Questions tagged [tile]
For questions generally relating to stone or ceramic tile, including selection, preparation, installation, maintenance, cleaning, and removal.
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Possible water damage behind shower tile wall?
I was working on removing and redoing old grout/caulk in the guest bathroom for a house we moved into recently (built in 88, unsure if shower has been re-tiles since then). About 24 hours after I ...
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Can t moulding cover 1/8" difference?
I've just ran laminate flooring throughout the floor, except in the bathroom which is tiled.
There's slight floor height difference and the tile is higher by about 1/8". I have a t moulding that ...
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Installed ledgerstone around fireplace but doesn't look right - panel seams obvious - what did we do wrong?
I had 6 x 16 ledger stone panels installed and I'm surprised that the seams are so visible/obvious. I'm not sure if this is because of the source we chose, the install is poor/incorrect or this just ...
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Replacing 2 layers of tile, can I put plywood + Ditra mat OVER lathe and scratch?
We're redoing our 2nd-floor 7' x 10' laundry room, including new / moved cabinets and flooring. The existing tile was ~1/4" lower than the vinyl plank outside the room, so I (naively) assumed we'...
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What moisture content reading do I need to wait for before tiling on a sceed floor?
We've recently had an anhydrite liquid screed floor laid in our house. We are now waiting for it to dry before porcelain floor tiles are laid (over a decoupling layer).
There is some disagreement ...
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Nasty Bathroom Tile Grout - Renter Solutions?
We are looking for some solutions. We rent 1 bath apartment in a historic building. The grout on our tile bathroom floor has dissolved across most of the floor and looks nasty. Originally the grout ...
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What tile backing material can be embedded in concrete shower pan?
As in title.
I want to glue and screw the backer board into the walls down to the slab before pouring the shower pan in a redguard shower, as I have about 1/2" spare space between the wall I'm ...
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What's the best way to tile over brick?
I'm replacing an old brick hearth with tile, and wondering the best way to approach this. I've removed most of the brick except for a 48x60" area, and will be using 12x24" tiles. My plan is ...
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Is my contractor right about my noisy bathroom tiles? [duplicate]
I posted about this yesterday too under a different username but can’t figure out how to just update it and so I’m doing a new post after gathering some more info. Apologies if that’s annoying.
I ...
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Are tile popping sounds & grout cracks signs of subfloor problems?
I had a new en-suite bathroom installed in my oversized bedroom a little less than a year ago. Today I noticed when walking on a certain tile i hear a little sort of pop sound. On closer inspection it ...
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Is this double 2x4 sufficient for holding up large format tile?
I am building a shower and my previous contractor used this double 2x4 for the top of the wall-to-wall niche. The wall does not bear any load from above, but will need to hold the weight of the tile. ...
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Are Marbonite tiles good electrical insulator
I know whenever we handle Circuit breaker or Main Supply lever at home.
We have to wear a footwear which is non-conductive and insulated glove.
My question is , As far as I'm aware a tile which is not ...
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Making Porcelain Tile Smoother
My wife and I are redoing our bathroom. We got a sample piece of grey glazed porcelain tile and really like the look of it, but after having the piece on the floor in the bathroom for barely a couple ...
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Temporary solution to leaking tile roof (no felt under tiles)
We (in Brighton UK) have a 1920s/30s house with a slate tile roof with no felt under the tiles, which is quite common for houses from that period.
The roof has developed a leak, and water runs down a ...
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How much air under tile is acceptable?
We hired a contractor to do redo our tile. One had to be replaced because it caved inward when a tool was dropped on it. We peeked under the adjacent tiles and there are giant areas without mortar. ...
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Do I need to place anything under the rubber mats to protect the tile from discoloration?
I'm setting up a small home gym and wanted to place some rubber mats (rolled or interlocking) on the tile. Do I need to place anything under the mats to protect the tile and grout from discoloration? ...
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How can I repair cracking grout at an entry door threshold?
I am a first time home owner, so please educate me. This is at the entrance of main door. I see this join between tile and the metal near door frame is broken. Is this grout that need to be ...
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Can I put plywood underlayment under Ditra/tile?
I'm taking up hardwood floor in a bathroom and will be replacing with tile. The hardwood was put in over wood chipboard(?) subfloor with 1/8" plywood underlayment. In order not to have a huge ...
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Options for how to install new subway kitchen tile after old one removed
Countertop contractor removed old kitchen backsplash tiles but badly damages walls (some parts). I'm planing to install 3x8 white subway style ceramic tiles. Which options are better:
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When should you remove water base grout sealer residue?
Tried sealing some of my grout today using 511 impregnator water base but there was some that got on the tiles and left a residue after wiping that I didn’t see till I was far away. I know the back of ...
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Tile shower - Is this good / how is it looking?
posting some pics of job halfway done, I find myself somewhat questioning if the work done by my contractor is up to the quality standards, also looking for comments on the overall tile choice and ...
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Rotted wood behind the tile in my shower stall - anything I can do short of tearing out the wall?
Pulled off the tile in my shower stall window and found water damage underneath. Don’t know how extensive it is yet.
I know I eventually need to take out the whole wall and let it air out. Thing is, I’...
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Clear tile adhesive for shower? Alternative for thinset?
I'm building a custom shower wall and want to put LED lights behind some of the clear/glass tiles but obviously thinset isn't clear so it'll cover the light or at a minimum part of it. Only like 1/...
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What is the best way to transition between plank flooring laid on top of tile, and carpet?
I know any contractor may roll their eyes at this, but my sister recently replaced her vinyl plank flooring and saved the old flooring that was removed and gave it to me. My wife and I have been ...
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Can 1/4" waterproof Hardieboard be used for shower wall IF it is attached to 1/2" waterproof Hardieboard?
My contractor improperly installed my shower pan by first putting up the 1/2 Hardi and then installing the pan without attaching to the studs (as per the instructions with the pan). Now I don't have a ...
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Should I ask my tile contractor to reduce the thickness of this corner grout line?
I had a tile backsplash (mosaic tile of a herringbone pattern) installed in my kitchen. I wanted tile border to match and for the tile to wrap into the window above the sink. the way the corners look ...
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Do I need to trim this hole bigger? I'm not sure if the glass tile could expand towards the faucet valve
On my final stages of bathroom remodel. I have just enough room to install the sleeve over the valve stem faucet. I am concerned if the glass tile expands/contracts it will be too tight and crack the ...
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Can I remove tiles in niche to re-do?
Moved into a new house and wow whoever did this niche did not do a great job. I’m pretty handy and want to do something about this. It’s super uneven and just horrible.
I obviously don’t want to redo ...
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Should I Save My Mortar Bed? [closed]
I am in the process of ripping up my tile floor for a guest bathroom remodel. I discovered that my floor tile was installed on top of an old school mortar bed. Huge chunks of mortar have pulled away ...
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Does underfloor heating require screed?
We've just bought a house in the UK with underfloor heating, where the flooring tiles were clearly installed by a cowboy, dotted and dabbed straight onto the underfloor heating (which is water heated, ...
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Are these bathroom wall tiles coming off?
I just spotted a crack in between two wall tiles in my bathroom.
Here is a closer look:
At the crack, the tile on the left is about 1 millimeter above the right tile (i.e. they are no longer aligned)...
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Is 3/4" OSB, 1/2" plywood and 1/4" cement board adequate for ceramic tile?
I’m replacing a sink base cabinet that’s seen damage through the 3/4 ply underlayment, but the 3/4 OSB subfloor underneath might still be in good shape due to a vapor barrier sandwiched in between. We’...
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How concerned should I be with tile corner voids in Kerdi install?
So I get home from work and check out what my contractor finished in the bathroom. My POV: he appears to be cutting corners to make groutwork go quicker by avoiding applying thinset to most tile ...
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Basement Apartment Tile Flooring Question
I am just starting construction on an 800 sq ft basement apartment. Over the years I have had a number of basement water issues in various properties, and I'd like to avoid this if at all possible. I'...
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Waterproof tile trim for kitchen - how to do the floor/wall
so I am working through a kitchen renovation, starting with the floor. The kitchen is about 14'x11', plus a small walk-in pantry.
At this point, I am still doing the existing floor removal and sub-...
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Easier fix for water leaking under frameless shower door?
I have recently moved into a new place and one of the bathrooms has a frameless shower door with a sweep already installed under it. When the shower is used, water slowly seeps under I think via a ...
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Slate-tiled shower sill area is flaking and crumbling. How, please, can I stabilize it?
My slate shower stall has crumbling tiles at the hinges of the door and at the sill. Is there a product/procedure that I (basic paintbrush/hammer/screwdriver skills homeowner) can use to stabilize and ...
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Are these old plaster walls repairable?
Previous home owner had installed a tile backsplash over countertop, along with installing tile along the entirety of the lower half of a wall that was made from plaster lath.
When removing the tile, ...
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How to use this vinyl tile
I have acquired a property abandoned by some inexperienced flippers. They left some materials behind and one of the things was about 75 sq ft. of vinyl self stick tile.
I am not a big fan of self ...
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Ditra like material that accepts 1" tile?
I'm trying to fix the floor in my bathroom the tiles that were in here all cracked their grout in the section along where the two plywood pieces meet. I don't feel any vertical play but I was going to ...
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Bathroom shower wall tile is cracked across 4 tiles. Opinions?
Some structural guys bopped the back of a bathroom shower wall while installing some beams on the other side. A few subway tiles in a corner cracked in an area that get's a lot of moisture. Although I ...
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Replacing tile on front edge of tub that has sunk, but not enough room to attach drywall/cement board
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We purchased our home with this known area of broken tile. Eventually the entire original mid-70s bathroom will be gutted and remodeled, but in the meantime, I'm looking for ...
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LED light in the gap between tile and ceiling
My house has wood planks on the ceiling, which over the years became unleveled, so it's impossible to install large format tile without a gap between the ceiling and the tile edge. That's the best I ...
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Should I align grout lines on the opposite walls?
I'm preparing to tile above the bathtub, and because of the niche, the plan is to shift everything a bit up so the bottom side of the niche meets a separate tile. It would require making the top tile ...
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Re-fitting bathroom tiles - what goes behind it?
I have an issue in my bathroom. We have a window, the inside sill of which is tiled. Some of the grout around our tiles here was perished, but when beginning a re-grout, I noticed the tile was loose.
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Did I just destroy my kitchen floor tiles?
I have owned this house less than a week and today got to scrubbing the kitchen floor with a tile brush and multipurpose cleaner. Suddenly large chunks of clear film start coming off the tiles. Help! ...
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How to create a nicer transition from our wood and tile
We have an old house were the previous owners installed tile in our kitchen and left the original wood floors in the dining room. He finished the tile with a tile edge trim, but the there is still a ...
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How do I deal with remaining mortar after removing tiles?
We're trying to reno our master bathroom, which includes the removal of existing ceramic floor tiles. Per a handy youtube video explaining how to remove them, I purchased a spiffy tool from Amazon ...
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OSB as primary floor: how to fix it and how to treat it
I am considering OSB3 as the primary flooring material for my project. Currently, the floor consists of ceramic tiles, so I'm contemplating the best approach for laying the OSB sheets. The sheets ...
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New Kitchen: Best Backer for Backsplash?
I’m building a kitchen addition. The wall with the stove (not the sink) will have a big tile backsplash (8" porcelain hex), extending up the wall. I've installed a backsplash before, but it was ...
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