While a tile floor with hollow spots is not ideal it does not necessarily mean that floor failure is imminent.
Hollow tile wall repair.
How to fix loose hollow tile stone floors.
If the entire tile floor sounds hollow then it is likely because of the underlying conditions.
We repair a range of floor tiles such as natural stone tiles ceramic tiles porcelain tiles marble tiles and more.
1st answer trying to fix the problem by injecting epoxy to fill voids in hollow sounding areas of the tile and to stabilize loose tiles is treating the symptom rather than fixing the problems.
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As most tile damages are often unavoidable over time our floor repair services include cleaning works that make your tiles look brand new.
Grout and gravity will help keep the floor in place as long as there are sufficient movement joints in the tile and minimal shear forces.
If the tile is installed over a non bonded mortar bed it will sound more hollow than tile installed over a bonded.
Also called building tile structural terra cotta hollow tile and clay block the material is an extruded clay shape with substantial depth that allows it to be laid in the same manner.
A tile floor over a wood subfloor will sound more like a hollow sound compared to a tile floor installed directly to a concrete slab.
Mark entire perimeter of problem areas with chalk tape or similar.
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On the contrary over concrete if there is no deflection in the floor.