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Hello everybody I need help on this one I have just tiled a bathroom floor with underfloor heating and then grouted it the next day the a couple of days later I noticed 2 tiles had cracks running along the line everywhere else seems fine apart from these 2 tiles what's the best way to sort this...

We have recently had our kitchen floor tiled. 4 weeks after fitting when walking upon the tiles loud cracks like snapping sticks were audible. The tiles looked to be sound with no cracks visible. After 5 months cracks have appeared mainly in the middle of the floor and on the periphery of the...

Hi Guys. Anyone ever fixed this tile before? Has hundreds of hairline cracks running through the glaze and soaks in moisture. Never laid them myself before so just wondering if it needs sealing prior to grouting? grouting it later today!! in white grout. Thanks in advance :thumbsup:

Greetings tiling people I have recently had my bathroom tiled - wall and floor. The grout in between the floor tiles is now cracking and coming out in a few places. The tiles were layed onto 12mm marine plywood which was screwed through the floorboards into the joists (obviously not very well)...

hello, I am looking for some advice please. We had our ensuite redone in November and fully retiled. Last week I noticed fine vertical hair line cracks in two points extending up 6 tiles in one place and extending up 9 tiles in another, about 1 m apart. This wall is a false partition wall made...

I have a small bathroom floor coming up and after viewing the job only 3 tiles were cracked but they were all next to each other. directly under the floor boards there is a supporting wall would that make any difference? would using a 2 part flexible adhesive make much difference or is it best...

Hi I have a floor tile problem , fine cracks in the floor tiles recently laid due to flexure. The tiles were laid onto wide tongue and grooved boarding and which was heavily screwed down, flexible recommended adhesive then applied. Should we tile over as we dont want to rip the tiles up.

Hi, I am designing a bathroom pod prototype for a job in india which is going to be displayed at an exhibition. Im a worried about wall and floor tile cracking during transport and wondered is there any way to best protect against this? The floor tiles are ceramic 600x600mm and the wall tiles...

First problem i've ever had with a floor ?? 2 new build 5 bed houses / ufh underscreed hep spaced at 100mm with wall stats measuring air temp only screed 6 weeks old primed with acrylic ditra'd flexible benfer rapid solid bed trowel flexible benfer rapid fixed 3mm joint / 600x600 porcelanosa...

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Hi everybody I have recently completed an outdoor tile job in Croatia. Due to time and weather constraints I was unable to completely level the slab on which i laid the tiles. Therefor to keep it level I have made up the height difference in some places by adding some extra tile glue where...

looked at a 40m2 floor today, 75mm screed, sand cement, over wet ufh, the floor has quite a few cracks in it, from what i can gather is the plumber commisioned the heating by turning it right up from the start.. will this be ok to tile with a decoupler, it dosn't sound hollow or look as if its...

Never gain. 20 minutes later got a banging headache and can hardly breathe and thats with windows and door open ! gotta be something better.

Two floors in upstairs new build have a hairline crack along plywood edge in middle of the floor. The builder laid 6mm ply and screwed it down, flexible cement used. The question is who is at fault tilers or builder.

I have 2 issues. 1. bathroom wall tiles grout cracking and hairline cracks across tiles 2. Kitchen floor tiles and wall tiles cracked. I have had a structural engineer in who stated no foundation issues. I live on busy main road causing periodic vibration through house. Can vibration cause these...

Hello bought 3mm thich and 200x100mm glass tiles and had fitted in kitchen around June time last year. Had stainless steel tile edging fitted as well that is about 10mm deep. Tiler had to build up tile glue to bring out tiles to meet the trim. initially one tile cracked and few days later...

Hi, We've just bought a house, and have a ten month old demanding baby :-). The previous owners had a flood and the bathroom was redone. It has a slate floor and shower( slate walls). The grouting is cracked in the shower, and it leaks through the kitchen ceiling when running for too long- is...

Hi all, I recently finished a loft conversion and moved in, about 3 months ago. Everything is settling a bit so there's the odd paint/plaster crack, nothing to stress over... We haven't used the new bathroom because the shower was faulty and wayyyyyyy down the list of important things.. But...

Hi all, I'm tiling a cooker and worktop splash back with some crackle glaze tiles. The makers say they need to be sealed before grouting. Now, I'm on a really tight budget, and £20 for a litre seems a bit much to me, so can I use either some HG Impregnator that I have left over from a previous...