Cracking Grout - Is this normal?
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Tile flooring was installed in an infrequently used bathroom 3 years ago. Just about all of the grout lines have cracked. Is this normal? Will it cause problems? Fusion Pro grout was used. Tiles were installed on top of 1/4" cement board screwed into subfloor.
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Comments (10)Well, I'm going to do something that I've been told over and over not to do ... make an example out of someone... Gibby I share your frustration with installer standards, but the reason it happens is the same reason that you see it happening in this thread. Recap: Poster-1 says that they see a problem with a certain execution in situation A. Expert gives the technical advice he has regularly given and that he has made popular here re: the what-to-dos vs. the what-not-to-dos re: exec of situation-A. At which time, poster-2 says that they are having the exact same problem with the exact same execution in situation-A also and what could be going on? (Er ...). More discourse about why idiot-installers persist with the behaviour that causes problem with situations-A. Poster-2 pops back up saying that they will repeat the behaviour that caused their and other's problem execution in situation-A. Well, if the person(s) most impacted by a poor execution or common executor problem - viz. the homeowner - won't learn, what would motivate the executor to learn???? THEY don't have to live with the problem and if the HO (poster-2) can't be bothered, why should they trouble themselves to be so? Bill, you were remarkably patient in that last response. When I read the previous post, *my* verbal response had a whole load of *F*s in it - from sheer incredulity....See MoreCrack in concrete deck- normal?
Comments (11)Our pool was installed last year and we had a 2 cracks form within a couple of weeks of the pour. We had the same guarantee from our pool builder that Grassy mentioned above. However, since 2 weeks seemed a little ridiculous, we still called the concrete installer who came back promptly & investigated our issues. The first one was a good size crack and the installer admitted that they should have placed the expansion joint differently. They broke out the entire section & re-poured it within a matter of days and did the expansion joint differently. The other crack was smaller & more spidery in nature. It was closer to the pool and ran through a section of the concrete that butted up against our aluminum coping, included the skimmer access, and had wire mesh underneath. Based on how the surrounding sections had been poured, expansion joints, etc. it would have required many additional sections to be removed & re-poured to keep everything looking consistent. We agreed that it was acceptable to live with that one, which of course was the smaller & less unsightly of the two cracks. It's now one year later and we have had no additional cracking after a typical Michigan winter. The crack we agreed to live with expanded slightly, but I just stare at the pool as I walk by. I do believe that some cracking is part of the nature of the beast. However, with all that said yours looks rather agressive to me and leads me to wonder if they compacted properly before they poured. I'd complain for sure....See Morecaulk or grout for fine cracks in shower floor grout?
Comments (5)Since the cracks are purely cosmetic you can use caulk to cosmetically fill the cracks. Do a small test to make sure the caulk visually meets your goal....See Moreshould there be caulk ? are these cracks normal?
Comments (17)You have bigger issues here with visible hardie board that is now sitting in a mud bed and going to be a serious wicking issue. Seams are not taped/thinset. Very novice errors and not suprising based on your other issues. You dont have A professional tiler on your project im afraid. likely more errors we cant see, Simply put, in the Pro tile world its already A full tearout....See More- 5 years agolast modified: 5 years ago
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