Moving tile

[brendanbreeze]

Hello All,

I finished tiling a shower room last week only to discover, as I was grouting that one of the cut tiles around the shower tray (cut in L shape) is moving. i e, you can push it at one end and it bends, as if there's nothing underneath it. I ( probably rather stupidly) grouted it anyway but now the grout is crumbling away when I push it. Just wondering if there's any easy way to correct this or should I just smash it off and fit another. The wall under this tile is quite un even.

Cheers - Brendan

[garythetiler]

Take it out and fix it now as it will only come away in the future when you wont be able to get the same batch of tiles

[brendanbreeze]

I thought that, but just hoping I could maybe squeeze a bit of adhesive behind there some how...I'm just being lazy I guess.

Cheers.

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

you should stop using bluetak , no take it off and re-do IMO

[brendanbreeze]

Hmmm, Bluetak eh...I'm sure I could squeeze a bit if that in behind.

[beanz]

Is this on the wall? It sound like the wall wasn't flat, so it needs packing out (assuming you didn't dot and dab the tiles).

[marke]

yeah just replace it mate 15mins 1 tile 1 happy customer

[Phil Hobson]

As above, good luck.

[doug boardley]

yep, replace from me too

[paul damian]

brendan we are the gods of the trade world, we are the finished product if it doesnt fit right or feel right it is your duty to fix it . replace immediately before you get a bad name and maybe lose another job because of it.Remember that the sun should shine out of backsides because tilers are THE BEST. a lesson learnt i hope.

[whitebeam]

For one tile, as above

[Tomtiler]

definetly without a doubt replace it immedietly ccant leave a loose tile in a costumers house

[Dave]

definetly without a doubt replace it immedietly ccant leave a loose tile in a costumers house

mmm ..now what costume would they be wearing...

[Tomtiler]

my spelling is terrible guys just somthing i aint gd at sry lol and i think i sense a cowboy costume :P

[brendanbreeze]

OK, I hear you loud and clear. I'm going back to do his floor next week so I'll replace it then. It's definatley going to sit a bit higher at one end, to the tile next to it I think, but this is unavoidable now. What's the maximum acceptable?

[Tomtiler]

if its going to be sitting out to the tiles nxt to it id take a few out round about it to suite the tile you are replacing dnt want lippage my opinion anyway

[RockCeramics]

I`m a bit puzzled to your last post ?
you say that the tile will be slightly higher?

[beanz]

Take a hammer and bolster with you. If it's just a high point on the floor causing it to kick up, try and chip the offending lump away.

[marke]

why unavoidable brendan ?

[pjc]

why has it loosened is the tray moving was it bucket adhesive put on to thick ? that would worry me more than replacing a tile

[brendanbreeze]

The tray's not moving. I Just think there's a high point beneath the middle of the tile, giving one end movement like the end of a diving board (up & down). I Should be able to chip away at it and thinking about it, this shouldn't result in lippage at either end.

Thanks for all the advice.