was edited on 6/21/23 at 8:53 pm
Posted on 6/22/23 at 4:52 am to BigB0882
Probably following the plumbing main trunk line. Not a failed foundation, but a poor job preparing it.
Do the cracks end on an exterior wall? ( if so, check the outside of the house to see if it continues)
Do the cracks end on an exterior wall? ( if so, check the outside of the house to see if it continues)
Posted on 6/22/23 at 8:46 am to BigB0882
The slab is probably cracking underneath the tile in that area. If they are hairline cracks then it’s most likely a shrinkage crack in the concrete. You can remove the bad tiles and lay down a decoupler membrane to stop the crack from translating into the tile. Re lay your tile and you will have no issues even the crack moves slightly.
This post was edited on 6/22/23 at 8:47 am
Posted on 6/22/23 at 9:58 am to JusTrollin
Thanks for some good info.
The house is just under 4 years old.
There are no trees near the house besides some small ones that were planted in the backyard at the time of the house being built.
I don’t have any other information about the slab.
The house is just under 4 years old.
There are no trees near the house besides some small ones that were planted in the backyard at the time of the house being built.
I don’t have any other information about the slab.
Posted on 6/22/23 at 1:04 pm to BigB0882
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I understand the slab moving but I don’t want to spend thousands constantly re-tiling the bathrooms
Linoleum?
Posted on 6/22/23 at 2:56 pm to BigB0882
Location?
Posted on 6/22/23 at 2:59 pm to BigB0882
To a certain extent, there is no settling. If a cracked slab. A cable lock company can guide you.
Posted on 6/22/23 at 3:29 pm to LSUDad
I’m in Baton Rouge.
Posted on 6/22/23 at 4:14 pm to BigB0882
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I’m in Baton Rouge.
WCK foundation can guide you on foundation problems. As for builder warranty, who knows. A good friend of mine was called into court, the judge would take his judgment. I’m fixing to walk over to the stadium. I’m up in Omaha, here to help the Tigers win!
Posted on 6/23/23 at 11:26 am to JusTrollin
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The slab is probably cracking underneath the tile in that area. If they are hairline cracks then it’s most likely a shrinkage crack in the concrete. You can remove the bad tiles and lay down a decoupler membrane to stop the crack from translating into the tile. Re lay your tile and you will have no issues even the crack moves slightly.
This is your answer. ^^
You will need to install the crack isolation membrane about a foot or so on each side of the crack in the slab.
No way this is on the tile installer unless the slab had visible cracks prior to installation.
Posted on 6/23/23 at 1:46 pm to BigB0882
All slabs crack, in Texas most of the major companies use cable foundations. A good friend of mine runs Coastal Post Tension Foundations. I used him with my last house I built. They use around 23,000 lbs of tension on the cables.
Back to your problem BigB, do you have any doors sticking, any Sheetrock cracking, any signs of foundation failure?
Back to your problem BigB, do you have any doors sticking, any Sheetrock cracking, any signs of foundation failure?
Posted on 6/23/23 at 4:12 pm to LSUDad
Something similar happened in a bathroom at a house my parents built in the early 2000s. I forget which one, but it was near the edge of the house. I was in college at the time, and my younger sibling was about to graduate high school. Parents decided it was time to downsize, but they still wanted us to have a bedroom when we came home. They built the house with the master, kitchen, laundry, and living room all close to each other, then basically added a wing they could shut off when no kids were home, which was most of the time. It was one long hallway with 3 bedrooms, all with their own bath. Separate water heater and HVAC on that side of the house too. My room was in the middle of the hall, with a sibling on either side. It was one of their bathrooms near the corner of the house, and a half dozen or so tiles kept cracking. We had some spares, but it was eventually found out to be foundation settling, and I think they laid tiles directly on the concrete slab, with no flex membrane behind it. It was just odd because we had large 16 inch tile flooring throughout the house, and it was just these bathrooms with the smaller tiles that cracked.
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