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Tiling over crack in slab floor
I'm attempting to tile my house floor and would appreciate some
opinions here. In order to tile over a crack, is it best to use a 'fabric' to cover the crack, or the type of 'thinset' that allows for movement? Your help will be appreciated. Lewis. ******* |
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Tile Council of America has its Installlation Methods on line.
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wrote in message oups.com... I'm attempting to tile my house floor and would appreciate some opinions here. In order to tile over a crack, is it best to use a 'fabric' to cover the crack, or the type of 'thinset' that allows for movement? Your help will be appreciated. Lewis. ******* Sorta depends on the type and size of the crack. check with someone locally to be sure. Do you have a newer home with a pre or post tension slab? If so better contact a third party for an inspection Fabric is definitely out. |
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I would be very careful installing tile on a floor that has cracks. You do
not mention age or size which does make a difference; hairline 20 years old or 1/2" wide by 10' long? Wayne wrote in message oups.com... I'm attempting to tile my house floor and would appreciate some opinions here. In order to tile over a crack, is it best to use a 'fabric' to cover the crack, or the type of 'thinset' that allows for movement? Your help will be appreciated. Lewis. ******* |
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They use a membrane under tile around here. The fact is virtually all slabs
will crack and you want to isolate that from the tile. |
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