Hi all,
My girlfriend and I are decorating her house and we’ve started tackling the bathrooms. I’ve just regrouted the floor in the main bathroom having removed the old grout and it’s come up really well, I’ve added before and after pictures.
I’m just about to start the shower room which, sadly is a different story. The grout has failed in a number of places and someone has either tried to bodge it with a caulk or silicone like substance or they’ve tried to colour change the grout using something similar. Either way, the floor is a mess. Where the grout has failed, a number of tiles are noticeably loose under foot and uneven.
In the image below;
Tile 1 is raised around 4-5mm
Tiles 2,3 & 5 are loose under foot
Tile 4 is already cracked
I know that the ideal would be a new floor but that’s not really an option as this is a quick freshen up job only.
I’ve lifted tile 1 and the tile adhesive was like powder, I assume from where water has penetrated the failed grout. I intend to lift the tiles where I can however, the snag is that there are heated floor elements set into the adhesive which is likely to be impossible to remove without damaging it.
My question is, if I can raise the tiles sufficiently or there is sufficient space around the tiles once I’ve removed the grout, is there a product that I could inject under the tiles to steady them so that the future grout doesn’t crack?
Where the tile has cracked, is there a product that I can use to seal the crack such as a clear epoxy?
Thanks in advance all.
My girlfriend and I are decorating her house and we’ve started tackling the bathrooms. I’ve just regrouted the floor in the main bathroom having removed the old grout and it’s come up really well, I’ve added before and after pictures.
I’m just about to start the shower room which, sadly is a different story. The grout has failed in a number of places and someone has either tried to bodge it with a caulk or silicone like substance or they’ve tried to colour change the grout using something similar. Either way, the floor is a mess. Where the grout has failed, a number of tiles are noticeably loose under foot and uneven.
In the image below;
Tile 1 is raised around 4-5mm
Tiles 2,3 & 5 are loose under foot
Tile 4 is already cracked
I know that the ideal would be a new floor but that’s not really an option as this is a quick freshen up job only.
I’ve lifted tile 1 and the tile adhesive was like powder, I assume from where water has penetrated the failed grout. I intend to lift the tiles where I can however, the snag is that there are heated floor elements set into the adhesive which is likely to be impossible to remove without damaging it.
My question is, if I can raise the tiles sufficiently or there is sufficient space around the tiles once I’ve removed the grout, is there a product that I could inject under the tiles to steady them so that the future grout doesn’t crack?
Where the tile has cracked, is there a product that I can use to seal the crack such as a clear epoxy?
Thanks in advance all.
