How To Repair Broken Ceramic Tile

Follow these steps to repair a broken ceramic tile.

How to repair broken ceramic tile.

Using a grout saw scrape away as much grout around the tile as possible. Whatever the cause you can remedy the cracks yourself without having to hire a professional. If your cracked or chipped ceramic tile is too big to repair as described above then replacement is probably necessary. Here s how to go about it.

Perhaps it would be better to replace the entire floor. Work slowly to avoid damaging the drywall or backing underneath. Removing and replacing a broken ceramic tile isn t that difficult if you have matching tile leftover from the original installation. If 1 or more of your floor or counter tiles have cracked whether from regular wear and tear or from having a heavy object dropped on them you don t necessarily need to replace the cracked tile.

If you don t have a matching tile to replace the broken one with evaluate how the rest of the floor tiles look. In damp areas such as the bathroom repairing cracked tile should be done sooner rather than later to reduce the risk of water damage. Or if your ceramic tile was installed over newly laid concrete the tile may crack as the concrete settles. Using a cold chisel to break up a floor tile.

Creating this gap around the tile keeps the force of chisel blows on the broken tile from breaking the adjoining tiles. If replacing a tile isn t in your budget or if the tile isn t badly damaged you can repair the tile. You may be able to patch a hairline crack but a bigger break will need a replacement tile.