How To Fix Broken Bathroom Floor Tiles

You ll be using a chisel to remove the broken tile so protect all your surfaces from flying tile chips by putting down drop sheets.

How to fix broken bathroom floor tiles.

Using a masonry bit drill a hole through the middle of the tiles you need to remove. There are a couple of ways to fix cracked tiles a cover up easy and the replacement of cracked tiles best method. Paint the tile you may not have realized that painting your tile floor was an option but it is. Don t force out the tile.

Dampen a sponge and clean the floor. It goes without saying the problems you have if the broken tiles are in your shower or bath. Cracked floor tile can be an opening for moisture to get through to your sub floor especially if it s in a bathroom. Wipe the damp paper towel over the surface of the cracked tile until it s clean.

Apply the acrylic floor adhesive generously to the floor. To fix the crack you have a couple of options. Now use a chisel to chip away the middle of the tile. Remove any debris from the crack and then use tile cleaner or dish detergent to remove any dust and grease.

Heating the tile with a warm iron will loosen any adhesive that might still be holding the tile. 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. Again be careful not to drill too deep or the substrate and or any waterproofing membrane may be damaged. Use the flat side of the notched trowel to spread it out evenly then use the notched side to groove the adhesive.

Place the new tile on the floor. For large tiles you may need to drill several holes so the tile can be broken up to remove it. You can repair the crack with tile filler and then paint over the filler with a color that matches the rest of the tile. Warm the tile with a preheated iron.

The key is to properly clean the tiles before you paint and to use the right kind of paint. Pour a little rubbing alcohol onto 1 or 2 sheets of paper towel. Clean the cracked tile with paper towels and rubbing alcohol. Then cover the centre of the broken tile with masking tape and drill four or five holes with a tile bit.

Wipe clean with a cloth and allow the tile and the crack to dry thoroughly.