Tile floors can be an elegant addition to any home. Yet one of the things that will ruin the look is a crack.
If you’ve noticed a crack in your tile flooring, the first step is to find out why its there.
In some cases, it may be caused by dropping something heavy. In other cases, it may be a mystery, having occurred without your knowledge of how it got there. Houses settle over time. If you’ve had the tile installed for a long period of time and a crack suddenly appeared, its probably due to a shift in the foundation that made your floor no longer level.
Other causes could be the wrong materials were used during the installation process, something we see occurring frequently in do-it-yourself projects gone wrong. If you don’t lay the tile with proper backing, the tiles can move and settle, leaving space for a crack to occur.
If the crack or chip isn’t too badly damaged, you can try and fill it in and paint over it. Buy a tile epoxy or adhesive, then apply it to the crack and let it dry. Using a paint color uniform to the tile color, touch up the crack to make it blend in as much as possible.
If the damage is too big to fill, you can remove the tile entirely and install a new one in its place. To get rid of the old tile, place a protective cloth over the tile and shatter it with a hammer. Then clean the tile away leaving a clean surface for the new tile to be installed. Match both the tile and the grout as close as possible for a smooth look.
Depending on the extent of the tile damage, you may wish to bring in a professional to repair your tile. One or two tiles may be easy to fix; repairing large areas of damage, or areas with intricate detailing can be difficult to repair and still have it look uniform throughout. They can help you match tile and grout effectively, bringing your flooring back up to the original look and feel.
There is a reason tiles have been used throughout homes since Roman times. They are durable and attractive, as well as easy to maintain. With a little TLC when damage occurs, you can continue enjoying your tiles for years to come.
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