I noticed yesterday that some grout had popped out from the tile floor in our bathroom near the shower. Would water from someone stepping out of the shower wet cause that over time?
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I noticed yesterday that some grout had popped out from the tile floor in our bathroom near the shower. Would water from someone stepping out of the shower wet cause that over time?
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Last edited by LabLuvR; 05-14-2024 at 01:18 PM.
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not if it had been sealed
easy repair, buy the color, mix it
get a grout float, rub it in and then take a big wet sponge and clean and shape your lines
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Flexibility of the subfloor can also cause grout to crack.
Exactly. Doesn't have anything to do with Sealing the Grout. If you are on a Wood Subfloor, a) the Installer either did not install Backerboard b) didn't install Backerboard correctly c) the Subfloor under the Backerboard is moving. If you are on a Concrete Subfloor, it is cracking and there is No Crack Isolation Membrane under the Tile.
It's on a wood floor. I watched them tile the floor but can't remember if there is backerboard there or not. I should add that the tile has been on the bathroom floor for a little over 20 years.
Last edited by LabLuvR; 05-14-2024 at 02:28 PM.
RIP Kelsey "Bigdawg" Cromer
12-26-98 12-1-13
If love could have saved you, you would have lived forever.
Missing you my great friend.
tile is moving. I battled this for months on a DIY job in my bathroom and ended up using color matched sanded caulk grout in a tube. fixed it all up, and has not come out since.
https://www.homedepot.com/s/sanded%2...20caulk?NCNI-5
Pick a color you like. I did have to remove all of it which was a mess but ended up being worth it. Try just regrouting it first probably.
He asked if water could cause it, that is why I asked if sealed or if they used epoxy grout which should be used in bath and shower areas
Of course the subfloor flexing, sinking, shifting could pop it out.
Its a quick, easy and cheap fix, unless you want to tear it all up and relay the entire thing
with backerboard, etc and stated above
No, it was not sealed
RIP Kelsey "Bigdawg" Cromer
12-26-98 12-1-13
If love could have saved you, you would have lived forever.
Missing you my great friend.
Your substrate is flexing. Could be rot, could be separation to thinset, backer failure or expansion/contraction of the house. Access the subfloor underneath and make sure it’s not rotten. If not, cut out the grout and redo the whole floor. Patching will look like shit, never match and just crack again. If it’s rotten, get out your checkbook, bathrooms ain’t cheap and you’ll end up doing the whole thing.
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Use ditra underlayment this time. Or cork it and put a shag rug over it.
Looking a little closer, it seems only that last tile at the edge has cracked out. Are there other areas? If not, that one tile has come loose. Should be pretty easy to remove and not break, re-thinset and re-grout. 20 Years old, if it makes it fine. If not replace said area.
Rather than tearing things out, can I just use a moisture meter to check for moisture first? I hate to go in there and tear out the floor to find nothing rotten.
RIP Kelsey "Bigdawg" Cromer
12-26-98 12-1-13
If love could have saved you, you would have lived forever.
Missing you my great friend.
Seriously. Just slide the rug. It's like 3 inches and two seconds of work.
Imagine it's your sex life and get on with it.
i see what you did there
Ugh. Stupid people piss me off.
This is correct. If youre wanting to play with your moisture meter, crawl your ass under the house and start stabbing floor joists near the crack. When the wood crumbles, you found your problem. Then put your moisture meter back in your purse and call a contractor and go on vacation for a few weeks.
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I just don't see how it could be moisture. The tile is at least a foot from the shower and there are tiles between the shower and the pictured tiles which are perfectly fine.
RIP Kelsey "Bigdawg" Cromer
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Missing you my great friend.
Could also be settling and basic expansion and contraction, which happens as the seasons change.
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Or time, the tiling is over 20 years old.
RIP Kelsey "Bigdawg" Cromer
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If love could have saved you, you would have lived forever.
Missing you my great friend.
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