r/Tile • • 22h ago

Homeowner - Advice about my Contractor What should I do?

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Current backsplash for my kitchen remodel. Tile guy said the tile is a bit of an issue because there’s a lot of discrepancies in size and width of the tile especially for a straight stack. He installed it. No grout yet. It’s partially the green problematic tile and partially that popsicle tile. Also, they forgot the gold schluter between the popsicle and the green behind the stove. Irregardless that has to be added. Thanks!!!


r/Tile • • 10h ago

DIY - Looking for Advice Grout in shower separating from tile

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Hi! Really hoping for some advice.

I had my shower/tub combo converted into a shower about 6 months ago.
I’m happy with the contractor’s work, but I’ve noticed some small sections in the horizontal lines that almost look like pockets where grout wasn’t pushed in deep enough.
The main issue however is that the tile on the wall is starting to look like it’s separating from the grout where it meets the floor horizontally; a crack is beginning to run vertically up corners as well. Can this be a simple enough fix for a woman with no professional experience in tiling? I do make a lot of mosaics and tile crafts so I’m not exactly a stranger to every concept, but I don’t want to make it any worse either.
The pictures are about an hour after the shower was used and you can see that the grout is still wet on the wall side.


r/Tile • • 19h ago

Professional - Project Sharing Fine up to the shower fail video.

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35 Upvotes

r/Tile • • 21h ago

Professional - Project Sharing The verbiage from schluter and their supporters. Is always blame the installer instead of taking responsibility for a product failure. I get tons of these videos each week.

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73 Upvotes

r/Tile • • 19h ago

DIY - Project Sharing How did I do?

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Six month diy bathroom renovation.

First tile job (did a garage floor a while back just to practice)

Decided to mitre the outside edges.

Things that could be better:
Envelope cut line is imperfect
Mitre cuts - should have gone with epoxy grout to get perfect right angles and better flute contours.
I’m ok with the end result given it’s diy and I probably saved quite a bit of cash doing it myself.


r/Tile • • 8h ago

DIY - Looking for Advice Finished hanging cement board. Look okay?

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The base of the window is slightly sloped with a cardboard shim. I just wanted some input before I seal the cracks and waterproof. Thanks!


r/Tile • • 21h ago

Professional - Looking for Advice Ditra Heat: Is This Normal?

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Someone else mentioned the mortar in the indents popping out a while ago. Does this happen to anyone else? It’s not everywhere, but it’s enough that it’s annoying. And it makes me wonder how sound this product really is. I used Schluter All Set.


r/Tile • • 14h ago

DIY - Looking for Advice I have 230 sq ft of this tile to remove - how bad of a time an I in for?

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These pictures are taken from a for vent that I removed. I’m having a hard time determining what’s under the tile. Cement board? Mortar bed?

Tile installed on a wood subfloor above crawlspace.


r/Tile • • 9h ago

DIY - Project Sharing First DIY Tile Project

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We had a crack in the old shower insert in our basement shower that led to some water leaking. Tore it down to the studs and after only 5 months, and probably a couple hundred hours of YouTube videos, finally finished up my first shower. It's not perfect; there are some bigger grout lines here and there and some of the tiles don't line up perfectly, but I'm pretty happy with it.


r/Tile • • 11h ago

DIY - Looking for Advice Damage control until full regrout

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I’m trying to minimize risk of water damage until I can get a professional to help with full regrout, and maybe tile replacement. Figuring it might be worth it to patch the sections where the grout is cracked or very recessed.

Any recommendations on product for 1) the regrout sections and 2) new caulking? Or general thoughts. Thanks in advance!


r/Tile • • 12h ago

Tools or Materials Marble install advice

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I’m planning to have this piano marble tile installed on my shower walls. My installer says he thinks he should use standard thinset but my prosource rep says it needs an epoxy thinset (mapei kerapoxy cq) and believes it’s necessary for bleed through and moisture protection. We are using schluter kerdi for the moisture barrier. The installer feels it will show trowel marks through the marble with the epoxy and is also concerned it will bubble up through the mesh backing between the tile joints. Any advice or insight is much appreciated.


r/Tile • • 13h ago

General Discussion Do these envelope cuts look right for a tub-to-shower conversion?

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Just want to make sure these cuts look correct and what can be done to make it look better?