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kitchen floor tiles lifted

  • 03-05-2014 9:43am
    #1
    foxy farmer
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    Morning people. Got a call from a cousin last night saying that a large section of tiles had suddenly lifted in the kitchen. Probably 8sqm after lifting with a central high ridge about 40 mm above floor level running 90 degrees from one wall across 2 thirds of the floor. Tiles sound hollow underneath. Tiles are of varing square and rectangular sizes. Not many cracked so far. If I lift them and concrete floor is not at fault I'm hoping to relay them again. A new tiled kitchen is not on the cards. House is about 9 yrs old. Opinions tips and suggestions anyone?


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  • #2
    dpofloinn
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    For 8sqM to just lift all of a sudden sounds like you have some serious underlying issue(s) I think you should forget about relaying those tiles for the minute and seek professional help from an Engineer.


  • #3
    foxy farmer
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    Well I lifted the tiles on Saturday evening. Found that they had simply lifted fom the concrete. Adhesive clung to all the tiles but only stuck to the floor in small areas. No cracks in the floor or changes in level. No moisture found either. We came to conclusion that floor had not been sealed with PVA prior to laying tiles. If thats the case hall and conservatory could be also affected. Probably a symptom of houses built during the boom.


  • #4
    dodzy
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    foxy farmer wrote: »
    Well I lifted the tiles on Saturday evening. Found that they had simply lifted fom the concrete. Adhesive clung to all the tiles but only stuck to the floor in small areas. No cracks in the floor or changes in level. No moisture found either. We came to conclusion that floor had not been sealed with PVA prior to laying tiles. If thats the case hall and conservatory could be also affected. Probably a symptom of houses built during the boom.

    Adhesive laid onto unclean concrete. Hopefully, your problem does not extend any further, but it's unlikely that a sumilar shortcut was not taken elsewhere unfortunately.


  • #5
    foxy farmer
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    We put the tiles back down again yesterday. Primed the floor with a PVA wash and put some into the adhesive mix as well. Had only barely enough spare tiles to replace the cracked ones to finish the job. If it happens again things could get ugly.
    Cleaning off the back of the tiles was a dose but we had a Parkside (Lidl) electric scraper which made it so easy and not one tile was damaged removing old adhesive. Had to sharpen the blade a few times but a great little gadget for the job.


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