Questions tagged [tile]
For questions generally relating to stone or ceramic tile, including selection, preparation, installation, maintenance, cleaning, and removal.
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Raising a thinner tile to be level with a thicker tile
I set all my tiles on the bathroom floor not realizing how much the thinset mortar would add to the height of the floor. I have a curbless shower and the tile I chose for the shower floor is half the ...
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Installing a panel shower with tiny masonry anchors
I am installing a new panel shower (to replace an old one that broke; path of least resistance to install a new one vs. the more traditional type of shower I am used to).
The panel shower is held up ...
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How to DIY inside corners for radius bull nose tiles?
I'm wondering if anybody knows what is the best way (and any links online I may have missed) on how to do your own inside corners for radius bullnose tiles. I have two situations for which I need to ...
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Floor tile not perfectly flat, chair would rock on it, is this normal?
I recently tiled my bathroom floor with 12" x 24" tile. I used 1/2" square trowel with thinset for large format tile, and also used leveling clips. As this is what most DIY tutorial ...
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What kind of bathroom/kitchen flooring works over a wood subfloor?
...and how to install it?
I have an older (1930s) home built over a crawl space with wood subflooring and hardwood floors. There is some settlement but it's not objectionable. The kitchen and ...
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concrete floor grinder to smooth tile floor in kitchen?
The floor is solid. The tiles are nearly 1/2" thick. But whether intentional or not, the were laid not so flat. I am redoing the kitchen and want to cut corners in terms of cost (it's already ...
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What's the best way to clean marbonite tiles
I have installed the white marbonite tiles floor tiles which is quite shiny or reflective.
Recently painters used spray gun to make the door frames, doors shiny but as a result of that the tiles ...
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Tile over dyed concrete floors
We are remodeling and looking to install tile flooring over concrete floors. The question we have and can’t seem to find any information is will the mortar stick to the dyed concrete floors?
For some ...
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How can I cleanly cut tile around a fireplace?
I have a Heat & Glo direct vent fireplace. Unfortunately, when the tile was installed a year ago, the installer didn't leave room at the top for the front of the fireplace to be removed for ...
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How to clean mineral build up on colored caulk in the shower?
A few months back I addressed cracking grout in my shower by using a color-matching caulk [ TEC AccuColor - Siliconized Sanded Acrylic Caulk ]. I get lots of mineral build up in my water, toilets, etc....
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tile above fiberglass shower - can I apply directly to drywall?
Question says it all...
I have a fiberglass shower form and I want to class it up a bit, so I'm going to put tile above the form and extend it up to our extra tall cieling. My questions are:
Is it ...
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Crack isolation mortar - gimmick or real deal?
I saw that the FlexBond FBW50 at Home Depot says it "Isolates cracks to 1/16 in" - does that mean that if a crack forms after installation, it somehow keeps this from affecting the tile?
If ...
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How to clean and fill seams around tile
There are the seams around the door frame and tile in the bathroom. I'm not sure if the black dirt in is mold or mildew, but at least it's not very clean. The relative humidity is 50%, but the ...
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Reattach baseboard tile: what glue and clamp is used?
I don't have anything that can keep these pressed into place while glue sets
How to solve?
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Schluter profile wall tile layout strategy
Long time lurker, first time poster.
I would like to install a ~4-foot tile half-wall in my bathroom, using 3x8 tiles. I will be using Schluter Quadec edge profiles on the tops and sides instead of ...
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Does the white cement between tiles absorb water
Our roof is covered with white color cooling tiles and we have cemented the gaps between the Tiles with white cement.
Whenever the tank in the terrace overflows , it falls on the terrace tiles,runs on ...
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My upstairs neighbor keep flooding me. What should I make my walls out of?
I live in a pre-war building with plaster-covered masonry walls. My upstairs neighbor has a tendency to flood my kitchen. After the latest incident, I figured that since I had to take the upper ...
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Which thinset mortar do I choose
I have painted redgard on the shower walls and I am ready to tile. Which thinset mortar do I use over the redgard? I am using 12x24 tiles on 1 wall and 4x12 on the other 2.
I am using ceramic tiles.
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Gaps in Tiles Around Shower Fixture Holes - Waterproofing/Final Prep
Background: I have just finished tiling my shower/tub. Everything has been waterproofed with mapei liquid membrane and fiberglass tape on the seams over cement backer board. The backerboard was ...
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How to remove scratches from bathroom tiles?
I recently tried to clean some water from my bathroom floor with paper towel, but it left scratches on the floor (see below). Any suggestions on how to get rid of these marks ?
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What is the sealant around this shower arm, and should I replace it when I replace the arm?
There is a kind of rubbery sealant between my shower arm and the edges of the hole in the tile. What is this type of sealant, and when I replace the shower arm, how important is it to seal the new one ...
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Does cement board go behind the flange or in front in a tub installation? [duplicate]
See the image here of the current tub.
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Can i use medium set mortar for cement board joints?
I'm installing large-format tile for a shower wall. I've installed the cement backer board and I'm ready to tape/mortar the joints. Everything I've read says to use thinset for this. But I have a ...
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How to grind exposed edges of bathroom wall tile to fit a recessed medicine cabinet?
I had a tiler company who has put me through hell and back on multiple occasions with my bathroom remodel. I've had them back here multiple times to fix their screw ups. The next issue I just ...
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Tile/Paver interlocked design patterns -dimensions do not add -what am I missing?
Take this pattern for example, the three pieces circled there won't align at the edges if you want to maintain the same gap between the tiles/pavers.
For he horizontal 6x12 the width is 12 +2x1/4 gaps ...
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Tile with cement board over 1/2" plywood - joists 12" o.c
I understand that 1/2" ply isn't strong enough for a tile floor installation where the joists are 16" on center. But my joists in the bathroom are 12" on center. Does that make a ...
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Tidying up grout lines 24 hours later
My first ever grouting work yesterday went okay, but I rushed through in a bit of a panic as I am new to this.
In the light of the next day I'm not entirely happy with the cleanliness of the grout ...
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how to prevent water leaking to basement
Bought my first house.
some water was spelled in the bathroom,
but i found that it is dripping in the basement.
is there anything I can do to protect the basement from future leaking
do I have to ...
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How should I prepare papered plaster walls for tile?
I want to tile 100% of my bathroom walls. The potential problem is that portions of the plaster walls have been wallpapered AND painted(!). I suspect that the painter ran into trouble removing the ...
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Laying marble tile over brick base
I'm renovating a 90 year old house and I'm stumped by my new project. I'm replacing the hearth area of the living room fireplace with 12" by 12" by 1/4" thick marble squares. I've ...
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Self-adhesive towel bars on tiles
I want to have a towel holder in the bathroom without drilling. If I use those self-adhesive racks on tiles would they create a problem to the tile? Does it depend on the type of tile? In my case it ...
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Old cardboard ceiling tile replacement - where to buy? [closed]
Thank you to the people that responded. I didn't realize asking for recommendations were against the rules. When dealing with older homes, it's not necessarily how to repair but how to find ...
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Shower grab bar at edge of tile
I would like to install a shower grab bar into my tiled shower. I would like it very secure and so found some studs (using a magnet to pick up drywall screws). The studs do not line up with the ideal ...
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Poor design roof tile causing leak?
I have concrete roof tiles of the following design:
Water started dripping through the ceiling and I located the leak to the gap between 2 tiles after poking a hole in the ceiling (it was rotten ...
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Using Gorilla Clear Grip behind stove
Can I use gorilla clear grip to adhere marble tiles to Sheetrock behind my stove? New remodel didn’t take tile below counter line and I can see the Sheetrock. I want to put a couple tiles on the wall ...
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Does this look like asbestos black mastic?
As I was lifting up a threshold strip / door bar under the bathroom door, I ended up damaging some tiles and lifting them, exposing what I believe might be asbestos black mastic.
However, after ...
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How toxic is tile dust after a remodel is done? [closed]
We recently remodeled the downstairs in our home. We took out about 400 sq feet of tile all the way down to the concrete. We are going to put in new vinyl flooring but haven't done that yet. They used ...
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Recommended materials for molding concrete tiles?
I've made a few test silicone molds to cast custom pentagonal concrete tiles (each about the same area as an ~18" square) for a ~200 sq. ft. residential patio; I've had good results using 'Mold ...
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Replacing tile, cracked floor by door sill
We've lived in our house for two years now and recently noticed that some of the tiles by the front door were loose. The assumption was that they were not well mortared and that removing, cleaning old ...
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Can I put a 32” x 60” curbless shower in a post tension slab?
Can I put a 32” x 60” curbless shower in a post tension slab?
I’m assuming this must be carefully chipped out, you can’t just send someone in with a partner saw.
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What is correct mud ring size for ceramic tile?
With a square box installed flush with studs, 5/8 cement board and ceramic tile if I want the mud ring perfectly flush, should I use a 3/4 inch one?
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Attach light acoustic tiles to typical fiber drop ceiling
We have just build a small sound recording room at my office, walls and floor were done with no issue.
Now I'm looking at the ceiling, builders had to put in a drop ceiling with those typical boards ...
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Can I glue cement backer board to Roth radiant floor panels instead of screwing them?
We are adding radiant floor heat to a concrete floor with Roth panels. Their info sheet shows concrete backer board attached with screws at 8" o.c. This would be hundreds of long Tapcons into the ...
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How do I accommodate this drain stack in the way of my finishing surfaces?
I was ready to lay the tile board over the studs above the tub until I noticed (late - I know) that the cast iron stack running up the corner of the wall line is protruding too far. The tile board ...
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Removing grout haze from quarry tile
After grouting about 75 sqft of a 225 sqft quarry tile room we noticed some pretty bad grout haze. I've since learned that with quarry tile it's recommended to seal the tile prior to grouting to help ...
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Shower pebble tile grout cracking
Picture of cracking grout around pebbles. When we step on it while taking a shower it makes a squishing sound like water being pushed out. What's the best solution? can I remove the cracked grout and ...
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Is it acceptable to remove freshly (1 day old) installed porcelain tile and reuse it to correct a bad layout?
With one day of installation work completed I checked the layout and realized it would result in sliver cuts along some of the main walls. This morning I stopped them from continuing work and their ...
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Is OSB ok under cement board for tile floor
I've read that OSB is not suitable as a flooring substrate for tiles. But if the substrate will be cement board, is it ok to use OSB beneath that for subfloor repairs?
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Large Format Wet Saw - 12"x48" Porcelain Planks
New to tile, I'm laying 3500 sq ft on a concrete slab. Planks are 12"x48". I'm going to invest in a good wet saw, but I'm having trouble finding a saw I can rip 48" planks. Also, cross ...
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Layering clear caulk over colored caulk to create "fake" grouting
It was time to re-caulk my bathtub, due to mold/mildew in the surface.
The walls are tile down to just above the bathtub and the plumber had apparently used a clear caulk over grouting. I successfully ...
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