How To Fix Cracked Bathroom Floor Tile

Depending on how severe your ceramic tile damage is you may be able to fill your tile cracks.

How to fix cracked bathroom floor tile.

Clean the cracked tile with paper towels and rubbing alcohol. There are a couple of ways to fix cracked tiles a cover up easy and the replacement of cracked tiles best method. Cracked bathroom tiles can be caused by either an instability in the surface under the tile or in rare cases the low quality of the tile itself. Apply a clear epoxy resin to any hairline cracks you find.

Remove any debris from the crack and then use tile cleaner or dish detergent to remove any dust and grease. Wipe the damp paper towel over the surface of the cracked tile until it s clean. Wipe clean with a cloth and allow the tile and the crack to dry thoroughly. Allow the tile filler to dry for a few seconds then wipe lightly with a damp cloth.

Using a grout saw or other tool remove the grout from the tile joints surrounding the damaged tile s. The biggest problem with this is that you can easily break some of the adjoining tiles. Because hairline cracks are so small you may need to use a toothpick to push the epoxy compound down into each crack. To fix the crack you have a couple of options.

You can repair the crack with tile filler and then paint over the filler with a color that matches the rest of the tile. Here s what you need to know for repairing or replacing it. Rinse the tile with clean water and dry with a clean towel. Pour a little rubbing alcohol onto 1 or 2 sheets of paper towel.

You can replace the entire tile. Hairline cracks are good candidates for this approach. So i used some tub and tile caulk to fill in the giant crack on my floor and then used a special textured tile paint to paint the floor of the bathroom. When you re done the crack will be much less visible image 3.

Repairing a piece of cracked tile. If you want to watch the video on how to. Subscribe to lowe s youtube. The unglazed tile exposed by the crack absorbs water that isn t easily wiped dry so run a hair dryer over it for about 15 minutes to.

Patch cracked tile using epoxy minor cracks can be repaired with a small amount of epoxy and some paint. One bad tile doesn t have to ruin the bunch. The epoxy should fill up the cracks completely. You may have to break the tile into small pieces and remove it.