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SpudGTI:
Hi guys just wondering if anyone is in the bathroom fitting upgrading or just abit of DIY

What it is ive got a tiled flooring in our shower room with electric heated floor and the tiles are cracking and falling apart,

How easy will it be to get old tiles out and put new ones in place there is a space between heated floor and tile on top hence why there cracking and falling apart,

Can i put anything in between the tile and floor to stop them cracking or will i have to just keep replacing them?

2nd pic tile where the hole is that hole chunk to the left of hole is ready to come out ??

Cheers

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SpudGTI:
The gap

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andyR43:
If you have a gap between your tile and the underfloor heating it's no wonder your tiles have cracked. They probably haven't used a suitable adhesive either.

Gently tap your tiles to crack them and make removal easier without damaging the heating. Clear all the debris off the heating elements and check that the heating is still working.


Re-lay your new tiles directly onto the heating elements using a suitable adhesive, I use Mapei Mapeker Rapid Set Tile Adhesive which wont crack under extreme temperature variations.

SpudGTI:

--- Quote from: andyR43 on June 08, 2018, 11:36:30 am ---If you have a gap between your tile and the underfloor heating it's no wonder your tiles have cracked. They probably haven't used a suitable adhesive either.

Gently tap your tiles to crack them and make removal easier without damaging the heating. Clear all the debris off the heating elements and check that the heating is still working.


Re-lay your new tiles directly onto the heating elements using a suitable adhesive, I use Mapei Mapeker Rapid Set Tile Adhesive which wont crack under extreme temperature variations.

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Nice one Andy would it be worth getting somthing to make the tile sit on to stop this from happening as i to thought it was strange why theres a gap been left as over time they will crack like this has done? If so what would be best or will the stuff you use be like expanding foam sorta stuff?

Will try and get the rite tile from b&q (if they still do them) as previous owner had both bathrooms fitted by them

Thanks again dude

andyR43:
Just put the tile adhesive straight onto the heated floor system, as you would if you had no heated floor, then bed your tiles down onto the adhesive. Absolutely no need for a gap between the heated floor and the adhesive, your just wasting energy.

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