How To Refurbish Floor Tiles

Apply floor glue to the edges of the replacement board.

How to refurbish floor tiles.

Place grout onto a grout float. Make sure it s level with the rest of the floor but be careful not to make more scratches. Use a putty knife to apply the putty or filler and level it with the surrounding floor. Spread a small dollop of grout onto the bottom of a grout float.

Check for squeaks and secure loose floorboards with finishing nails. Use a microfiber dust mop to buff the floor up and keep it looking shiny. Hammer down protruding nails. Find protruding nails by sliding the blade of a putty knife across the floor.

Put a bead of floor glue along the edges where you cut off the tongues and underneath the top half of the grooves where you cut off the bottom lips. Run the grout float across the surface of the newly installed tile. Allow the grout to dry for 15 minutes. Although a crack can ruin the appearance of your floor especially if it s in a noticeable area it is not always necessary to replace the tile completely as a replacement can create a.

Spread the grout over the joint lines surrounding the tile holding the float at a 45 degree angle to the surface. Move the furniture and pull up any carpeting or rugs in the room. Apply a layer of mortar to the area of the floor where you need to reinstall tiles. Use spacers to keep the tiles spaced evenly from each other.

Continue to apply grout on and around the tile until the small 1 4 inch 0 64 cm gaps on all 4 sides of the tile are completely filled in. Lay the tiles in the same pattern as the existing tile floors. Simply mist water and white vinegar in a spray bottle and spray the mixture lightly in the floor. Remove debris on the floor with a vacuum cleaner or mop.

If needed use fine grit sandpaper to lightly sand the area you ve just filled.