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Tiles - Grouting
Anonymous user 16/03/2024 - 2.35 PM
Hi - I’ve got some porcelain tiles in my kitchen in a house I’ve just bought. They measure 60 x 60 so quite big. The grouting is loose in a number of places and some of the tiles move underfoot. Any idea how best to fix this?
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4 Answers
Alton Fitter
Rating: 4.7 out of 5
Could be all sorts of reasons for the tiles moving and could be impossible to fix without replacing the floor, but if you want to try something fairly simple look up Fix a Floor on google and give it a go. This may not be a permanent solution and you may end up having to relay the floor in time but might buy you some time.
Might also be worth checking for leaks. Water getting under the tiles could be one reason for them being loose.
Answered27 September 2020
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PDB HOUSE SOLUTIONS
Rating: 4.8 out of 5
Rip up and start again using the proper method
Answered27 September 2020
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Anonymous user
Grout becomes loose only because the tiles have not been fitted correctly, you must use flexible adhesive to lay porcelain on concrete floors and wood floors, before you lay any floor tiles in an upstairs bathroom you must ply the floor, if the ply is not screwed down properly and there is movement in the tiles and adhesive, this will crack the grout, so basically it’s pointless re-grouting, the whole floor will need to be done again
Answered27 September 2020
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Amara Tiling
Rating: 5 out of 5
Grout flaking and any movement of tiles is a clear indication the tile project has not been prepared properly and certainly not been laid properly. It's all to do with what the tiles have been laid on to and the materials used.
Sadly, there is really only one true way to put this right and that is to rip everything up and start all over again.
I know it's not what you want to read but it's the only proper way.
Good luck.
Answered28 September 2020
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