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Broken floor tiles can be a NIGHTMARE! How can you tell a floor tile is on the way to cracking or fracturing? Walking on it might sound like a small "pop". If you knock on it with your knuckle, it will sound hollow, like there is space between the tile and the concrete below it. And indeed, there most likely is!
Floor tiles can crack or fracture for a number of reasons. Basic wear and tear, dropping something heavy on them, or improper installation. Also, over time, the "mud" or cement that holds the tile to the floor below it can dislodge from the tile itself, allowing air to seep inbetween the tile and the mud. Air pockets create a place for the tile to "buckle" from weight above such as walking on it, and then the tile simply cracks. The picture above depicts this perfectly.
The issue with cracked floor tile is usually matching it. What is popular and trendy today in floor remodeling, was not popular 10 or 20 years ago. So finding that tile that exactly matches is almost impossible. A decision must be made. Do you replace the entire surface with new tile, OR, create a design that fits with the room with a different tile in that place and possibly a few more places around the room.
Whichever you choose, new tile can be prepped and put into place, and new grout added to either that area or the whole floor giving a brand new look to the room.
Jacks the Handyman of Broward County (Cooper City, Pembroke Pines, Hollywood, Dania Beach, Plantation, Sunrise, Weston, Southwest Ranches, Davie, Fort Lauderdale, and all Broward towns and cities) floor experts can take care of any floor problem you might have. Any redesign, repair, or remodel. Call us at 954-953-4971 and get a FREE estimate today!