How To Fix Broken Bathroom Floor Tiles

Paint the tile you may not have realized that painting your tile floor was an option but it is.

How to fix broken bathroom floor tiles.

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 clean with a cloth and allow the tile and the crack to dry thoroughly. Patch cracked tile using epoxy minor cracks can be repaired with a small amount of epoxy and some paint. For large tiles you may need to drill several holes so the tile can be broken up to remove it.

The key is to properly clean the tiles before you paint and to use the right kind of paint. It goes without saying the problems you have if the broken tiles are in your shower or bath. You can replace the entire tile. There are a couple of ways to fix cracked tiles a cover up easy and the replacement of cracked tiles best method.

Using a masonry bit drill a hole through the middle of the tiles you need to remove. Dampen a sponge and clean the floor. Apply the acrylic floor adhesive generously to the floor. Heating the tile with a warm iron will loosen any adhesive that might still be holding the tile.

Place the new tile on the floor. Now use a chisel to chip away the middle of the tile. Again be careful not to drill too deep or the substrate and or any waterproofing membrane may be damaged. Wipe the damp paper towel over the surface of the cracked tile until it s clean.

Cracked floor tile can be an opening for moisture to get through to your sub floor especially if it s in a bathroom. Pour a little rubbing alcohol onto 1 or 2 sheets of paper towel. 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. Use the flat side of the notched trowel to spread it out evenly then use the notched side to groove the adhesive.

To fix the crack you have a couple of options. You can repair the crack with tile filler and then paint over the filler with a color that matches the rest of the tile. Then cover the centre of the broken tile with masking tape and drill four or five holes with a tile bit. Warm the tile with a preheated iron.

Clean the cracked tile with paper towels and rubbing alcohol.