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Ceramic and Porcelain Tile
cracks
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Indent Fractures
Moisture Problems
Optical Haze
Stains
What are these Shadow Needle Shapes on my Porcelain tile?
ANSWER - With your description it is hard to determine exactly what is the condition. It could be intend fractures. That is when there is excessive shrinkage and it causes intents in the tile that…
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Backer Board
Ceramic and Porcelain Tile
cracks
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Exterior
failures
installation
Plywood Substrate
Standards
Why is by Exterior Covered Deck Tile Backer Board Installation Causing Tile to Crack?
ANSWER - Normally when you get cracking over a suspended floor following the joints of the tile backer board that the tile was bonded to, it is due to a combination of excessive deflection in…
Read MoreHow do I keep the Hairline Cracks in my Ceramic Tiles from Getting Worse?
ANSWER - Normally when there are hairline cracks going continuously through a number of tiles including the grout joint, it suggests that there might be a crack i the substrate below it that is telegraphing…
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Ceramic and Porcelain Tile
cracks
Deflection
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failures
Grout
installation
Movement Joints
Repairs
Sealant Caulk
Waterproofing
Wet Areas
How do I repair the Horizontal Grout Joint between the Bathtub and the Tile wall?
ANSWER - The transition joint between the top of the bathtub flange and the wall tile is not supposed to be filled with a cementitious grout. It should be filled with a resilient ASTM C920…
Read MoreWhy able I getting Hairline Cracks in my Carrara Marble Shower?
ANSWER - Generally speaking cracks are either reflective cracking where the underlying substrate has a crack or separation and it telegraphs through the marble or there is structural cracking where the structure has excessive deflection…
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Ceramic and Porcelain Tile
cracks
Efflorescence Staining
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Grout
Leak
Maintenance
Showers
Stains
Why is water coming out of the grout on the side of our Shower?
ANSWER - From your photo the bottom edge of the wall tile where it is adjacent to the transition joint from the wall to the floor has efflorescence staining. That suggests water is traveling from…
Read MoreIs it normal to have a granite countertop have cracks that continue through the stone?
ANSWER - The Natural Stone Institute, formally the Marble Institute of America, Dimension Stone Design Manual states that "Cracks occur in stones as a result of man-made mechanically induced stresses during handling, fabrication, transport, or…
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Ceramic and Porcelain Tile
cracks
Debonding Tile
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failures
Grout
Hollow Sounding Tiles
What has caused some tiles in my Ceramic Tile Floor to become Hollow Sounding and the Grout To Crack?
ANSWER - Hollow sounds on a ceramic tile isn't a defect in itself, but it can be a symptom of a defect depending on the circumstances. If portions of a tile is hollow sounding or…
Read MoreWhat is the standard if a Stone Fabricator damages a slab and they can't find a matching replacement?
ANSWER - It isn't clear from your description exactly what the conditions are, but generally speaking, if you have a countertop that is book-matched or if the veining is contiguous, and one of the slabs…
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