Ceramic Tile Popping Noise

A little known reason behind your loose floor tiles.

Ceramic tile popping noise.

The sounds also comes and goes in severity. Last year in response to questions in parliament on popping and cracking tiles the ministry of national development mnd said that hdb received about 2 000 cases of dislodged floor tiles a year. This cause is more common than you would think and can also cause tiles to crack and sound hollow. It s a high traffic area and there s various areas.

There is ceramic tile on the floor in the second floor bath. Buckled tiles defect might appear in all types of tiles i e. It s the longer planks wood looking floor. This tile defect is known as buckled tiles.

I had my kitchen remodeled with the floor tiled first on a wooden subfloor and cabinets installed the following day. This was in 2011 the grout has come off in different places and i can hear a crunchy noise when i step on a tile at one location. Remove the adjoining grout with a carbide tipped grout saw before you attempt to remove individual tiles. Facebook 0 tweet 0 pin 0 linkedin 0.

I have a section in my tile floor. The perfectly flat tiled floor may buckle up in the different seasons due. To reuse the tile grind thin set off the back with a 4 inch grinder. Recently first we started hearing popping noise where one of us was standing it did few times when we moved our location.

Today i have noticed near the washing machine area there is a crack in the grout not in the tile. It is the original tile with no signs of repair or cracks in the tile or grout. At another location i can hear a popping sound. Pry up the perimeter of the first piece until you hear a slight popping sound indicating the piece is no longer bonded to the substrate.

Popping noise from tile floor. Tell us what s going on. Kimberly in missouri is dealing with a noisy floor. Ceramic tiles vitrified tiles and porcelain tiles etc.

Have noticed 1 2 tiles in various places popping sound as well. If proper care is not taken while laying the same. There is an area about 15x15 inches that makes a crackling noise when you step on it.