Replace Broken Floor Tile Video

Learn how to fix a cracked or broken floor tile.

Replace broken floor tile video. Find out which tools help you get the job. Drill evenly spaced holes into the tile s broken sections with a 1 4 inch ceramic bit. First isolate the broken tile from the rest of the floor by using a hammer and chisel to remove the grout around the tile. Perhaps you have a chipped cracked or broken floor tile that needs replacement well we show you step by step how to remove the old tile thinset and inst.

This video shares several tips on how to replace a cracked ceramic or porcelain tile. Apply just enough pressure to remove the grout but not so much that a slip will gouge the neighboring tiles. See how to remove the old tile without damaging surrounding tiles. Step 2 loosen the tile photo by william a.

Boyd apply painter s tape around the edges of the adjacent tiles to protect them. Using a cold chisel to break up a floor tile. Learning how to replace a cracked tile can save you a ton of money. Replace cracked tile floor tiles using a grout scraper pry bar hammer and safety glasses.

The acrylic base tom used in place of thinset is acrylpro professional tile adhesive manufactured by custom building products. Removing and replacing a broken ceramic tile isn t that difficult if you have matching tile leftover from the original installation.