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  1. Dan

    BCT Ceramic Floor Tiles Cracking (Pictures)

    British Ceramic Tile (BCT) ceramic tiles with a thick biscuit and thin glaze are cracking on wooden floors. Fixed correctly. Using a tile backer board with correct screws and tape. The tiles don't appear fit for floors. Some tilers we know have said they refuse to fit them on floors. Here is...
  2. S

    Cracked Travertine

    Hello! I have some serious cracks in my basement floor and was wondering if anyone would be able to advise on the best way to investigate & hopefully repair? The floor is travertine tile laid on approx 40mm of anhydrite screed using flexible adhesive. The screed contains wet underfloor...
  3. A

    Advice Please : What Has Caused Fine Cracks In Bathroom Tiles?

    I'm a customer not a tiler but seeking advice please: I had two bathrooms fitted in Jan/Feb and in late March noticed some tiles had cracks in - fine cracks in the glaze in webbed patterns (NOT directional cracks that you might see where movement has occurred in wall behind tiles). See attached...
  4. jobdone

    Cracked Tiles

    Had a call back to look at a job this week to look at a vertical cracking that has appeared in the wall tiling. The tiles are 600 x 300 porcelain. The cracks looks like it is on a board joint. All the walls were new moisture pb and additional studs were put in to 300 centres the job was...
  5. B

    Tiles Cracked On All Hardiebacker Joins

    I tiled an L shape bathroom floor 5 months ago and long cracks have appeared at 800mm centres striaght over the Hardiebacker joins. I've never had any cracks through tiles since 6 years ago when i used to tile on 12mm ply. The tiles are 300mm British ceramic. House was built 1984, standard...
  6. M

    Cracks In New Build Floor

    I went down to price up a floor tiling job on a new build....I was shocked as to how many cracks there were on the whole of the ground floor. Due to settlement I know..I'm guessing the chances of the cracks coming through the tiles are quite high...600x600 porcelainosa....what would you guys say...
  7. macten

    Opinions On A Cracked Basin Please? (solved)

    When I eventually get round to tiling my own ensuite (just got back from me hollybobs and have rest of week free so will get the tray down, shower valves and finish first fix tomorrow). Having a mare finding tiles I really like, CTD have some that I like the look of in their brochure and are...
  8. T

    Tile Crack - Advice Needed

    I hope that someone can help advise me! I had my bathroom completely refitted in November, including underfloor heating and floor tiles. It is beautiful. Yesterday I noticed a small crack in one of the tiles. I have attached two photographs. What I really want to know is what has caused...
  9. C

    Wetroom Grout Micro Cracks

    Hi looking for some advice I had my wetroom tiled with travertine about 4 months ago I noticed lots of very small cracks in the grout so I decided to removed the damaged areas and regrout them I used weber pro as that is what the tiler had used but I have noticed the new grout has some cracks...
  10. C

    Hair Line Cracks In Tiles

    Hi lads, tiled a complete bathroom about 10 months ago (floor + walls to ceiling) and customer has been back in contact to say that some of the tiles have cracked, i went to see them and right enough there is a very fine crack line on some of the tiles, i must have done about 150 floors and this...
  11. S

    Tile Cutting = Cracked Tiles

    Hi all! After my tiles all dried out, I have set about starting my bathroom. Here is a pic! Have no reached the ceiling and doing long (30cm) cuts. Using a scoring tile cutter that supposedly goes up to 30cm, it just keeps smashing the tiles when I try to snap them. Is it just rubbish? Would a...
  12. G

    Hairline Cracks In Marble At Studs

    Hi Guys, Anyone come accross this before? 4 inch stud wall 5m long x 2.8m high clad in 12mm hardibacker. Fixed 600 x 400 arrabascato italian marble tiles with Bal single part flexible slow set. lmm grout joints but left adequate expansion on the hardi and the tiles. 3 months no problem. Now a...
  13. N

    Cracked Grout

    Good morning I'm hoping somebody can help and give me a good honest opinion. May last I had my kitchen tiled. The subfloor is 18mm ply with ditra. Shortly after the floor was finished around a month later I noticed a crack in the grout running horizontally by the back door. It seems to...
  14. R

    Tiles Keep Cracking

    Hi, after some advise if possible! I laid a natural limestone floor in my house over piped underfloor heating. It's a pump screed that had been down for roughly a year and tested super dry on a moisture meter. It's a new system boiler system . So after a year I fitted the heating system turned...
  15. J

    Porcelain Tiles Cracking

    did a porcelain floor just before Xmas .client calls me this week to say that tiles cut around external corners have cracked .been round and they have too even with ditra underneath . Anyone know why this happens . It is certainly not the first time . I really don't think I should be responsible...
  16. area tiling

    Sealing Crackled Glaze Tiles

    Hi Folks , been a while since any posts been very busy ! What's the best sealer for sealing crackled glaze kitchen tiles 6 "x 4 ", I'll be using white grout ! Thanks
  17. P

    Cracked Tile?

    Anybody know what's happened here job was only done few months back looks like a crack but can't be sure silicon is coming away aswell. There is also under floor heating
  18. S

    For Sale Dural Durabase Ci Plus - Crack Isolation / Decoupling Membrane

    I have 40m of Dural DuraBase CI Plus - Crack Isolation / Decoupling Membrane for sale, it's 1 x 30m and 1 x 10m and both are unopened. Job has been canceled and do need need in the next 2 months so it's just going to be in the way! £240ono collection from PE15 0 area (March, Cambridgeshire)
  19. W

    Cracked Grout In Shower And Reason....

    Recently had look at a job which was just up the road from a job in Islington, grout cracking and Silicon looking the worse for wear. The women was still in touch with the original tiler who had moved away,8 years ago, I asked was it tanked, method of fixing etc, the lady got in contact with...
  20. judge

    Hairline Cracks In B N Q Ceramics

    Tiled the walls of a bathroom last week with 60 x 30 white ceramics from b n q.I removed all skim to reveal rendered walls which needed a bit of scratch coat the day before I started tiling.(weber rapid set used) I used weber slow set to fix the tiles and walls have had three days to dry.only...

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