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Flooded Home - Didn't Replace Ceramic Tile
Posted on 4/5/17 at 2:51 pm
Posted on 4/5/17 at 2:51 pm
A guy at work is relocating here and found a house that got a few inches of water during the flood and replaced the Sheetrock, trim and most flooring but they left the ceramic tile in kitchen and bathrooms. Supposedly they treated everything with some mold solution and put dryers on for days after that. He asked me to come look at the house with him and while I don't see any mold or issues, I'm curious.
Can you really kill the mold and mitigate future issues without replacing the tile floor? He is a week away from getting an inspection but doesn't wanna waste money if it's going to be an issue. Did anyone else who flooded do something similar?
Can you really kill the mold and mitigate future issues without replacing the tile floor? He is a week away from getting an inspection but doesn't wanna waste money if it's going to be an issue. Did anyone else who flooded do something similar?
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Posted on 4/5/17 at 2:52 pm to Clark W Griswold
I remember my parents talking about this. Supposedly someone told them this same thing about not replacing the ceramic. They pulled it up anyway and it was wet underneath.
At this point he's moving in and then checking later.
Just to clarify: they pulled up one tile in the middle somewhere they could hide it if ok and found water. So after that they pulled it all up.
At this point he's moving in and then checking later.
Just to clarify: they pulled up one tile in the middle somewhere they could hide it if ok and found water. So after that they pulled it all up.
This post was edited on 4/5/17 at 2:55 pm
Posted on 4/5/17 at 2:53 pm to Clark W Griswold
You ever seen a rock mildew and mold? I have
Posted on 4/5/17 at 2:53 pm to Clark W Griswold
I'd think they'd have to remove a few random tiles and check for mold underneath.
Posted on 4/5/17 at 2:53 pm to Clark W Griswold
Yes. Ceramic is supposed to be non porous, so as long as you clean the grout it should be ok. That's what I did with mine.
Posted on 4/5/17 at 3:00 pm to Clark W Griswold
Our house was mostly ceramic and we got 3-4 inches of water. The insurance adjuster told us we didn't need to pull up the ceramic, we did anyway and found mold. Not a lot but some.
Posted on 4/5/17 at 3:00 pm to Broke
Yea, but you're old, so you have probably seen a lot of stuff. 
Posted on 4/5/17 at 3:07 pm to Clark W Griswold
We flooded and pulled our tile right away and it was wet underneath. Water seaps into it along the walls and within the grout lines and sits under it in the gaps in the mortar. We didn't have mold but we tore it up
immediately while ripping out everything else.
immediately while ripping out everything else.
Posted on 4/5/17 at 3:11 pm to Clark W Griswold
Do you replace the tile in your bathroom after a shower because it got wet?
Posted on 4/5/17 at 3:15 pm to WilsonPickett
Did you replace your slab too?
Posted on 4/5/17 at 3:16 pm to Clark W Griswold
I'll be honest, i wouldn't buy a house that flooded where the tile wasn't removed. Better to be safe now than have to keep worrying about it in the future
Posted on 4/5/17 at 3:19 pm to wickowick
We left our tile. It was used everywhere throughout the house including countertops and backsplash which were replaced. Pulled up a couple, dry, replaced with tiles saved. It's an ugly floor and doesn't perfectly line up with the doorways anymore. It'll all be replaced before we sell.
Posted on 4/5/17 at 3:19 pm to wickowick
The whole black mold thing is a bit overdramatic.
Posted on 4/5/17 at 3:46 pm to RougeDawg
I've read that tile is non-porous and won't grow mold and neither should the slab but the moisture trapped even after the water recedes could show stains over time. Not sure if it could eventually get mold to reach baseboards or not.
Posted on 4/5/17 at 3:50 pm to Clark W Griswold
If I had a few inches of water on the ceramic tile and I didn't have insurance, I would consider treating the hell out of it and running dehumidifiers for days.
But no way, no how would I buy a house that did that. Because I could never trust that the previous owner did enough.
You aren't worried about the water coming down through uncracked tile - it's porus. You are worried about water coming up through the foundation and you are worried about water in the walls seeping through the bottom of the wall and getting under the tile that way.
It's not so much the tile that gets ruined - it's water being trapped underneath that never dries. If you were able to pull up each tile perfectly without breaking it and perfectly clean the grout out, you could treat/dry the floor and clean the tiles and put them back down.
But no way, no how would I buy a house that did that. Because I could never trust that the previous owner did enough.
You aren't worried about the water coming down through uncracked tile - it's porus. You are worried about water coming up through the foundation and you are worried about water in the walls seeping through the bottom of the wall and getting under the tile that way.
It's not so much the tile that gets ruined - it's water being trapped underneath that never dries. If you were able to pull up each tile perfectly without breaking it and perfectly clean the grout out, you could treat/dry the floor and clean the tiles and put them back down.
Posted on 4/5/17 at 3:53 pm to Clark W Griswold
It's not a whole lot of tile if just kitchen and bathrooms. Get in the house as cheap as possible. Leave the tile for now and replace the tile as soon as possible after moving in.
Posted on 4/5/17 at 4:04 pm to Tyga Woods
NFIP doesn't cover ceramic tile flooring any more, unless the flooring coming up ( unglued) 
This post was edited on 4/5/17 at 4:05 pm
Posted on 4/5/17 at 4:13 pm to bigwheel
When the inspector came to a house I was helping to gut he told the homeowner the same thing. I showed the inspector how the tiled were decoupling from the substrate and would need to be removed. Hit it with a tool to remove tiled and they popped right out. Underneath the tile was trapped water. Inspector ended up covering it.
Posted on 4/5/17 at 4:25 pm to Clark W Griswold
LOL poor people with tile 
Posted on 4/5/17 at 4:35 pm to Clark W Griswold
When we pulled up the tile at my Moms house, we found it was actually installed OVER the existing linoleum floors. Tons water & mold were trapped. Granted her house was built in the late 70's, you probably don't need to worry about linoleum in anything built after mid 90's or so.
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