Margaretta
13-11-2015, 12:47
Hello, has anyone experienced 'tenting?'
My husband has arrived in our apartment to find two lines of floor tiles have risen in a line across a bedroom. The centre ones made a tent structure. We have inquired and apparently it's due to a change in the humidity: extreme heat and heavy rain. The tiles were laid in 2006 and apparently, if not enough expansion is allowed, the grout will give way. An American site states that grout is not the best thing for the tiles against the walls but caulk! I don't know the equivalent in Canarian ....does anyone here? Hubby can clear the grout and re-lay the tiles (none broken) but he would like to get the right adhesive so that this will not happen again. any advice much appreciated.
My husband has arrived in our apartment to find two lines of floor tiles have risen in a line across a bedroom. The centre ones made a tent structure. We have inquired and apparently it's due to a change in the humidity: extreme heat and heavy rain. The tiles were laid in 2006 and apparently, if not enough expansion is allowed, the grout will give way. An American site states that grout is not the best thing for the tiles against the walls but caulk! I don't know the equivalent in Canarian ....does anyone here? Hubby can clear the grout and re-lay the tiles (none broken) but he would like to get the right adhesive so that this will not happen again. any advice much appreciated.