How To Fix Broken Bathroom Floor Tiles

Cracked floor tile can be an opening for moisture to get through to your sub floor especially if it s in a bathroom.

How to fix broken bathroom floor tiles.

Wipe clean with a cloth and allow the tile and the crack to dry thoroughly. For large tiles you may need to drill several holes so the tile can be broken up to remove it. Pour a little rubbing alcohol onto 1 or 2 sheets of paper towel. It goes without saying the problems you have if the broken tiles are in your shower or bath.

Cracked bathroom tiles can be caused by either an instability in the surface under the tile or in rare cases the low quality of the tile itself. Wipe the damp paper towel over the surface of the cracked tile until it s clean. Warm the tile with a preheated iron. Patch cracked tile using epoxy minor cracks can be repaired with a small amount of epoxy and some paint.

Paint the tile you may not have realized that painting your tile floor was an option but it is. You ll be using a chisel to remove the broken tile so protect all your surfaces from flying tile chips by putting down drop sheets. Now use a chisel to chip away the middle of the tile. You can repair the crack with tile filler and then paint over the filler with a color that matches the rest of the tile.

Using a masonry bit drill a hole through the middle of the tiles you need to remove. The key is to properly clean the tiles before you paint and to use the right kind of paint. Place the new tile on the floor. Apply the acrylic floor adhesive generously to the floor.

Remove any debris from the crack and then use tile cleaner or dish detergent to remove any dust and grease. Don t force out the tile. Dampen a sponge and clean the floor. Cleaning the cracked tile will remove any dust and grime and ensure that the epoxy sticks to the surface of the tile itself.

Heating the tile with a warm iron will loosen any adhesive that might still be holding the tile. Then cover the centre of the broken tile with masking tape and drill four or five holes with a tile bit. To fix the crack you have a couple of options. Clean the cracked tile with paper towels and rubbing alcohol.

Again be careful not to drill too deep or the substrate and or any waterproofing membrane may be damaged.