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    Cracked Glaze tile.to seal or no seal...that is the question

    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:
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    cracking grout

    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)...
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    Porcelain tiles lifting from concrete floor

    We are removing the tiles installed on my kitchen floor as they are lifting on their own. As we remove the tiles I've noticed that the adhesive used is glued to the concrete floor but none of it has adhered to the tile itself. I don't know anything about installing tiles but to me it seems...
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    cracked wall tiles in en-suite

    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...
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    Cracked tiles on wodden floor

    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...
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    Cracks in floor tiles

    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.
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    Avoiding cracked tiles when transporting bathroom pods

    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...
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    porc's and grout cracking on ditra on screed

    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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    Cracking Joke...

    Was this you?
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    Cracking

    :thumbsup::thumbsup: PLUMMERS EH !!!
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    Will my tiles crack?

    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...
  12. Andy Allen

    cracked floor..

    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...
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    LTP crackle glaze protector

    Never gain. 20 minutes later got a banging headache and can hardly breathe and thats with windows and door open ! gotta be something better.
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    Wet Room Porcelain tiles lifting - help please...

    Hi I fitted a wetroom myself last year. Used a marmox tray with proper cement addy & grout. Unfortunately I noticed this afternoon that the tiles have lifted a a loud squelching sound can be heard. I think the fault mainly is not using sealant around around the edge of the drain where it meets...
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    cracked floor tiles new build

    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.
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    Ceramic Tiles Lifting after 7 Years

    Can anyone give any advice please. We bought a new house 7 years ago and lived in it for 5 years and then rented it out. After 2 years with the same tenants they called us to say that some of the kitchen tiles were lifting. Our immediate thoughts were subsidence or water so we rushed down to...
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    Advice re cracking wall and floor tiles

    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...
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    Glass tiles cracked in kitchen

    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...
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    Finish lifting off slate kitchen floor tiles

    Hello there, I've the finish lifting off my slate kitchen floor tiles at this time, and would really appreciate some direction in the product that I would be needing to source / apply to restore them. I will be as descriptive as I can be, but am by no means an expert so please bear with me...
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    Slate bathroom : stains, sealing and cracked grouting.

    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...

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