Ceramic Tile Tenting

Porcelain tiles as well as natural stone tiles have been known to tent as well.

Ceramic tile tenting.

Kimber joined nov 28 2019 messages 4 reactions 1 location so. Albeit some less than others. Cement backer board for example is an excellent base for ceramic tile when the board is properly installed but movement joints must still be provided. Tile tenting is when your floor tiles lift from their originally installed position and begin to push against one another creating a tent like bump in the middle of your floor.

How tight are the tiles to the outer walls. Ceramic tiles experience what is termed as irreversible moisture expansion. California what member type are you. This generally occurs during two.

The engineer removed a 3 inch square section of tile and dropped some water on the concrete below to determine if the concrete had been sealed. Rather it is important to consider that the cleavage plane will usually occur at the thinset transition either the bond to the concrete or the bond to the tile. Usually if the tile is tenting years after the installation this was not the case. The insurance adjuster came out to look at it and he said that tile usually doesn t tent after 16 years which is i believe the age of the house.

Not only is this an unattractive addition to your tiled floor it is also quite dangerous as tiles may shatter underfoot causing considerable harm. Homeowner dec 1 2019 thread starter thread starter 6. It s still tenting though just a different shaped tent. This week the 12 inch tile in her kitchen started tenting early in the morning.

He determined that it had.