grout cracks
This is a common occurance when grout is used. The wall moves in one way while the counter/cabinets move in another, and the movement shows as sepa...
This is a common occurance when grout is used. The wall moves in one way while the counter/cabinets move in another, and the movement shows as sepa...
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ViewsYour friend may be right, if the tiles were larger than 12", a flat floor is required. It has to come that way or be made flatter by using self lev...
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ViewsThe premixed junk is your problem. It can take over a month for the stuff to dry under a porcelain tile. Until that happens, and it wont be a great...
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ViewsNo, you cannot put cement board down on a cement slab. They are not meant to be merely bandaids to cover up something. Cement boards need to be scr...
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ViewsSuphamic acid crystals work well. Mix with water and soak the area you want to remove. Give it about 5 minutes. Do not do this if the tile is a sto...
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ViewsTool rental centers have demolition hammers for about $50 a day. Put a 2" spade on the front of it, get some friends to help clean up as you go, an...
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ViewsA mud bed is not a scratch coat over wire lath. That is not recognized as a proper setting bed by any Tile trade association, or training center, b...
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Viewssometimes a few tile have to be removed from in front of the machine and new ones put down afterwards. Try what the other poster said. A spackle bl...
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ViewsIt doesnt look like plywood from the picture, which it should be. Can the whole top be removed and replaced with plywood and cement board. We can w...
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ViewsWhat is that under the tile, wood or cement? I cant tell from the pictures.
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ViewsThe salesperson is an idiot. You need to use a modified thinset, white in color so it does not bleed through the stone tile and stain it. Mastic ...
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ViewsAll that stuff has to come out and be replaced with plywood and cement board. There is too much movement and it will cause your tile to crack or co...
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ViewsThe diagonal will much more difficult to do. The big problem will be keeping the tile from sliding while the thinset dries. On a straight pattern y...
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ViewsBy doing what you talked about you are encapsulating the cement board with no ability for it to breathe and exhaust any moisture buildup that might...
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ViewsUse a larger notched trowel for the 16" tile and backbutter each piece in addition to spreading the floor with thinset. When you get to the area wh...
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ViewsYes, wood expansion must be honored. The caulk keeps the thinset from filling in the gap, which would defeat the purpose of the gap.
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ViewsI believe it is called flaming but I also believe it only pertains to certain stones like granite and is not something to be done inside a house. T...
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ViewsIt will be a fine addition to your home. Use a good stone sealer like Aquamix Sealers Choice, Miracle 511 or products from MB Stone, Stone tech Pro...
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Viewsrip out the particle board, it has no place being under a tile installation. Put 1/2" underlayment rated plywood, like ACX or BCX,perpindicular to ...
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ViewsAny paint or sealer should be wire brushed off the blocks first, than additional grinding may be needed to get the wall as flat as possible. A modi...
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