Ceramic Tile

Is using chip board or particle board as a substrate for around a spar bath a good idea the spa sits out from the wall 1 tile wide the tiles also slope back to the wall and are only grouted and have no silicone between the two ajoining tiles at the wall hence bad leaking at all the joints should this have had some thing like JH tile and slate underlay as the substrate and surely sloped away from the walls and those joints against the wall should have a flexible joint not rely on grout which is porous and has cracked

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HI,
Our congregation is building a church and we want to put ceramic tile under the church pews. Is there anything we can put on the bottom of the pews to keep them from sliding on the tile. HELP!

Jerrelyn,
You bet. Cut strips of rubber roofing or rubber mats and secure to the bottom of the pews. Try this on one and test it.

Hi -

Currently by our pool we have Cool Deck with drainage channels. We are considering putting outdoor tile over this area. Do we need additional drainage or is the existing draining usable by simply not tiling over this? Appreciate any advice you can offer. Thanks

Mike,
Do not tile over the drains.

I want to build an in-law suite in RI and will close it down during the winter. Will any tile or plaster that I use crack during freezing winters? I want to drain all the water lines and pipes and not heat the addition while we are not here in the winter. What issues to do I have to take into consideration?

I'd appreciate your help. Thanks.

I have flagstones on my patio,I painted them, paint coming off, looks horrible,want to put terraccota tiles,or some type of tile, or decking on top them, best advise please,and cheapest option.
thanks
Gordon Findlow

I'm wanting to put tile on my front sidwalk outside. The sidewalk is concrete with one minor crack. What is the best preparation that can be done. I'm not sure if I need to put a subtrate flooring down like backer board on an outside installation. Thanks in advance!

I have most of my bathroom in ceramic tile, floor, half the wall, and the shower we are going south this winter and will have a plumber winterize our house but I am wondering how my tile and dry wall will be. Hope to hear from you .

I want to create a vintage pattern with 3/4" square unglazed porcelain tiles for my entry outdoors. There are professionals who offer custom designs but the lead time is too long. I can only find these tiles being sold in expensive, tiny quantities at craft stores. I've been searching the web all day to find a better retail source but I haven't had any luck. Can anyone help me? I realize they would most likely be sold on 12" X 12" sheet. That's OK, I can work with that.

Thanks.

I'm building a 14x24screen porch with a raised concrete slab poured over corrugated steel deck. Originally, I wanted to put tile over it, but I was told that water that finds its way into the joints can freeze/thaw and loosen the tiles. Your description of outdoor tile doesn't raise that issue - is it not true?

What do we put in between the tiles? In otherwords how do we fill the gaps between tiles.

A cleaning company chipped several pieces of tile with their equipment while cleaning. They did not notify me. I found it when I sealed the grout. Is there anyway to fix this prolbem. Now you see the clay where the tile is chipped. There are not any extra tile pieces to replace the damaged ones. Please respond asap. This is a commercial customer of mine and I have to let them know soon.

Love this site.

Thanks,
Marsha