[Strafe]

Hello,

I have an uneven tile floor spot that needs to be leveled with the surrounding tiles. When pressure is applied to one corner, the opposite corner lifts up. There isn’t any creaking sound when this happens, just the soft sound of the tile moving. I was wondering how I would go about fixing this. I am including pictures in my post so it can give you a better example. Thank you!

(I know that there is a cracked tile in the picture. I'll replace that when I get the uneven tile floor figured out)
(I know I posted on the Flooring section but I am posting here because it relates to tiling)

https://imgur.com/a/TVrnkhL

 

[chandler48]

Lift the tile out of its position and take a picture for us so we can see what is under it. It may be something insignificant, but may be more than meets the eye. If it is rocking it isn't stuck down so it should come up easily.

 

[SPS-1]

How many loose tiles do you have ? Cracked/broken grout is also an indication that the tile is loose.

 

[jeffnc]

If a tile cracks, something is wrong. And by "wrong" I don't mean a defective tile. Tile shouldn't ever crack. Having said that, if you want to avoid the problem with your subfloor for now, the way to fix a loose tile on an otherwise healthy floor is to remove the tile, scrape or grind away any old thinset in there, and simply reinstall the tile with fresh thinset. One of the points of thinset is to even out small inconsistencies in the floor.

 

[tstex]

If a tile cracks, something is wrong. And by "wrong" I don't mean a defective tile. Tile shouldn't ever crack. Having said that, if you want to avoid the problem with your subfloor for now, the way to fix a loose tile on an otherwise healthy floor is to remove the tile, scrape or grind away any old thinset in there, and simply reinstall the tile with fresh thinset. One of the points of thinset is to even out small inconsistencies in the floor.

Jeff is correct, but a few things to consider:

1. what made the tile loose/shifting foundation;
2. bad or improperly applied thinset
3. how many loose or cracked tiles nearby? the more is not the merrier; it means a more system problem
4. VERY IMPORTANT: How long ago did this problem start? If all of a sudden after a decade of no issues, I'd be inclined to think foundation.

Need more info to help

Before I would start replacing anything, I would make sure I know the root cause(s) so as moving forward, you're not reduplicating the problem

 

[tstex]

Strafe,

Any movement on getting some answers?