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Help with ceramic tile
I put tile in my Kitchen a couple years ago & some of the grout has cracks ,
any repair options without digging out the old grout & re- applying it? Thanks Rob -- ---------------------------------------------------- This mailbox protected from unsolicited email by Spam Alarm from Dignity Software http://www.dignitysoftware.com |
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if it's cracking it means the substrate is not stable enough.
Unfortunately this means that not only will you have to pull up the grout but most likely the tile as well. Your substrate must be built up to something more rigid. |
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longshot wrote:
I put tile in my Kitchen a couple years ago & some of the grout has cracks , any repair options without digging out the old grout & re- applying it? Thanks Rob How bad is it? Is it a spaced joint with sanded grout or a tight joint with unsanded grout? |
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-- ---------------------------------------------------- This mailbox protected from unsolicited email by Spam Alarm from Dignity Software http://www.dignitysoftware.com "G Henslee" wrote in message ... longshot wrote: I put tile in my Kitchen a couple years ago & some of the grout has cracks , any repair options without digging out the old grout & re- applying it? Thanks Rob How bad is it? Is it a spaced joint with sanded grout or a tight joint with unsanded grout? spaced, either 3/16 or 1/4 I can't remember. there's several cracks but they are only hairline type. I really wouldn't want to tear it all up. obviously the floor isn't rigid enough for grout, doesn't surprise me, it's an old farm house with monster oak beams on 48" centers with 2x12 for subfloor. I think there's just luan over that, no cement board. |
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longshot wrote:
Fill in the cracks with siliconized grout. It comes in many colors. |
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