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re: Moulding cracking, splitting, doors not aligned w/frame, and tile separating from thinset
Posted on 1/20/18 at 12:12 pm to Old Sarge
Posted on 1/20/18 at 12:12 pm to Old Sarge
I've always heard gas heat can exacerbate moulding and other finish trim problems, but it's definitely the lower humidity that's causing the wood to shrink. But I've never heard of tile popping up due to low humidity.
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Posted on 1/20/18 at 12:13 pm to I B Freeman
I agree, already re-laid some of the tile though Hoping to stop the progression in one of the rooms.
With all the moulding, I’ll wait Until spring and then use an elasticized filler before touch up painting
With all the moulding, I’ll wait Until spring and then use an elasticized filler before touch up painting
Posted on 1/20/18 at 12:15 pm to White Roach
It’s crazy, there are lots of examples on the Internet of Kyle popping and tenting Dude a slab expansion or contraction but there’s nothing that I can find where the tile just decided to release from the thin set
Posted on 1/20/18 at 12:18 pm to Old Sarge
I suspect a lot of those cracks will close and may not be visible.
My hardwood floors get a few buckles in them every winter but you can't see them in the spring and they are not high enough to come loose in the winer.
My hardwood floors get a few buckles in them every winter but you can't see them in the spring and they are not high enough to come loose in the winer.
Posted on 1/20/18 at 12:21 pm to I B Freeman
I know many of them will, but I want to prevent it from happening . That’s why I posted this thread, for ideas. I’m gonna start with telling the wife and kids not to turn on the exhaust fan in the showers when they shower each day. I’m also going to keep my utility sink in the laundry room full of water all the time in the winter along with maybe the bathtub in the guest bath.
Posted on 1/20/18 at 12:33 pm to Old Sarge
I thought it was normal to get a few cracks in moulding when the house settles. I have a couple but nothing has changed with my doors. The door going into the garage will stick at times depending on the weather but that's it.
Posted on 1/20/18 at 12:33 pm to Old Sarge
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I know many of them will, but I want to prevent it from happening . That’s why I posted this thread, for ideas. I’m gonna start with telling the wife and kids not to turn on the exhaust fan in the showers when they shower each day. I’m also going to keep my utility sink in the laundry room full of water all the time in the winter along with maybe the bathtub in the guest bath.
The best method since you obviously are getting very low humidity (and the trim may have been run in high humidity) is a whole house humidifier attached to your HVAC system. About $250 plus installation and it will automatically prevent the humidity from dropping too low.
I have one partly because I am a hobby woodworker and build a lot of my own furniture and my traditional joinery is more susceptible to wide humidity swings than furniture built with lots of screws and nails.
Posted on 1/20/18 at 12:40 pm to Old Sarge
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I agree, already re-laid some of the tile though Hoping to stop the progression in one of the rooms.
If you redo your floors, install the schluter system:
Your tile issue won't happen again without major settling issues.
Posted on 1/20/18 at 12:42 pm to Obtuse1
I had no idea they would be so inexpensive, I’ll look into it, thanks 
Posted on 1/20/18 at 12:42 pm to Old Sarge
That sounds like a foundation issue.
Posted on 1/20/18 at 12:44 pm to Napoleon
Nope
Posted on 1/20/18 at 12:49 pm to AUsteriskPride
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Posted on 1/20/18 at 12:51 pm to Obtuse1
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If you redo your floors, install the schluter system:
That is an expensive way to fix a problem that was likely just cheap/poorly mixed thinset. You are talking about an extra $2.50 or so per square for materials and a lot of extra labor.
Posted on 1/20/18 at 12:51 pm to Old Sarge
Tile in the middle of the floor? I bet it is tenting...
This post was edited on 1/20/18 at 12:53 pm
Posted on 1/20/18 at 12:55 pm to Old Sarge
I’d look at your foundation settling from the symptoms you’ve listed.
Posted on 1/20/18 at 12:57 pm to wickowick
No tenting in any way, not even hair line cracks in any grout
Posted on 1/20/18 at 1:10 pm to Old Sarge
quote:They laid the tiles too close to the baseboard or cabinets. This happened to me. Tile suddenly split and popped up. Sounded like a firecracker went off. Had the foundation inspected and the plumbing inspected. Finally, when the floor guy came in, he knew what it was immediatly. He took off the shoe molding and, sure enough, the expansion from the cabinets had put pressure on the tile for years and it finally just popped.
Nope, not even hairline cracks in the slab where the rooms of tile have just decided to let go of the thinset. Tile guy says he’s never seen anything like it.
Posted on 1/20/18 at 1:13 pm to HubbaBubba
Nope these are all gapped appropriately on borders
Posted on 1/20/18 at 1:19 pm to Old Sarge
Check your slab. It might be cracked. Look outside to see if there are any bricks separating.
Posted on 1/20/18 at 1:20 pm to djmicrobe
Nope, again this isn’t tenting
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