Floor Tiles Cracking
Ceramic or porcelain floor tiles developing cracks, sometimes in a line across multiple tiles.
What Is Causing This?
- 1Substrate movement beneath, especially on timber floors
- 2No flexible adhesive or uncoupling membrane used
- 3Impact damage from heavy objects dropped
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 flooring specialist will remove the cracked tiles, check the substrate for movement, install an uncoupling membrane if needed, and re-tile with flexible adhesive.
How Much Will It Cost?
National average estimate
Labour: £11 – £22 | Materials: £13 – £41
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Ask a QuestionHow to Prevent This
Use an uncoupling membrane on timber or heated floors. Choose flexible adhesive and grout. Keep spare tiles for future repairs.
Related Problems
One or more floor tiles that rock, click, or move underfoot, sometimes with hollow sounds when tapped.
Floor tiles tenting upward or popping off the substrate, sometimes with a cracking sound.
A crack running through one or more wall or floor tiles in the bathroom, sometimes with pieces missing.
Other Flooring Specialist Problems
Laminate boards rising, buckling, or peaking at the joints, creating ridges across the floor.
Carpet pulling away from the gripper rods along walls or at doorways, creating trip hazards and wrinkles.
Air pockets or bubbles forming under vinyl or LVT flooring, making the surface uneven.
Visible scratches, scuffs, or worn patches on a hardwood or engineered wood floor.