Posted: 8/12/2007 9:05:30 AM EDT
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My entire house is tile. I hate it. It is white 12" tile.... and it shows everything. It is probably the cheapest tile money could by. When it chips, it is pure black behind it. What is worse... it is cracking. My (slab) home foundation was repaired several years ago (piers surrounding entire home) which is common for this area of N. Texas. However, I still get movement in the foundation.... not a lot... but enough apparently to crack tiles. I probably have 20 tiles between the living room and kitchen that are cracked. Sometimes it is just one tile, sometimes it is several in a row, showing the movement pattern of the concrete I imagine. I want to re-do the kitchen tile at some point. My question is.... is there some solution for this movement problem? I dont want my re-do to crack. Do you change the thinset, add a subfloor, what? Surely this has to be a fairly common problem for some. |
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Would keeping the moisture content underneath the slab more constant throughout the year make a difference? Are there drain tiles around the perimeter of the foundation? Is there a sump pump? Etc… You have my sympathies. I once lived in a house that needed to be piered. Very expensive when done correctly. |
I did that in my office - but I hate those for the kitchen. I *really* want a nice earthy brown tile in the kitchen, and I need to redo the bathrooms as well. I just want it done right. |