Urgent help needed please

[southside]

didnt know you had to skim every tile of adhesive before you had to put it down

 

[Rich]

I do on floors and wet areas to make sure you get total bed of adhesive on the back of the tile.

 

[Dontiler]

didnt know you had to skim every tile of adhesive before you had to put it down

yes minimum 80% back of the tile should be covered in adhesive, it gives much better bond, especially porcelain and all natural stone, don't need to spread ceramic tiles

 

[Rich]

I back butter ceramics on floors as well, I dont like any voids under tiles. Ceramic is to soft to risk it with IMO

 

[southside]

I back butter ceramics on floors as well, I dont like any voids under tiles. Ceramic is to soft to risk it with IMO

Well im hopeing i have just put the grout into wet so i will remove it tommorro fingers crossed thats all it is .

 

[Rich]

Let us know how you get on

 

[aqua blue]

Is the cracking all over or just in the centre of floor????????

If the adhesive had not cured fully prior to grouting this may have caused cracking.

 

[southside]

Let us know how you get on

Will do buddy i own my buisness im a plasterer to trade but i obviously do tiling as well and have done for years mainly private ,and some commerical ie starbucks in glasgow and havent had any problems days like these really knocks your confidence.

 

[southside]

Is the cracking all over or just in the centre of floor????????

If the adhesive had not cured fully prior to grouting this may have caused cracking.

All over buddy but on the tile edge not in the middle of the grout im thinking do i take it off now and scrape the floor and tiles while it slighty green and then relay or just scrape out the grout and try that first .

 

[Rich]

I wouldnt worry about it. Thats what is so good about this site, there are thousands of experts on here to give their advice and you cant do anything that hasnt been done a hundered times before. There are far to many guys out there who dont care about the work they leave behind as long as they get paid, at least you willing to find out what happened.

 

[DHTiling]

Cracking on the tile edge is either too wet a grout mix or someone walked on it before grout was dry.
Either way it needs re-doing... as for the loose tile.. sounds like the adhesive skinned or maybe to dry a mix or starting to set in the bucket and no bond was created as the tile was pressed in.

Do a sound test to check for other loose ones.

 

[aqua blue]

Im asking about the centre of the floor area. If there is deflection that's where the majority of the cracking will be. Also have you tried to lift other tiles to check the tile bonding issue further.

 

[southside]

Just seems to be the one at the door jam ,i thinking on the lines of what dave is saying think there a chance the women in the house has maybe jumped in for a quick shower or so .
will scrape it out tommoro apply a dryer mix and see what happens .
Cheers for all your replys guys

 

[aqua blue]

Removing the grout will allow you a better inspection for bonding/movement.

All the best southside.