Flexible Grout Cracking?

[cjb]

Hi - we've had floor tiles laid over floorboards about a month ago - the tiler plyboarded the floor first, then used flexible grout, but it's cracking already.

Anyone got any advice?

Many thanks.

 

[WoodYouLike]

Call back your tiler and let him sort it ?

 

[cjb]

Can you believe that I have been so let down by our kitchen fitters that it didn't even occur to me to get the completely unrelated tiler back?!!!!

I've just called him - he's going to come round and have a look - thanks very much for pointing out the obvious!

cheers

 

[chappers]

I'm sure he did but check he used a flexible adhesive too.

 

[cjb]

Ah - I don't know about flexible adhesive - would that make a difference?

 

[masona]

Ah - I don't know about flexible adhesive - would that make a difference?

Yes, what is the tiles gap size? I'm wondering if the tiles is butted too close together for the adhesive to crack?

 

[Jasonb]

Or they are too far apart and he didn't use wide joint grout, but this would usually show up quicker as the grout dried.

Jason

 

[cjb]

The tiles are 30cm x 30cm - I would say that there is about 1cm between each tile? It's a kitchen diner, floorboards then stepping down onto concrete - the tiler has plyboarded the boards and used different grout for the concrete & boards (tiny colour difference but hardly noticeable)..