Questions tagged [ceramic-tile]
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Tile layout on the diagonal to minimize cutting
I am tiling a bedroom floor with 20" tile on the diagonal. Is there a way to layout the tile so as to minimize cutting? I am fine with trying the layout in reality and making adjustments to it as ...
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How to fix edge of tile that cracked
Our tile flooring cracked and I am wondering what the best method is to repair it without actually repairing the whole tile?
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No studs for glass shower door - Can I hollow wall anchor?
I am looking to install a glass shower door using this frame.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Delta-48-in-to-60-in-Semi-Frameless-Contemporary-Sliding-Shower-Door-Track-Assembly-Kit-in-Nickel-SDLCS60-NIK-...
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Cracked bathroom tile - runs almost entire length of the wall
Have lived in this house 8 years. Finally redoing (full gut) bathroom this July. Just recently we have noticed horizontal cracks in the bathroom tile. Runs almost the entire width of the shower/tub ...
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Scratch on wall - ceramic tile
by accident I scratch ceramic tile in my bathroom while cleaning. Do you have any idea how can I remove/(paint?)/fix this?
I tried a lot of home products (at start I though its just a tech pencil), ...
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Broken Tile Repair
Is there a way to replace a toothbrush holder tile? This is ceramic or porcelain crica 1948.
The attempt to glue made the situation worse.
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How to install a grab bar in a tiled shower
I would like to install a grab bar in my tiled shower. Do I need to find a stud or will wall anchors be enough?
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Old Wall tile glue
I'm putting up a surround wall with the bath tub. I have removed the ceramic tiles only to reveal this yellow rock hard tile glue.. Now I'm wondering if I could glue the walls to this stuff ...
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Anchoring through shower tile & beyond
The attempted shower seat
I recently tried to install a shower seat in my shower. It came with an aluminum wall bracket, and is anchored with 5 approximately 3'' screws inserted into typical plastic ...
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Should I use mastic or thinset for ceramic tile backsplash in kitchen?
I am about to install a tile backsplash in our kitchen, using these tiles, in 2" x 4" "mosaic" sheets.
When I tiled my bathroom I used thinset (unmodified on the floor and modified on the wall/shower)...
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How do I secure a toilet bowl to a tile floor?
The bathroom in my house was redone right before I moved in. After moving in, I noticed the toilet is loose. It seems to only stay in place due to it's sheer weight, and it has quite a lot of jostle ...
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How to best repair the tile
My plumber had to knock out some of my bathroom wall tile to access the stack and make a repair. I am trying to go about repairing the hole. However I cannot separate the tile from the existing wall ...
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Why is voltage detected in my ceramic tile floor?
I found out (in a rather uncomfortable manner) that there is a potential difference between the phase line in my home and the ceramic tile floor. My Fluke multimeter reads 30V AC, I assume the reading ...
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Cover all walls of the bathroom with bathroom tiles?
I want to completely cover the bathroom walls with tiles, but a friend of mine told me that it's a bad idea because the walls "can't breath". He said to at least keep a portion of 20-30 centimeters on ...
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Tile directly adhered to subfloor
I can home from work last night to find that the contractor began tiling in the master bathroom and is applying the ceramic tiles directly to the existing subfloor. My knowledge isn’t vast, but I ...
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Hanging a floating shelf to ceramic
Tried to screw through the ceramic or even Grout. Would not penetrate with a pretty decent drill.
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Is a radiant floor enough to heat the room?
I would like to know if an electric or hydronic radiant floor is enough to heat the room or if it's just to have a warm floor. And if yes, what is the efficiency (the time it take to warm the room, ...
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Detecting concealed PVC water pipe with ultrasonic sensor
I'm planning to install some glass shelves in one corner of my washroom. The problem is, there are some plumbing pipes snaking around underneath the ceramic tiles and I risk punching holes while ...
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Removing the surface layer from ceramic tile
I have green tile in my bathroom with pink accents. Is it possible to remove the pink using muriatic acid (concentrated HCL)? I have a background in clinical and chemistry laboratory sciences and am ...
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Do backer board seams on tiled floor need to be taped?
First time tiling a floor, I have hardibacker down throughout. Do I need to tape and mortar the seams?
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How can I drill through very hard porcelain tile?
I've read multiple instructions on mounting a shower rod in bathroom tile, however I've spent much longer than the internet suggests it should take to drill through my tile. I drilled for about 50 ...
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What is this type/style of tile called? [closed]
What is the name for the type and style of the tiles in the photo below?
I couldn't find anything with reverse image search and no one I've talked to knows. The photo is from an MLS listing. The home'...
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Is there a type of cement that can be used to glue tiles to a wall?
My father told me there is a kind of cement which also acts as glue. This would be very useful for me to put back the tiles above my washbasin.
Is there really a cement that can glue tiles to the ...
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Should I scrape the paper backing from vinyl flooring off a concrete floor to prep for tiling? [duplicate]
Once the flooring is pulled up is it necessary to remove the dense paper layer which ultimately glued the linoleum to concrete. If it is not necessary to remove do I rough up the surface to make a ...
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How to handle a 2" step into bathroom?
I am renovating my entire second floor. Due to some plumbing issues I had to raise the bathroom floor a bit plus added cement board and ceramic tile leading to the 2+ inch step you see below. I will ...
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Ceramic tile skirting on plywood wall
I've just finished wall up the store room under the stair area of my new house. The walls of the pocket door are mounted right from the floor.
I need to protect these plywood walls from damp mops ...
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What types of tile require a wet tile saw?
I have tiled with all kind of tile in the past. When redoing my kitchen I custom ordered hand painted tiles to match the odd color of the granite. So I only had enough tiles for the project without ...
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Repair an ceramic sink / enamel, and have perfect color match
There was a little hole in this ceramic sink:
and I filled it with this "GEB Enamel Repair Paste". It works very well by mixing the resin and the hardener.
After 24 hours, I finished the work with ...
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Crack in floor tile. Replacement possible? Or prevent further damage?
My kitchen floor has been down 4 years and suddenly one of the tiles has cracked. Either it happened by itself (movement between extension and old house? Or someone dropped something very heavy and ...
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Can I use porcelain tile as replacement for firebrick smoke shelf in wood stove?
I have a wood stove that uses 2 pieces of 11x11x 1" firebrick as a smokeshelf/separator between the primary and secondary combustion chamber. One of the bricks has broken, and has fallen. Is there ...
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Removing bathroom tile from cement backerboard
I started removing what I believe to be 12x12 ceramic tiles which I’ve found out are adhered to a concrete backerboard which is adhered to a plywood subfloor. I’ve scoured the internet and have found ...
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Water stained tiles
A few years ago, I purchased a foreclosed home and it seems that on some areas water was leaking from the roof onto the tiles and they have stained. I've tried scrubbing with bleach and other ...
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What type of grout and mortar should I use for the compartment around my wood stove?
I would like to tile around the inside of my fireplace but I am unsure what type of grout I should use. My only problem is the stove can produce an extreme amount of heat, therefore, causing the tiles ...
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Contractor not using thin set between sub floor and cement board
So, I've made a big stink with the flooring guys about how they have installed the Hardiebacker cement board for our tile. They skipped putting down the thin set under the cement board even though ...
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How can I make the corner tile transition less conspicuous with an out-of-plumb wall?
I am tiling my shower and the back wall is not plumb. It has an approximate 1.5” lean over 8 feet. Obviously it’s too late to change anything now but is there anything I could have done to prevent ...
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Shower tile layout suggestions
I am tiling my shower surround and I have a platform that is approximately 1’x3’ that I need to tile as well. I am looking for layout suggestions on what area I should tile first and if the ...
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Smooth cuts on small ceramic tile
I am going to be installing some 2” x 4” mosaic tile sheets in my bathroom. What would be the best method to cut the tile edges to size? Would a score and snap cutter give the cleanest edge?
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How can I clean oil stains from vitreous floor tiles?
My vitreous floor tile gets dirty very quickly. It retains the stains of oil, or any other wet material. I have even seen water leaving temporary wet stains while cleaning them.
Is this normal ...
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How do I keep black tile and black grout actually looking black?
I have tried what feels like every cleaner and product out there to "clean" my black tile floors but I cannot for the life of me keep it looking nice and actually black. The tile and especially the ...
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Detaching large ceramic tile without breaking it
Do I have any chance of lifting the tiles you see in the pictures without breaking them?
You can tell from the picture what I tried and how it went!
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Can I use construction adhesive for backsplash tiles
I have s plaster wall with these plastic backspashes from the 70s that are adhered to the wall in such a way that I can’t easily pry them off without pulling the plaster off or really making a mess of ...
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How deep should my grout removal go?
In regrouting a bathroom, how deep should I go to remove the old grout?
Should I go all the way the depth of the tile or will stopping at some shorter depth be just as effective in letting the new ...
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Shower Tile Waterproofing
I am renovating my bathroom and am getting close to tiling the shower. I have the hardibacker in place and mortared the seams etc. The guy at Home Depot made it seem like I needed to apply a ...
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what is the most effective way to grout between ROUGH, SMALL stones? (picture)
This is my first tile job ever and I'm ready to grout. I used white 3" x 6" Daltile ceramic subway tile, and also an accent from Whispering Cliffs Mosaic Stone tile. I have attached two pictures:
I ...
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Avoiding Lippage for (smaller) Wood Look Tile
I was planning on replacing the carpet on my middle (entrance) level with wood look tile. The maximums of the dimensions are ~ 25' x 18'. The area is semi-contiguous. The sub-floor is plywood.
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How can I remove cured tile mortar from subfloor?
I was setting tile last night and had to stop before the room was done. I was being diligent to make sure the edges that were adjacent to the unfinished areas were smooth but in my exhaustion I missed ...
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Grout spacing for large format wall tiles
I have selected large format Porcelanosa wall tiles (33.3 cm x 100 cm) for a bathroom. From the brochures I have seen, these tiles tend to be mounted with a very minimal, almost invisible grout ...
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Cutting ceramic tiles laid on concrete
I'll be framing out some walls on a tile floor laid over a concrete slab subfloor. As I understand it, the proper way to do this is to cut out the top flooring, and attach the walls' base plates ...
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Tile backsplash mortar base coat?
I am replacing my tile back splash. When I removed the old tiles, about half of the surfaces were rocklath, while the other half was sheetrock.
The sheetrock fell apart and had to be removed while for ...
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Vacuum sucked in some of the grout between tiles, how to fill the gap?
I was vacuuming these tile floors and the grout came off. Should I fill it with cement? Is it damaging to leave it like this, should I not mop it?
