Bathroom floor tile
Discussion
Hey Folks,
One of my bathroom floor tiles has come up. I'm not sure why, I guess maybe damp?
I was going to pull out, let whatever is underneath dry out and the replace it.
But how do I do the replacing bit? Are they stuck to the floor? What's the name of that stuff that goes inbetween the tiles?
Or should I just get an expert in?
Cheers!
One of my bathroom floor tiles has come up. I'm not sure why, I guess maybe damp?
I was going to pull out, let whatever is underneath dry out and the replace it.
But how do I do the replacing bit? Are they stuck to the floor? What's the name of that stuff that goes inbetween the tiles?
Or should I just get an expert in?
Cheers!
Lift the offending tile and scrape away the adhesive from both the tile and the floor. Also scrape away the grout (the stuff between the tiles).
Get yourself a small tub of flexible floor tile adhesive and grout.
Spread over both the floor and tile to ensure good adhesion. Scrape with a floor tile comb and press firmly into place.
Keep off the tile for at least 24 hours (longer if possible for the ready mixed flexy stuff).
Grout the gaps, allow to dry and it should be job done.
It could have happened because of an unstable sub floor (ie if you have floorboards they should really have been overboarded). If this is the case you will soon become quite a competent floor tile replacer ;-)
Get yourself a small tub of flexible floor tile adhesive and grout.
Spread over both the floor and tile to ensure good adhesion. Scrape with a floor tile comb and press firmly into place.
Keep off the tile for at least 24 hours (longer if possible for the ready mixed flexy stuff).
Grout the gaps, allow to dry and it should be job done.
It could have happened because of an unstable sub floor (ie if you have floorboards they should really have been overboarded). If this is the case you will soon become quite a competent floor tile replacer ;-)
B17NNS said:
Lift the offending tile and scrape away the adhesive from both the tile and the floor. Also scrape away the grout (the stuff between the tiles).
Get yourself a small tub of flexible floor tile adhesive and grout.
Spread over both the floor and tile to ensure good adhesion. Scrape with a floor tile comb and press firmly into place.
Keep off the tile for at least 24 hours (longer if possible for the ready mixed flexy stuff).
Grout the gaps, allow to dry and it should be job done.
It could have happened because of an unstable sub floor (ie if you have floorboards they should really have been overboarded). If this is the case you will soon become quite a competent floor tile replacer ;-)
Excellent, thanks so much dude.Get yourself a small tub of flexible floor tile adhesive and grout.
Spread over both the floor and tile to ensure good adhesion. Scrape with a floor tile comb and press firmly into place.
Keep off the tile for at least 24 hours (longer if possible for the ready mixed flexy stuff).
Grout the gaps, allow to dry and it should be job done.
It could have happened because of an unstable sub floor (ie if you have floorboards they should really have been overboarded). If this is the case you will soon become quite a competent floor tile replacer ;-)
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