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  1. W

    A chorus of cracks - Karndean interweave loose tiles

    Can somebody help me? Last night, after a few beers, I was drawn to the bathroom-as you do! I walked on the skim coat I'd put down in the bathroom floor (6mm ply) during the day in preparation for Karndean interweave loose tiles. I was blown away by a noise of what I can only describe as a...
  2. P

    UK Micro-cracks in new Self Leveling Compound

    Hi! I'm looking for some advice, I have laid some SLC (Mapei 1210) in our conservatory in preparation for tiling. A couple of days after there's a lot of very fine cracks which have appeared, you can't even feel with a fingernail. Am I okay to proceed in laying my Ditra or should I rip the SLC...
  3. Sprotty

    Cracks bridging screed and blockwork

    We are currently at the planning stage for a floor with bifold windows and wet underfloor heating. Basically the tiles near the windows will need to go over the screed and onto a concrete block on the perimeter (red arrows). I'm concerned that the screed with the insulation under it is likely...
  4. jaybirdswe

    Tile cracks while using montolit p3

    Hi! I get this very unwanted result when i try to cut a 60x60 (cm) tile with a Montolit P3 (bought used) What am i doing wrong? the red arm doesnt seem to support the tile very good if this could has something to do with it..
  5. P

    Cracks in travertine tiles laid on Gyvlon screed over UFH

    Heeelp!!! I've seen some old posts about this but nothing recently. I have 120sqm travertine over the whole of the ground floor. It was laid over wet UFH and Gyvlon screed about 12 months ago. Cracks started appearing about 5 months ago and I now have cracks in MANY places - both across...
  6. Troystar

    Floor tiling on screed with no visible cracks

    Could someone give me some advice please. I'm a landscaper by trade and have laid a few porcelain patios. Now I know interior tiling is not the same but would like to have a go at my downstairs toilet floor. House was built early 2000s I think its screed but could poss be the wet slurry with no...
  7. A

    Re-grouting due to cracks

    Thanks for the welcome. I have a problem with cracked grout in our en-suite shower, which is within the dormer of a chalet style bungalow, so a timber wall construction. Shower area has hardiebacker board fixed through 50mm overdrawn Celotex using turbo gold screws. 10mm porcelain tiles fixed...
  8. AvengerUK

    Hairline cracks - large tiles - relatively recently renovated bathroom

    Hello all, We've had our bathroom done approx. a year ago now - using large white gloss tiles with a border tile in the middle. From what I recall - the wall was taken back to brick (its an outside facing wall) and re-done. Two of the large tiles - top most one touching the corner of the...
  9. D

    I have some Riva ceramic subway tile that has hairline cracks running down my walls

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    • ceramic cracks down former hairline have shower tray that tile walls wetroom where
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    • Forum: Tanking and Wetrooms
  10. R

    Cracks in newly finished bathroom metro tiles

    Hi I’d be very grateful for advice. I had a bathroom fitted a couple of months ago and have just noticed that many of the metro tiles have spidery cracks in them. There is no pattern to them - some cracks run up through a couple of tiles but they’re not all adjacent. I’m sure they weren’t there...
  11. D

    Self Levelling Compound Has Hairline Cracks After Walking Over It. 20mm Insulation?

    Hi everyone, Hope to get some help and advice please. I have laid down 8mm of self levelling compound on a concrete floor after priming it so it was a good level to work off (I also included an 8mm expansion joint around the perimeter) (Conservatory is 15 years old and area of 14 m2). I then...
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    • 20mm boards compound cracks flex hairline insulation insulation boards levelling much over self self levelling self levelling compound
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    • Forum: Tile Adhesive and Grout Advice
  12. P

    Hairline cracks on multiple tiles in a small kitchen floor with ufh

    Hi everyone.....im new to the forum and I'm looking for some help and advice please. I tiled a small (14 sq meter) kitchen floor with UFH (water pipe type and approx 75mm below concrete surface) approx 1 year ago. Perimeter is allowed to expand, quality flexible self levelling compound and...
  13. J

    Marble tiling cracks

    Hello tiling community, Coming here for home improvement help. We recently had an install for a marble backsplash in May-June 2020. We were overall extremely happy with the work, but in the past few months have noticed progressive cracks in the marble throughout sections of the kitchen. The...
  14. S

    Grout Fine hairline cracks in grout - advice please

    Hiya, Just looking for a bit of advice. We had the area around our bath retiled 6 months ago and have recently noticed some hairline cracks in the grout. Haven’t found any images online with similar cracks. It’s only on a few tiles but naturally I am worried that there is an issue with the...
  15. M

    Will these floorboard cracks be a problem?

    Hi there. Ive just had 18mm floorboards screwed down to joists by my builder . Tomorrow i will be getting the builder to screw down 6mm cement boards ready for tiling. Ive noticed that alot of the floorboards are cracked where the screws gone in. Ive attached photos. Although there's no visible...
  16. A

    Travertine floor covered in cracks

    I posted previously about 18 months ago re the cracks in my Travertine floor. Since that date many of the tiles have additionally developed holes. I have attached pictures of the state of the floor and am looking for advice as to a remedy so that the floor doesn't look like such an...
  17. K

    Hairline cracks in terracotta tiles that is seeping some sort of dark brown oil

    Guy, I am not involved in this business at all, so I would appreciate any help or advice pls. I have noticed very recently that hairline cracks in my kitchen floor have started to seep a dark brown, sticky oil. There has been no spillages, so it is a complete mystery. The tile isn't lifting -...
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    • canada cracks dark hairline terracotta that tile tiles
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    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  18. B

    UFH screed showing few cracks, is Ditra Mat essential ??

    Hi need advice. We had the wet UFH done topped with screed. Been a month since the screed was done. Cracks have appeared at a few places. Is putting Ditra Mat absolutely essential ?? Will it affect the heat coming up from the UFH ?? Do the cracks need to be fixed ?? Thanks
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    • canada crack cracking cracks debonding ditra ditra mat ditra matting screed ufh wet ufh
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  19. S

    Sub Floor cracks with UFH

    Hi everyone, I had my floor ripped up after a leak two years ago and wanted to get UFH heating system in my kitchen. The kitchen units were not removed but the floor around was back to original concrete base (house circa 1880). see pictures I wanted to maintain the original height of the floor...
  20. P

    Preparing floor for tiling after relocating plumbing

    Hello everyone! I am desperately trying to come up with an idea how to repair bathroom and kitchen floor. Floor slab on the ground floor in our house was constructed 10 years ago, finished with 4cm screed and prepared for tiles/hardwood flooring. We only had our windows installed and it was...
    • pzif
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    • canada cracks floor floor tiling plumbing preparing screed tiling
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    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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