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Hi I’m a complete amateur at this apart from an afternoon spent researching the internet. Two years ago I had porcelain slabs put down on my back garden and recently noticed a lot of them have come completely loose, as I’m not attached whatsoever I can just lift them up. It turns out the tiles...

Our tile installer abandoned our new installation project. A smaller section of cut tile (approximately 11 3/4 inch by 2 inch) had broken loose before he left. It was installed on top of LVT flooring in the adjacent room without orange DITRA underneath. When we pulled the tile up we found a dry...

Advice needed, noticed some grout that was cracked and tiles becoming loose in our en suite wet room (water came up at edges when pressed after use). Was installed around 3-4 years ago at best guess by previous owners. Planned to clear out the grout and re set the loose tiles with new grouting...

So, my elderly/disabled neighbour mentioned to me the other day that one of the seals had come off in her bathroom come off. Not problem i said id take a look as it should only be a quick clean up and re seal. (im a diy tiler by the way) Turns out its actually the grout and a few tiles that...

I got some everscape porcelain tile from Topp Tiles last year installed externally. It was put on a bed of mortar and a few of them has now come loose. These are the ones that lips just over a few mm over steps down hence the movement. Others seem ok as they are pretty heavy. How best can I...

Hi all, I had my bathroom tiled about 5 months ago and yesterday I noticed cracking in the caulk around the window reveal. When I push on the tiles around it, it closes up the crack (even tiles further down), so looks like multiple tiles have debonded from the wall, almost like the wall is...

Good evening, Apologies if this is the wrong forum to post this in, but I have an issue with some recently laid tiles and was hoping for some advice. About a month ago we had approx. 50m2 of 60cm x 60cm porcelain tiles laid in our new kitchen, which is a solid concrete floor. Shortly after the...

Hi I have 22sqm room to lay loose electric cable, on ditra heat duo,half floor is (solid) 18mm ply the other is screed ,both will be covered with levelling compound(5mm) and then ditra heat duo on top ,is it ok to run cable over 2 different types of sub floor,the under floor heating cables are...

Hi Everyone, I recently moved into a new property and I have a tiled floor and hallway. Some of these tiles are loose and cracked so I've removed the grouting and loosened the tiles out with the aim of putting some new adhesive down and replacing the tile. The only problem I have is that the...

Hi, I need to repair the tiles shown in the photo. This is a shower stall where the grout failed and water got behind the tiles. The wall board was wet but not soggy. This is on a first floor; there is no sign of water leaking in the basement. The surrounding tiles are solid. I will be...

Hi guys just a quick question. I have a suspended timber floor, and i am in the process of laying down 18mm floorboards in the kitchen with 6mm hardie backer overlay. I have 60x60 porcelain tiles. I have radiators set up already but as the tiles tend to get very cold I'm thinking of putting in...

Hi all, I’ve been asked to lift and replace some loose tiles (see picture). The customer only has a few spares and has asked if it’s possible to lift the loose ones without breaking and refix them. The tiles are also butted up together. Is there any way this is possible? Just for the record I...

I've got a job coming up where the customers electrician is fitting a loose wire system, he's using a tape under the wire which he says is as good as insulation boards, not to sure about that, but my biggest concern is will I be able to level over it and tile it without the fear of a failure...

Put down tiles, then noticed lipage 3 days later. Removed 6"x6" tile. Now - Ditra is loose in that small area. Help - what do I do?

Bathroom floor needs tiling. The tiles are 30cm glazed porcelain 9mm thick. No more ply tile backer boards will be used. Mapei Keraflex maxi adhesive. The floorboards have warped over the years so they are not flat anymore. They are curved upwards along the edges so they look concave running...

Hello I am attempting to restore a Victorian tiled floor myself, lack of funds demands that. Have seen a number of threads talking about cleaning tiles when fixed, but how do I clean a large number of tiles that were loose when the carpet was lifted. There's a mixture of adhesive, grout, glue...

Hi, I’m doing something wrong here? I bought these from eBay for one job . After I dry tested one on my 8mm tiles, it is loose even tho I have pushed the wedge all the way in? Any ideas? Seller said they are for 7-12mm tiles. I have since bought another system listed for 3-12mm tiles. Hopefully...

I recently tiled a hearth with porcelain tiles but they have lifted.They were set onto slc built up to approx 40mm.The slc was allowed to dry and then primed.The smaller tile pieces on the front are ok .Its just the tiles on the top that have lifted.Any ideas why this would happen?

Hi all New to the forum so hello, please go gentle, and let me know if I'm posting in the wrong place? We've recently had an extention, during which we also had the kitchen, utility and all three toilets refitted and retiled. The builders organised or 'did' all the work throught the build...

got an issue with 2 bathrooms I've just had tiled. So the issue is with the floor tiles which happen to be the same ones I have on the wall and are fine. The issue is that the tiles in both bathrooms have become loose and the grout has started to come away. Now the tiler has been round twice to...