Posted: 1/21/2008 7:44:57 PM EDT
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Have a tile q for you guys... My buddy has a new home and a tile in the enryway cracked about 8 months after he bought the house. Tile was replaced a couple months back. Now the same tile has cracked again. He had the foundation checked the last time and was told it was fine but that the house was still settling. I thought it was odd since it was the exact same tile. What you guys think? |
| I agree with the above statement, also if he is on a slab check or any rock particles or humps in the slap at the point under the tile. It also could but a seam point in the slab too, a friend of mine had a screw up in the plans for his house and the contractor cut the front entrywat about 4' short of where it should have gone to, they seamed it and repoured the extension and now I have regrouted the area 3 times in 2 years from the settling differences. |
tmac77, How is this repaired if it ends up being the problem? |
It should stop cracking after the house as settled. Most tile companies will and should use a substrate/membrane (DITRA - brandname) under the tile if there is a slab crack under the tile. It the same type of substrate/membrane they use when they tile bathrooms on a second floor. |
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Red Guard is a membrane/slip sheet that you roll on over a cracked slab under tile. I have lots of cracks and the Red Guard has done its job. Home Depot sells it in 1 gallon buckets. It is also used for shower pans. If it is a big crack or uneven surface, there are floor leveling products that work well, but you must follow the directions to a "T". I have used them too. |
Use a islation barrier/anti fracture membrane like the one posted above. This will allow the crack to do it's thing witout affecting the tile. |