If I have glass tiles popping off a shower floor what would be the best way to re-secure them and assure that they won’t pop off again? Thanks for any input.
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What size are the tiles? Did you install them? What is under the tile?
Best fix, without getting into the structural issues, would be to clean all the old thinset off the tile, scrape it all off the substrate, and reset it with white thinset. You could use a grout saw to clean the old grout off the floor.
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The tiles are 3/4x3/4 and I did not install the tile and do not know who did. There is no adhesive stuck to the back of the tile and would be fard to remove adhesive where the tile poped up. I had heard that glass should be set with epoxy adhesive not thinset?
I have done a couplke of glass tile installs, and I used white Mapei modified thinset. Get a small tool, a screwdriver maybe, and start scraping. A paint can opener works well cuz ofthe hook on the end. Or a dremel tool. You might also take the butt end of a plastic screwdriver handle and start tapping the butt end of the other tiles to see if any sound hollow, which means they are also not securely stuck."Put your creed in your deed." Emerson
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Thanks for the feedback.