cracked grout
It sounds like your saying your house is off grade with a wood subfloor? If you put hardibacker on this; that is the correct way and shouldn't be c...
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scuttlebuttrp
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over 5 years by scuttlebuttrp
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Lots of things
1.If the tile was cut tight to the wall, or grouted to the wall; the expansion & contraction of the wall studs can pop tile loose. 2. Tile just wa...
over 5 years by scuttlebuttrp
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board on concrete
If I understand right; you have a wood floor and a concrete floor that are flush with each other? You want to put ceramic tile continuous through ...
over 5 years by scuttlebuttrp
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bigbox store
When I said bigbox store; I meant Home Depot or Lowes. I just didn't want to promote one or the other. It could also be another store that you have...
over 5 years by scuttlebuttrp
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Floor tile
If you can get one off the floor intact with the back clean enough to see, a salesperson at a distributer MIGHT be able to identify it but since it...
over 5 years by scuttlebuttrp
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Patch under vinyl
I'm not sure the thinset will be a good enough substrate under the vinyl. I don't remember if you said you taped the joints with mesh tape but I th...
over 5 years by scuttlebuttrp
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Yes but why?
You can install over vinyl(blasphemy).If you do though, your trusting the vinyl to stay as long as the tile. Most vinyl installed lately doesn't st...
over 5 years by scuttlebuttrp
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plywood
Some setting material manufacturers claim their product can be installed over plywood. Don't even try it. The expansion rates of wood and the expan...
over 5 years by scuttlebuttrp
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chemicals
They do make chemicals that are designed to dissolve glue. If your local home improvement place doesn't carry them your freindly local carpet distr...
over 5 years by scuttlebuttrp
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Yes It's bad
My first thought looking at the picture of the base was maybe the discussion upfront wasn't clear enough on the quality you expect. I have customer...
over 5 years by scuttlebuttrp
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heat
This sounds like the old asbestos tile. Are they 9x9? Heat should help get them up easier. I'm not sure what a heatgun costs though nowadays. Oh, b...
over 5 years by scuttlebuttrp
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no problem
I read an article in a floorcovering magazine about asbestos and floors. It pretty much said that the asbestos in a floor is locked in the material...
over 5 years by scuttlebuttrp
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Labor charges
It changes around the country. Everything that other guy said is true. But in the end you'll come up with a per foot price for your area. How much ...
over 5 years by scuttlebuttrp
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marble on marble
if the existing marble was properly installed correctly and there are no problems; you can install marble on marble. However you have to use a good...
over 5 years by scuttlebuttrp
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backerboard and bond issues
Your right it could be a lot of things that did this. Yes manufacturers do require a mudbed underneath the backerboard. But here in Florida with ve...
over 5 years by scuttlebuttrp
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building shower pans
Is your plywood base solid with no movement? I;ve never heard of a two part shower system, but you should build a mudbed sloping from the edge to t...
over 5 years by scuttlebuttrp
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