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re: Ceramic floor tile cracking
Posted on 8/21/18 at 7:25 am to African Japanese
Posted on 8/21/18 at 7:25 am to African Japanese
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They didn’t bond it to the floor. I bet you could almost lift all your tile right off the slab
If it wasn't bonded it wouldn't crack.
Most likely they didn't use an underlayment or crack suppressor.
The slab is moving and there's no membrane to to keep it from cracking the tile.
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Make sure to use an underlayment when repairing or it will crack again.
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Posted on 8/21/18 at 7:26 am to Janky
Call the man you had to get to fix your Tahoe wiper and ask him
Posted on 8/21/18 at 7:31 am to Janky
9.98 out of 10, you have a crack in the slab, and there’s nothing that fixes it besides removing the tile, installing a crack suppressant and re-installing tile. If you have some left over, it’s possible to R/R the affected area so that tile that sits on crack area, and is independent from laying directly upon concrete, as that’s the force which drives it, but other than that you’re likely going to have to try and match as close as possible to another tile. If your house was a spec house, odds are not very good that you will find a match that long ago, and even if you do, there’s dye lots that will cause shading or size variations. Your best bet is to either just live with it, or demo the bathroom and install something that works with the tile adjoining. If there’s no tile adjoining, then consider yourself very lucky and just demo and reinstall.
Posted on 8/21/18 at 7:39 am to Janky
You could try patching the cracks with grout that matches. I have had a tile installer tell me if you don’t want to rip floor out you can make a runny grout batch to attempt to fill some of the thinset voids.
Posted on 8/21/18 at 7:44 am to Mike da Tigah
Thanks. It was not a spec house and there are about 8 tiles cracked. Four going one way then four on the side with the cracks running parallel. The tile meets carpet which is my next project.
Posted on 8/21/18 at 7:46 am to Janky
House is probably built on a Indian Burial ground. You likely have a port hole to Hell in your bathroom.
Posted on 8/21/18 at 7:48 am to Janky
I had some tiles crack and the issue was with the foundation. Do you have any doors not aligning properly?
Posted on 8/21/18 at 7:50 am to Cdawg
Not that I can think of. My master room door doesn’t fit real tight but it is straight. What did you have to do to your foundation?
Posted on 8/21/18 at 7:52 am to Janky
I used Fix-A-Floor to fill a few hollow tiles around my house. A lot of cheaper tile installers do not properly prepare the surface below the floor and do not back butter the tile before placing it down. This leads to voids between the tile and slab, or the tile does not adhere to properly to the slab.
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Posted on 8/21/18 at 8:02 am to golfntiger32
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You likely have a port hole to Hell in your bathroom.
Pretty sure I have one of those portals after every time I eat Taco Bell
Posted on 8/21/18 at 8:04 am to Janky
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Thanks. It was not a spec house and there are about 8 tiles cracked. Four going one way then four on the side with the cracks running parallel. The tile meets carpet which is my next project.
That’s good news. Do you have wall tile/base that adjoins it? If so, then that will have to be demoed as well. Otherwise, it’s a given what you’re dealing with is a crack in the foundation. It’s pretty much a given in every house somewhere in the house. I’d suggest demoing and installing a crack issolation membrane throughout the entire area and installing new tile on top. Crack supression can be found in a roll on gel or glue down material. I’d go with glue down material
Great place to start
This post was edited on 8/21/18 at 8:07 am
Posted on 8/21/18 at 8:05 am to Janky
Lose weight, tubby, and maybe the floor won't crack.
This post was edited on 8/21/18 at 8:08 am
Posted on 8/21/18 at 8:07 am to Mike da Tigah
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Do you have wall tile/base that adjoins it?
Sheetrock is what adjoins it, if I understand what you are asking me. Thanks for the help.
Posted on 8/21/18 at 8:08 am to TigerstuckinMS
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Lose weight, tubby.
I know, right?
Posted on 8/21/18 at 8:09 am to Janky
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I assume the slab is cracked
happened to us a few weeks ago. Despite all the rain in the area, we've been dry. Grass dying, tree limbs breaking, and yes, the slab cracked cracking bunch of tile in the den.
Posted on 8/21/18 at 8:12 am to Janky
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Sheetrock is what adjoins it, if I understand what you are asking me. Thanks for the help.
No problem, and it sounds as if you have a best case scenario, but I’d still look at it perhaps reoccurring in adjoining areas as well as cracks don’t stop at walls or rooms. They may, but they may not as well, so whatever you plan on doing in the carpeted area, it should be something you look for as well, and that may determine what surface is advisable for that area, or at least what prep you’ll have to consider.
Posted on 8/21/18 at 8:16 am to Mike da Tigah
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but I’d still look at it perhaps reoccurring in adjoining areas as well as cracks don’t stop at walls or rooms.
The cracks run parallel to the carpet area. I am hoping I can find some wood that matches the living room and continue it into all bedrooms. I hate carpet. There are also some thinner hairline crack in the kitchen, but not nearly as noticeable.
Posted on 8/21/18 at 8:16 am to Janky
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This post was edited on 8/31/18 at 8:56 pm
Posted on 8/21/18 at 8:18 am to Janky
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The cracks run parallel to the carpet area. I am hoping I can find some wood that matches the living room and continue it into all bedrooms. I hate carpet. There are also some thinner hairline crack in the kitchen, but not nearly as noticeable.
That’s good news as well, and wood’s a lot more forgiving than tile or stone, and lots of options for installation as well like gluing or floating. Sounds like you’re living right.
Posted on 8/21/18 at 8:33 am to Janky
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What did you have to do to your foundation?
repair it with piers. I live on some nasty Black Houston clay soil.
If your doors are erratic with fit over the course of a season, you may have an issue.
retiling a bathroom isn't too bad but just an incpnvenience.
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