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Anyone Have A Source For Floor Tile?

October 15, 2016, 02:45:47 pm

I have a cracked tile in front of the bathroom vanity.

Ideally I would like to replace it with a matching tile, but that's a real long shot............
however I had to ask.

They have none at FOT.

Second choice would be to force epoxy into the hairline crack and either re-do the grout
cracks or epoxy them as well.  The tile pieces
aren't loose to the touch but one side is a tad higher than the other for the length of the crack,  so if nothing is done but covering the area with a small rug then probably it will continue to chip away at the crack.

Third choice is to replace the cracked tile with a closely matched one.

Fourth choice is to have a short custom run of this tile made. Ha

Maybe someone on this forum is having
their tile replaced with wood,  and their tile matches mine.

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Reply #1 – October 15, 2016, 05:45:19 pm

after 13 years, finding one with the same dye lot would be the needle in the hay stack.
removing tile- unless there is some serious water damage, 99.9% they all break in pieces

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Reply #2 – October 15, 2016, 07:45:09 pm

 I would leave that tile alone if it were me unless you do find one that is close enough. Having done this "one tile removal" a number of times in homes etc the secret is to use a ceramic diamond blade in angle grinder and make a few cuts across the tile then carefully lift the pieces. Clean as much thin set as possible then use a good construction glue to set it, then grout it.
It creates a lot of dust but can be done.
Another way to "fix" it is pick a tile that is a contrast to original and remove a few of them-randomly, in the area so it looks like it was planned when floor was done. This is all a fair bit of careful work and why I say "leave it"
JohnH

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Reply #3 – October 15, 2016, 07:52:59 pm

John H. -

I like your thinking.  We have a cracked tile as well in front of the bedroom opening. 

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Reply #4 – October 16, 2016, 01:14:24 am

I have a few extra tiles from our '95 that might be littermates. I'll shoot you a photo in the daylight tomorrow.

Ernie is usually right, but hey! We have been lucky (and blessed.) The material in our coach is grey, charcoal theme. You can have two--if they match. Stay tuned, T-Man.

What color is your counter? Shower?

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Reply #5 – October 16, 2016, 10:27:27 am

OK,
Here are pix of tile and counter.  I have taken several pix and none are true representatives color wise.
Fingers crossed, thanks.

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Reply #6 – October 16, 2016, 12:05:12 pm

Following on the same thought that John H. provided, I have had paint matched to a scrap piece of tile and used it to touch up chips in the floor.  It helps it looks better until the time comes for a complete replacement.  I have never tried it on cracked tile - I don't think it could hurt.  Don't forget, if you find a good replacement tile you still need to match the old grout too.

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Reply #7 – October 16, 2016, 12:19:49 pm

The matching of grout is the easy part as you can paint it with an acrylic water base paint and they even sell paint sticks for different colours now made esp' for grout. Some people just change the grout colour and leave tile alone!!
Anything is possible if you take the time and care to do it.
JohnH

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Reply #8 – October 16, 2016, 05:38:36 pm

T-Man, here's a shot of my gray/charcoal tile. The grout is middle gray and looks "less brown" than your images. I'm pretty lousy at describing colors, but, you're welcome to them if you shoot me a PM with directions. Hope it could work for you. Good luck. P

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Reply #9 – October 16, 2016, 05:57:07 pm

OK, thanks for the offer but I'm afraid mine are more tan or beige.

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