The insurance adjuster came out to look at it and he said that tile usually doesn t tent after 16 years which is i believe the age of the house.
Ceramic tile tenting.
Usually if the tile is tenting years after the installation this was not the case.
Ceramic tiles experience what is termed as irreversible moisture expansion.
Tile tenting is when your floor tiles lift from their originally installed position and begin to push against one another creating a tent like bump in the middle of your floor.
He determined that it had.
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The engineer removed a 3 inch square section of tile and dropped some water on the concrete below to determine if the concrete had been sealed.
Tenting usually occurs due to lack of expansion either way it looks like a re tile is required.
Cement backer board for example is an excellent base for ceramic tile when the board is properly installed but movement joints must still be provided.
California what member type are you.
Close inspection often shows that more than one area of the floor has delaminated.
It s still tenting though just a different shaped tent.
How tight are the tiles to the outer walls.
Albeit some less than others.
Had the thinset not been applied correctly originally the tile would have tented long before.
Porcelain tiles as well as natural stone tiles have been known to tent as well.
This week the 12 inch tile in her kitchen started tenting early in the morning.
This generally occurs during two.