Help! Cracked floor tiles

[DHTiling]

OK.. it sounds like it is a substrate preparation stress crack.... You could try to replace the effected tiles but IMO it could just happen again..

It would be best to have a chat with the installer..

 

[Tomtiler]

To save time in the long run u would be better ripping it all up and fixing i know it sounds alot but its better than fixing 4 tiles then 3 months down the line fixing the same 4 then doing it over and over again

 

[BJD]

OK.. it sounds like it is a substrate preparation stress crack.... You could try to replace the effected tiles but IMO it could just happen again..

It would be best to have a chat with the installer..

I kicked the installer off the job as I had endless problems with this bathroom. I'm afraid I can't talk to him and he wouldn't answer my calls anyhow.

 

[DHTiling]

Then this problem does need rectifying , but be prepared for some heart ache if it is to re-tile..

You will need someone to examine it at face value to determine exact cause of failure..

 

[Bathfix Bob]

Hi BJD

The cracks could be due to the ply sheets (if he had used ply) not being screwed down enough at the edges where two board meet, I had this exact same problem with a floor I did once and the cracks are the same (learnt my lesson now though!)

What other problems were related to this bathroom? I'm a bathroom fitter myself and I'd be interested to know.

Let me guess....

Bath loose and leaking
Toilet poorly fitted
Taps loose
Basin loose and leaking from waste trap
Floor tiles cracked *
Wall tiles poorly fitted
Damage to carpets on landing
Damage to loft
Chrome towel radiator leaking and fitted at an angle
Bottom of door scraping on floor tiles
Bath panel poorly fitted

I see this all the time, there are so many cowboys.

 

[BJD]

Hi BJD

The cracks could be due to the ply sheets (if he had used ply) not being screwed down enough at the edges where two board meet, I had this exact same problem with a floor I did once and the cracks are the same (learnt my lesson now though!)

What other problems were related to this bathroom? I'm a bathroom fitter myself and I'd be interested to know.

Let me guess....

Bath loose and leaking
Toilet poorly fitted
Taps loose
Basin loose and leaking from waste trap
Floor tiles cracked *
Wall tiles poorly fitted
Damage to carpets on landing
Damage to loft
Chrome towel radiator leaking and fitted at an angle
Bottom of door scraping on floor tiles
Bath panel poorly fitted

I see this all the time, there are so many cowboys.

Thanks for your message. Problems below:

- Bisazza mosacis were put on back the front
- The mosaics were ripped down and started from scratch
- FInally we got the mosaics looking nice (with the help of a new tiler) and 3 months later I got a knock on the door from my downstairs neighbour to say water was leaking through her roof. The plumbing to the mixer (behind the mosaics) was not connected properly, therefore we had to punch the hole in the mosaics and have it corrected again.
- One of the wall tiles was cracked
- the grout between the wall and floor tiles was different in colour in sections
- Provided measurements for a large wall to wall mirror which were incorrect and therefore I had to have it cut down

As you can see it has been non-stop problems and now I need to consider relaying the whole floor again much to my disgust.

:mad2:

 

[White Room]

How do put Bisazza mosaics the wrong way round...

 

[Bathfix Bob]

O dear, it sound like its been one thing after another with this bathroom.

It must have been a slow drip from behind the tiles from day one?

 

[BJD]

Yes a slow drip!

With the bisazza tiles they had a paper backing on them - instead of fitting them with the paperback facing outwards towards the installer he put the paper against the adhesive on the wall - did not look good!

 

[White Room]

Yes a slow drip!

With the bisazza tiles they had a paper backing on them - instead of fitting them with the paperback facing outwards towards the installer he put the paper against the adhesive on the wall - did not look good!

It was a 40 gallon drip who put the mosaics up...

 

[Tabby Cranks]

He did well to get them to stick on the wall.
As Bathfix says, I bet my bottom dollar those cracks are directly above the plywood joint.