Flooring Tile - Tile movement
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03-12-01, 12:05 PM
I have just installed new ceramic tile in a bathroom, and some grout has started to loosen from a couple of tiles in the high traffic, center of the floor. (2nd day after grouting, while installing accessories)
The tile was put down over a wood subfloor. The floor had always had a few creeks, but I thought I had remedied that while installing the new subfloor, (Many Nails!!) The floor does still creek a little, and along with the creeks it has to be moving too. It is an old home, circa 1930.
Is there anything I can do? Will the grout cure to a point where the slight movement of the subfloor won't cause it to crack?
Any advice will be helpful. Thanks in advance. :-)
The tile was put down over a wood subfloor. The floor had always had a few creeks, but I thought I had remedied that while installing the new subfloor, (Many Nails!!) The floor does still creek a little, and along with the creeks it has to be moving too. It is an old home, circa 1930.
Is there anything I can do? Will the grout cure to a point where the slight movement of the subfloor won't cause it to crack?
Any advice will be helpful. Thanks in advance. :-)
John Bridge
03-12-01, 04:08 PM
No, the grout won't hold loose tiles in. You can remove them and screw the subfloor down better, and then re-install the tiles. Let them set a couple days before you get on them.
John
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John
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