Flooring can add the finishing touch to your home. Some homeowners go for DIY tile installation, but don’t realize the potential issues and problems involved in this work. Only a properly installed tile floor can add value and wonderful look to your home. Numerous DIY tile installations look sloppy, and it can decrease the real value of your home. Some tile may have some extra problems that become visible with time, such as these may start leaking or cracking. The grout may start breaking after some time. If you want to install tiles in your house, it will be good to take help of some professionals. Here are some common problems of DIY tile installation.
Uneven Sub-Floor
Tiles are brittle and hard; therefore, they can break after experiencing pressure. The stable substrate can increase the odd of tile breaking. If you want to tile over your wood floor, you have to reinforce this floor before laying the tiles to ensure that it will not shift or move after getting weight. Any experienced and professional contractor can tell you about this movement.
Wrong Alignment and Spacing
Calculating the proper space for tiles is tricky. Inexperienced tile installers can miscalculate the space of tile, and it may cause the following problems:
- Full tiles will be on the side of room and the tile silvers or small pieces on another side
- Crooked and lopsided tile layout
- Irregular grout lines can be the reason of wrong calculation
Grout Problems
DIY tile installers often use excessive water to mix grout, and the grout will not set right. It will break away and will be brittle over time. It means the color pigments will not develop and it can give a pale look to your grout.
These are some problems of DIY tile installations. If you want to avoid these and other problems, make sure to hire a professional to complete this work in an appropriate manner
