Chipped Porcelain Tile

[Paul Cockhill]

Hi
After finishing tiling a bathroom floor with porcelain tiles and installing electric underfloor heating. Another tradesman has dropped something heavy on the tile and chipped it in two places. Please see the picture.

A slither has been chipped off the surface of the tile by the crossroads of grouting. There is also a chip further along the grouting.

It is in the middle of the bathroom floor so very obvious. Any ideas how this can be disguised?

I would think the best thing would be to remove the tile but this will obviously affect the underfloor heating?

Any ideas gratefully received

Regards

Paul

 

[One Day]

Did you cover the ufh with smoothing compound before tiling???
(one of the other big reasons for using it!)

 

[Old Mod]

What's between the UFH and tile?
SLC and adhesive or just adhesive?

 

[Old Mod]

Haha @impish, u blighter u!

 

[One Day]

I'll bet he's fixed direct to cables. Oh-oh!

 

[Old Mod]

Are u opening a book? Hehe

 

[JMC tiling]

I wonder if they will notice the grain/pattern of the tile above being in a different direction aswell?

 

[JMC tiling]

Oh, and I would try to take tile up with chip as there is no way of hiding it really i'm afraid, hopefully SLC used, if not then GL!

 

[White Room]

I wonder if they will notice the grain/pattern of the tile above being in a different direction aswell?

Hawkeye

 

[John Benton]

Shame its not the chipped tile that the grain is in the wrong direction, 2 birds one stone and all that!!!

 

[Paul Cockhill]

Did you cover the ufh with smoothing compound before tiling???
(one of the other big reasons for using it!)

No just adhesive

 

[Paul Cockhill]

What's between the UFH and tile?
SLC and adhesive or just adhesive?

Just adhesive

 

[Paul Cockhill]

Thanks for all your comments. I appreciate it.

I dont think I could just pull up one tile without ruining the ufh

Looks like it would be best for me to take up the tiles and relay it again. So just to be clear would you suggest putting down the ufh the slc then tile on top?
Can you suggest a good slc?

Thanks

Paul

 

[White Room]

Ultra Level IT Two

 

[Old Mod]

Tilemaster rapid level 30
Or Levelflex.