hello, i have a tile problem that i hope someone out there can help with. i have two tiles right at the doorway to the bathroom that have come out. it looks as thought the mortar had possably skimmed over befor i got the tiles down. The mortar has all the indentations from the back of the tile. i can not take the mortar out in this area and put new back down as there is an electric heating mat in it. I was thinking there must be some sort of glue out there that would bond the tile back down to the mortar. something thin so it will end up at the same height as it was origialy.
thanks in advance for any suggestions or experiences. Angus
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5minute epoxy. mix up the whole batch, apply as dollops and weight it while it sets.
This is on your description that it is a tite fit without any wobble.
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I'll second the epoxy idea. My fave is the Simpson stuff sold for gluing in anchor bolts. Buy a small syringe of it, save up 3 or 4 jobs that need epoxy, and do them all at once. Scrape off the thinset under the tile first.
thanks for your input. the finish grout around the tile came out with the tile but as to taking out the thin set from below the heat mat means i can't do that. i've used that epoxy red heat before i think it is about the same as the simpson stuff but i thought it might be too thick. the five minute epoxy would probably go pretty thin but i would sure like the holding power of the red heat epoxy or the simpson. Sphere did you mean the clear five minute epoxy that is like fiberglass resin? angus
Edited 9/18/2005 2:23 am ET by angusj
Yup. Devcon is fine. You can thin it with denatured alcohol a LITTLE bit without affecting it's strength. I used to thin it and add water based tint concentrates and use it for inlay in ebony fingerboards. Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
You need to chip out the grout so you have a little working room, and so that you can use new grout that will sticjk to the tile. Epoxy might work.
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