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Wall tile to Floor Tile - Huge Gap

3 years ago

My tiler tiled 4' wall with 4" ceramic tile, and installed 6x12 floor tile. Now, there is a gap between the wall tile and the floor tile. First they tried to fix by cutting tile into smaller pieces, but the cut tile just crumbled.
Now I'm told it's an easy fix with a 6"x1" bulll nose, but I just don't see how.

Please post ideas how to close this gap that is way too big for caulk or grout. Thanks.

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HALLETT & Co.

3 years ago

So the walls were pre existing and you put in a new floor? Or one person did it all? Yes you can add a 6x6 'sanitary base' tile on top of the existing tile- I use this in historic properties where I have period wall tile but the floor has to be replaced due to rot. You don't want to add a wood quarter round in a space that is otherwise all tile, it will always look like a hack.

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SJ McCarthy
3 years ago
Adding tile on top of tile is TOUGH. The real fix is to remove the bottom row of the wall tile and then add properly cut tile...OR...start over on the wall.

Now here's the REAL question: Where is this tile situated? Is this a bathroom? Shower? Back splash? Where is this.

And why on earth are the grout lines SO SMALL????

Can you take a picture from a bit of distance? We need to see if these dudes did EVERYTHING else wrong!

You *could have bigger issues. Please post photos from 3-4 feet away. And put a measuring tape in the photo so we can see what's happening to those grout lines.
C L. thanked SJ McCarthy
C L.
Original Author
3 years ago
It's in the bathroom, outside the tub. I'm sure there are bigger issues :(
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C L.
Original Author
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
I'm just wondering if there is a bandaid for this. Instatrim? Or these photos...
C L.
Original Author
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
The walls were painted (drywall, not tile) and the floors were 1"x1" tile. The project was to replace all tile at tub/shower, add wall tile outside up to 4', replace floor tile. So, all new. I think I know what happened. They were supposed to rip out old floor tile. They did not and instead tiled over the existing tile. When I discovered, I insisted they redo. The wall was already done. Thus, now with just the one layer of floor tile, there's the gap.

I'm not pro and never heard of 'sanitary base'. I'll do some digging to see what this looks like. They would be putting a layer tile at the bottom of the tiled wall, right?
PRO
HALLETT & Co.
3 years ago
This is sanitary base. Small cove at the bottom and a finished top. Order it from dal tile so the white matches.
C L.
Original Author
3 years ago
Thanks for all the info.

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