Repairing Ceramic Tiles

[barb210]

Hi

I have two ceramic tiled floors both of which have damages to them. One is a bathroom floor with a running crack in it that has been there for a long time.

Is there any way of repairing them so that I don't have to retile the whole floor? They are both white floors.

Thanks

[Rad2474]

Have you got any spare? if so just replace them,it's not to hard to do.

[barb210]

Unfortunately the previous owners didn't leave any spares.

[doug boardley]

can you contact previous owners to see where tiles came from, there's no guarantee that you could get the same tile even with this info tho' ie batch No's etc, but if you can't live with them (I couldn't) it might be worth a try,
doug

[barb210]

No idea where the previous owners are but thanks for replying.

[doug boardley]

manufacturer's name will be on back of tile if you can see it for addy (and you shouldn't be able to if 100% contact has been achieved, but why has it cracked?)

[kilty55]

you would like to fix broken tiles but you have no spares? the answer is no.

[barb210]

Something was dropped on a couple of the tiles, looks like I might have to retile.

Thanks for your replies.

[grumpygrouter]

manufacturer's name will be on back of tile if you can see it for addy (and you shouldn't be able to if 100% contact has been achieved, but why has it cracked?)

i have fixed lots of tiles that were made by a company called "Made in Spain". Strange name for a company I thought!

[MICK the Tiler]

i have fixed lots of tiles that were made by a company called "Made in Spain". Strange name for a company I thought!

Tiles 'MADE IN SPAIN' those were the days (SIGHS)...........Hey grumps?

[Oli]

Have you had a look under the bath, behind the panel, there may me a box hidden underneath.

[barb210]

Well the bath panel is another problem.
That has been tiled over and can't be taken off without breaking the tiles, which means I have a problem changing the bath taps too!!

[sWe]

Sounds like you've got a complete bathroom renovation coming

[Oli]

Sounds like you've got a complete bathroom renovation coming

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[grumpygrouter]

Tiles 'MADE IN SPAIN' those were the days (SIGHS)...........Hey grumps?

You're right Mick. Most say made in China or Turkey or Brazil or Argentina or uzbekistan or other far flung, wide tolerance happy country!

[doug boardley]

porcelanosa "made in spain"

[TilingLogistics]

It is a little known fact that White (along with black) believe it or not are the hardest colours to match. Nearly every shed and tile shop sell 6" or 150mm white tiles but try matching them!

TRhe good news in your case is you can virtually guarantee that they were inexpensive in most cases and therefore the replacement like for like will also be inexpensive and almost certainly a lot less hassle than running round loads of shops and spending hours trying to find exact matches.

I could repair the cracks with stucco resin if you like but you would be surprised what that would cost

So my advice is get a pro in and get it retiled

Kev

[woodie]

Have you had a look under the bath, behind the panel, there may me a box hidden underneath.

not everyone is that kind these days

[doug boardley]

or covered in cobwebs in a far shed/garage corner!

[MICK the Tiler]

I've had moderate sucess in repairing chipped tiles with epoxy putty and liquid stone products over the years. It does however take alot of practice to get a good finish, but this maybe an option if you find it hard to get replacement tiles.