Bill diaz san juan pr.
Can you lay tile over cracked concrete.
How to lay tile over cracked concrete.
Do you have any advice.
In fact pros do it all the time.
If you were to remove a cracked tile from concrete undoubtedly you would see the same crack pattern below.
All of the movement in concrete is transferred to the tile.
Step 1 preparing the concrete.
Laying floor tile over concrete is not a technically demanding job.
It can be physically strenuous and messy but it is a home improvement project that will allow you to cut labor costs by doing it yourself.
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I m about to install ceramic tile on a concrete floor of a 40 year old house.
Before you begin to lay the tile over your concrete slab make sure the concrete is properly prepared.
Tile flooring can quickly give an old floor pizazz.
The concrete floor has cracks in it.
I d like to install a tile floor over the slab but i m worried that the tile will crack.
Cracks in concrete immediately become cracks in the tile.
Tom meehan a tile installer and owner of cape cod tileworks in harwich massachusetts replies.
While you can install tile directly on concrete problems erupt when the concrete cracks or shifts.
In some cases i ve seen cracks.
Cracks in a concrete slab are a problem that i run into frequently.
This assumes that the floor underneath is solid concrete and that there are no cracks in the existing tile indicating underlying problems in the concrete.
This is a diy endeavor and i don t have the extra money to.