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Can spare tiles be “too old” to use as replacements??

Anonymous user 23/02/2024 - 3.33 PM

Hi there, had some plumbing works carried out and provided 5 spare ceramic tiles to use on my bathroom floor. The contractor is telling me that these spare tiles are too old and hence too “dry” to be used and that they keep breaking when he tries to replace the existing tiles using them. Is this a genuine problem? Can it be fixed by a professional tiler if I give them more old spares and is the problem the contractor or the age of the spare tiles?

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6 Answers

Westwoods Tiling

Rating: 5 out of 5
Birmingham
Soak in a bucket of water for a few hours or the bath depending on size of tile if worried about moisture. Use slow set adhesive, ceramic tiles last for between 75-100 years so I think you'll be alright
Answered2 August 2020
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Anonymous user

If tiles are kept in dry storage ,there is no problem ,hes talking rubbish ,I have fixed old tiles that are over 20 years old , just seems a poor excuse maybe he dont know what hes doing regarding tiling.
Answered3 August 2020
1

alan roy

Rating: 4.9 out of 5
Crieff
Tiles don't go out of date. A bad workman always blames his tools
Answered4 August 2020
0

DLF Tiling and Home Improvements

Rating: 5 out of 5
Chesterfield
😅🤣😅🤣 your tiler is talking rubbish 😅🤣😂
Answered6 August 2020
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M J Woodland Ceramic Tiling

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Dunstable
They will be fine not sure about soaking them you can't fit a wet tile unless your bedding straight into sand and cement render.
Answered13 August 2020
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Roland Csicsely

Rating: 5 out of 5
Wembley
The best way to use old tiles, let them soak in bucket of water then leave it to dry for 1-2hour to avoid tile slip on the adhesive bed. You shouldn’t have any issue with old tiles, its just require a few preparation, and also priming the surface before tiling will be prior to achieve the best bonding onto surface.
Answered14 August 2020
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