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Smoothing tile that's already installed?
Posted on 4/25/14 at 6:18 pm
Posted on 4/25/14 at 6:18 pm
I have some porcelain tile installed in my home and some of the edges are rough. Is there anyway to smooth them out?Thoughts or recommendations would greatly be appreciated.
This post was edited on 4/25/14 at 7:40 pm
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Posted on 4/25/14 at 6:20 pm to DieSmilen
Ejaculate on them. Then rub til smooth.
Posted on 4/25/14 at 6:21 pm to Amazing Moves
Let him borrow your jizz jar
Posted on 4/25/14 at 7:17 pm to tigerman03
Not sure what you mean by rough edges... But they do make a stone you rub along a cut edge to smooth them out when installing them. Check the tile aisle at Home Depot.
Posted on 4/25/14 at 7:28 pm to PSU2LSU
The edges where two tiles meet. One is tad higher and I don't want a child stub or slice their foot
Posted on 4/25/14 at 7:37 pm to DieSmilen
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Smoothing title that's already installed?
Didn't know you could install title, but "smoothing" title is frowned upon at most dealerships.
Posted on 4/25/14 at 7:44 pm to DieSmilen
Sandpaper?
Posted on 4/25/14 at 7:44 pm to DieSmilen
If it's real porcelain, it's gonna be very tough and nearly impossible to sand down without some sort of diamond tool.
Posted on 4/25/14 at 8:20 pm to DieSmilen
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The edges where two tiles meet. One is tad higher and I don't want a child stub or slice their foot
That's called lippage.. and no you are screwed. No way of getting that level without tearing it out and doing it over.
The reason why sanding won't work is because the porcelain is a coating. Beneath the coating is some sort of clay. If you sand down to the clay then it will be a different color and obviously softer then the porcelain coating.
This post was edited on 4/25/14 at 8:22 pm
Posted on 4/25/14 at 8:53 pm to PSU2LSU
go to home depot with your problem they will tell you what to do. if that dont work just put some clear latex caulk over the area and apply so its uniform.
Posted on 4/25/14 at 8:54 pm to brbowhunter
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go to home depot with your problem they will tell you what to do
Posted on 4/25/14 at 9:45 pm to Mr. Allman
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That's called lippage.. and no you are screwed. No way of getting that level without tearing it out and doing it over.
Hmmmm ....
Posted on 4/25/14 at 10:13 pm to brbowhunter
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go to home depot with your problem they will tell you what to do. if that dont work just put some clear latex caulk over the area and apply so its uniform.
Fail..........do not follow this advice.
Posted on 4/25/14 at 11:12 pm to DieSmilen
Sounds like you got a crappy tile job, your pretty much screwed other than tearing it out
Posted on 4/25/14 at 11:44 pm to CBLSU316
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Fail..........do not follow this advice.
you fail to provide any help what so ever so you fail.
i actually know how to install tile unlike you. i would never install tile with that imperfection. but the op doesnt want to pay to get it redone so he needs to find the best fix without ripping all the tile out and starting over.
Posted on 4/26/14 at 12:38 am to brbowhunter
i think he was pointing out "install" v. "lay."
Posted on 4/26/14 at 12:43 am to brbowhunter
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k just put some clear latex caulk over the area
I prefer black caulk
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