Help! Cracked floor tiles

[DHTiling]

When this crack appeared , did the grout pop in the joints as well or has that happened as the crack got worse..?

It is a stress crack but cannot determine which form from those pics.. could be deflection stress or even sub-floor heave if the ply boards are butted together..

 

[CJ CERAMICS]

insufficient strengthening of floor looks to be the likely culprit seems as if the tiles have cracked along the joint line of the floor boards or the ply.

 

[jay]

Take it you had a tiler do the work might be worth calling them back

 

[Rich]

Or perhaps a builder :mad2:

 

[BJD]

When this crack appeared , did the grout pop in the joints as well or has that happened as the crack got worse..?

It is a stress crack but cannot determine which form from those pics.. could be deflection stress or even sub-floor heave if the ply boards are butted together..

It basically started as a hairline crack which got worse over time. The grout never popped until quite late - I just a thin crack which spread over three tiles, then finally as per my previous attached picture that bigger section popped open.

 

[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.