Loose Floor Tile
One or more floor tiles that rock, click, or move underfoot, sometimes with hollow sounds when tapped.
What Is Causing This?
- 1Adhesive failure due to incorrect type or application
- 2Substrate movement causing the bond to break
- 3No expansion gaps allowing the tiles to push apart
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 lift the loose tiles, clean off old adhesive from both tile and floor, and re-fix using flexible adhesive. They will ensure expansion joints are in place.
How Much Will It Cost?
National average estimate
Labour: £233 – £688 | Materials: £113 – £475
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Try Snap and FixHow to Prevent This
Always use flexible adhesive on floors with underfloor heating or timber substrates. Leave expansion gaps around the room perimeter.
Related Problems
A crack running through one or more wall or floor tiles in the bathroom, sometimes with pieces missing.
Floor tiles tenting upward or popping off the substrate, sometimes with a cracking sound.
Ceramic or porcelain floor tiles developing cracks, sometimes in a line across multiple tiles.
Other Tiler Problems
A crack running through one or more wall or floor tiles in the bathroom, sometimes with pieces missing.
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.