I wont ask the Home Depot guy

Perry_3

"I know I have no clue when it comes to tile but we cant afford to have it done by a profesional. Can I just glue it on with PL adhesive. is there a tileinghelp.com ."

Change the word "tile" for boiler, radiators, etc and you have exactly the statement that so many people on this site abhore and rally against.

Perchance you can't afford to not hire a "professional."

Nothing personal against the poster.... but I thought this should be pointed out. Of course, it does point out the real issues in life and why we and other people do the things we do.

Perry (homeowner)

bigwilly104

I just can't bring myself to ask the guy in the orange vest

Come on we are all do it your self guys. anybody know a easy fix for tile that is falling off the edge of the counter. My wife and I just bought our first house. Can you say fixer. The owner before was also a do it your selfer, one that shouldnt have. I know I have no clue when it comes to tile but we cant afford to have it done by a profesional. Can I just glue it on with PL adhesive. is there a tileinghelp.com . And yes I plan to remove the furnace and install a mod-con with infloor heat. but my wife dosent bring that up. the tiles that are missing in the kitchen come up alot though.

Cosmo_3

pic?

Not that you will find any tile experts here, but a picture may help anyone trying to diagnose the problem, and offer a solution.

Personally I don't see why anyone would want tile on the kitchen counter.....How do you keep the grout lines clean?

Cosmo

bigwilly104

ya i know its goofy

I am on the wall asking tile questions. Ya thats a little off. the thing is if you guys dont know you will tell me. At home depot and lowes they are way to eager to "help". I will get a pic in a bit. My 15 month old daughter just fell asleep on my lap and I don't want to get up just yet.

Timco

Mastic or thin-set will usually work, but I typically use an epoxy for something that will be bumped and needs to be re-attached. It will bond to the tile as well as whatever type of backer you have. Then just grout & be done with it.

Tim

bigwilly104

Here are pics

> Mastic or thin-set will usually work, but I

> typically use an epoxy for something that will be

> bumped and needs to be re-attached. It will bond

> to the tile as well as whatever type of backer

> you have. Then just grout & be done with

> it.

>

> Tim

bigwilly104

Here are pics

I pulled the tiles off because they were about to fall. you can see the one on the left held on to a lot of the morter. but there is also a void in the morter.

bigwilly104

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Timco

No pics came up, but no matter. Epoxy them on. polyurethane glue is strong as h_ll but expands.

Tim

bigwilly104

ok I am felling stupid

if I click attachments and browse then click on the pic on the desk top it tells me it has a unaproved file name. its just a standerd J-peg. computers need somewhere to use a wrench and a multi meter

bigwilly104

venting

We just finished putting together a air system for a custom lighting shop. about ten grand in copper. I had a sea container on site with our material in it. three months and no problems. the job finished wed last week we went there today to empty the container so it could be moved back to the shop. All the left over copper was gone. About 400 feet of 1/2 - 1 1/2 inch L. They left my ridgid pipe prep machine so I guess thats my silver lining. I just want to catch them in the act on time. The phrase beat them like a red headed step child comes to mind.

Brian_18

JohnBridge.com

There's lots of tile help, and experts over at JohnBridge.com. Navagate to the Tile Advice Forums. I'm just completing a 550 sq.ft. tile project (over radiant), and received lots of assistance from the folks on that site. Good Luck !

ALH_4

Hmm...

To be fair, there is a bit of difference between the specialized skills and tools for installing and firing a boiler versus re-applying a loose tile. There is also a difference in the consequences of performing the respective jobs incorrectly.

Unknown

ask ur

Ask ur 18 months daughter to figure out the computer....

ALH_4

18 mo

Isn't that about the age that kids start using Miscosoft Excel these days? ;-)

andy_21

tile repair

If the old mortar is still in place & not loose you can use some silicon or PL adhesive, then grout when cured. If old mortar is loose scrape out all loose material & use some thinset mortar to reset tiles then grout.
Good luck!

bigwilly104

To clarify

our intention its to replace the cabnets and the tile so this would be a temporary repair. If it lasts two years that will be long enough

bigwilly104

its scary

she can work the remote for the satalite TV already. she is only 15 months old. hey mabey if I didnt have satalite I could afford a professional tile setter, but what a cost!

Perry_3

Andrew...

I agree that in this case there is a difference in the consequences.

But most homeowners don't see a difference in consequences between tile repair and boiler or furnace repair. What they know is that hiring a professional would cost more money up front than they wish to spend; and that it doesn't look that hard to fix it themselves if only they knew a trick or two.

Many of the real professionals on this site are absolutely correct that people need to hire a professional to get the job done right. However, does that not also apply to many things other than boilers and heating.

It may be personal to me; but I really cringe when someone starts out - on any problem - that I can't afford to hire a professional... can I just... when they may be totally oblivious to the risk and all the potential issues (what if the reason the tile is loose is that the counter top is rotten underneath? Where does it end?).

So where do you draw the line? If you can't afford to hire a professional on any problem... should a person really be trying to do it themselves? I've seen many a job (including tile setting) that the people would have been better off doing nothing at all than what they did do because they did not have the tools, skill, experience, patience, etc to even do a halfway decent job).

Perry

ALH_4

DIY

I DIY on anything I can, and have assisted many homeowners with installation of their own equipment.

"Find A Pro" is certainly not a one-size-fits-all answer.

I was merely pointing out that hiring a pro to install, repair or test your boiler is a little different than hiring a pro to re-apply a loose tile. Where the line is drawn depends on the owner.