Expert Answers in Ceramic and Porcelain Tile

ANSWER - I would not do either option.  Their prices are extremely high.  You can do it yourself for probably less than $100. First of all you don’t really need to seal your grout.  I assume…

ANSWER - As long as the existing marble floor is structurally sound and well bonded to its substrate without excessive deflection, you can bond over the marble. The marble surface is likely polished or honed…

ANSWER - Whether it is stone tile or ceramic tile or porcelain tile or glass tile, if the tile becomes loose or unbonded, then we refer to that either as a tile that debonded or…

ANSWER - If the subfloor and tile was replaced as specified, then the new tile floor should not have been any higher.   The tile installer should have known that the floor would be higher…

ANSWER - Efflorescence is generally a whitish stain caused by mineral precipitation.  Minerals within the concrete slab, the setting materials, and possibly the tile dissolve when subjected to moisture like salt in water.   The…

ANSWER - I will assume that your tile floor is installed over a concrete slab on ground. We know that in New Orleans, as well as in other geographic areas, there is a very high…

ANSWER - Excessive efflorescence staining (generally a whitish substance) on stone, tiles,  grout, or adjacent surfaces is a generally a symptom of an excessive…

There is no standard for whether a tile should sound hollow or not, or do what degree.   A hollow sound can mean the tile, or a portion of the tile, is not bonded or…

ANSWER - Optical Hazing is a distortion condition that is found on some polished ceramic tile surfaces.  The distortion is invisible under normal lighting and only noticeable when illuminated by light coming in from the side…

ANSWER -  First of all, tile applications installed on shower walls should not bow or crack.   What you describe sounds like it is a shrinkage problem in the floated wall mortar bed.  You didn't…