Hi all, wonder if there is anything I can do to sort this out.....
I was a bit hasty laying ceramic tiles on my bathroom floor and tiled over chipboard sheet flooring with no extra nails, additional layer of boarding, nothing. Having completely finished the bathroom I have noticed that the grout is cracked. Not everywhere, just the bits that are walked on. A couple of tiles even click and move a half a mm or so when stood on now. I did use flexible cement and grout but it appears to have flexed a bit too much. What can I say, it's my first house and the first floor I've ever tiled - it seemed nice and solid before hand. Novice mistake. I'm gutted and don't know what to do. The thought of pulling the floor up and starting again is a nightmare - the sink unit is standing on it, fixed and sealed to the wall. The toilet is in but tiled around.
Bottom line - if I have to unseal and take out the sink unit, take out the toilet, pull the floor up and start again then I will. But if anyone knows of anything I can do short of this I'd be hugely grateful. Maybe just take up the dodgy areas, knock in some extra nails and relay? Any ideas?
Thanks all.
Matt
I was a bit hasty laying ceramic tiles on my bathroom floor and tiled over chipboard sheet flooring with no extra nails, additional layer of boarding, nothing. Having completely finished the bathroom I have noticed that the grout is cracked. Not everywhere, just the bits that are walked on. A couple of tiles even click and move a half a mm or so when stood on now. I did use flexible cement and grout but it appears to have flexed a bit too much. What can I say, it's my first house and the first floor I've ever tiled - it seemed nice and solid before hand. Novice mistake. I'm gutted and don't know what to do. The thought of pulling the floor up and starting again is a nightmare - the sink unit is standing on it, fixed and sealed to the wall. The toilet is in but tiled around.
Bottom line - if I have to unseal and take out the sink unit, take out the toilet, pull the floor up and start again then I will. But if anyone knows of anything I can do short of this I'd be hugely grateful. Maybe just take up the dodgy areas, knock in some extra nails and relay? Any ideas?
Thanks all.
Matt