Replace Broken Floor Tile Video

See how to remove the old tile without damaging surrounding tiles.

Replace broken floor tile video.

Replace cracked tile floor tiles using a grout scraper pry bar hammer and safety glasses. This video shares several tips on how to replace a cracked ceramic or porcelain tile. First isolate the broken tile from the rest of the floor by using a hammer and chisel to remove the grout around the tile. Learning how to replace a cracked tile can save you a ton of money.

Learn how to replace cracked floor tile using the home repair tip. Step 2 loosen the tile photo by william a. Perhaps you have a chipped cracked or broken floor tile that needs replacement well we show you step by step how to remove the old tile thinset and inst. Everything tom used to replace the tile including the cold chisel hammer notched trowel and grout can be found at the home depot.

Boyd apply painter s tape around the edges of the adjacent tiles to protect them. Apply just enough pressure to remove the grout but not so much that a slip will gouge the neighboring tiles. The acrylic base tom used in place of thinset is acrylpro professional tile adhesive manufactured by custom building products. Using a cold chisel to break up a floor tile.

Removing and replacing a broken ceramic tile isn t that difficult if you have matching tile leftover from the original installation. Here s how to go about it.