Cracked Bathroom Tile
A crack running through one or more wall or floor tiles in the bathroom, sometimes with pieces missing.
What Is Causing This?
- 1Impact from a dropped object
- 2Structural movement in the wall or floor
- 3Tiles fixed with insufficient adhesive leaving voids behind
How Urgent Is This?
This should be fixed in the coming weeks. Leaving it may allow the problem to worsen and cost more to repair.
What Needs to Be Done
A tiler will carefully remove the cracked tile without damaging neighbours, clean the area, and fix a replacement tile with fresh adhesive and grout.
How Much Will It Cost?
National average estimate
Labour: £233 – £688 | Materials: £113 – £475
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Ask a QuestionHow to Prevent This
Keep spare tiles from the original installation for future repairs. Use flexible adhesive and grout in areas prone to movement.
Related Problems
One or more floor tiles that rock, click, or move underfoot, sometimes with hollow sounds when tapped.
Tiles in the shower enclosure loosening, bulging, or falling off the wall, often with damp behind them.
Signs of water getting behind wall tiles, such as damp patches on the other side of the wall or loose tiles.
Other Tiler Problems
One or more floor tiles that rock, click, or move underfoot, sometimes with hollow sounds when tapped.
Grout between tiles turning dark grey, black, or developing visible mould spots, especially in wet areas.
Floor tiles tenting upward or popping off the substrate, sometimes with a cracking sound.
Tiles in the shower enclosure loosening, bulging, or falling off the wall, often with damp behind them.