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I wonder if someone can help please?
We have a porcelain tiled floor in an open-plan kitchen/dining/living area. The tiles have been down now for about 18 months but very soon after the floor was finished, the tiles began to come loose. Having looked at some of the other threads on this site, we think that the problem is with how the tiles were laid; probably not back-buttered.
Initially, the tiles started to sound hollow, but now they are definitely loose and I'm sure some would actually come up, although we havent tried to do this. Unfortunately, our kitchen was put in after the floor and the skirting boards etc were also put on afterwards so to take the floor up is not really an option.
Does anyone have any advice for how to fix the tiles in-situ? We wondered about the possibility of raking out the grout (its all loose anyway) and trying to inject some sort of bonding agent or adhesive to try and fill the gaps that have obviously developed - any thoughts?
Many thanks!
I wonder if someone can help please?
We have a porcelain tiled floor in an open-plan kitchen/dining/living area. The tiles have been down now for about 18 months but very soon after the floor was finished, the tiles began to come loose. Having looked at some of the other threads on this site, we think that the problem is with how the tiles were laid; probably not back-buttered.
Initially, the tiles started to sound hollow, but now they are definitely loose and I'm sure some would actually come up, although we havent tried to do this. Unfortunately, our kitchen was put in after the floor and the skirting boards etc were also put on afterwards so to take the floor up is not really an option.
Does anyone have any advice for how to fix the tiles in-situ? We wondered about the possibility of raking out the grout (its all loose anyway) and trying to inject some sort of bonding agent or adhesive to try and fill the gaps that have obviously developed - any thoughts?
Many thanks!