Ceramic Tile Replacements

If 1 or more of your floor or counter tiles have cracked whether from regular wear and tear or from having a heavy object dropped on them you don t necessarily need to replace the cracked tile.

Ceramic tile replacements.

Finding replacement ceramic and clay tiles can be time consuming and frustrating. Ceramic tiles see more choices dap 25190 weldwood multi purpose ceramic tile adhesive 1 quart. About the grout a quart container of premixed combination grout adhesive makes these small patch jobs easy and inexpensive but it s not always the best product for the job. At the very least finding replacement tiles will require trips to your local tile contractors.

Here s how to go about it. Removing and replacing a broken ceramic tile isn t that difficult if you have matching tile leftover from the original installation. If replacing a tile isn t in your budget or if the tile isn t badly damaged you can repair the tile. We also carry some interceramic florida tile summitville us ceramics wenczel and pisa gres as well as other manufacturers.

Ditto for clay tiles. Before you begin your search for replacement tiles it is important to note that not all 4 x4 ceramic wall tiles are created equally depending on the manufacturer age of the tile etc tiles may vary in their actual measurements. So called 4 x4 tiles might actually measure 3 75 x3 75 or 4 x4 or 4 25 x4 25 square etc. In that case you might want to randomly replace a handful of tiles around the floor to make the fix blend in with the rest of.

Just make sure any replacement tiles meet the standards for ceramic floor tiles. Or you could forget about trying to match the tile altogether and fill the spot with an accent tile of a different color or texture. Damaged tiles allow moisture to get under the tile so replace broken ceramic tiles right away. But if your tile is older you need to be prepared for the fact that an exact match might not be available.

You can easily replace cracked and broken ceramic and clay tiles if you kept extra tiles and grout mix. 1 24 of over 1 000 results for tools home improvement. Our specialty is discontinued daltile and discontinued american olean tiles. First isolate the broken tile from the rest of the floor by using a hammer and chisel to remove the grout around the tile.

Replace broken or missing ceramic tiles to prevent further damage. If not you ll need to either.