I have heard they make some kind of staples that will hold the floor together..where would I get them at? I have tile over the top of this concrete floor and am looking for a way to stop the concrete from spliting open and damaging my tiles. Any suggestions?
2007-02-26 14:48:22 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
The crack in the concrete floor caused the tile on top if it to also crack.
2007-02-27 19:59:19 · update #1
Go to your local Home Depot and ask for concrete crack filler. It is an epoxy based filler that will bond to the concrete. I believe that there is a textured and non-textured type. One is just plain smooth.....you choose.
2007-02-26 15:11:09 · answer #1 · answered by jimmyd 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Concrete comes with a 3-way guarantee: It'll get hard, it'll crack, and nobody will steal it.
If you have tiled the floor, how did you find the crack?
I'll guess that the crack is in a portion of the floor that is not tiled, and you want to keep it from migrating.
First, to repair the surface, chip out any loose pieces, vacuum up the debris, dampen the crack and fill it with hydraulic cement. Trowel is smooth. But, this will NOT stop the crack from getting longer or wider.
The only way I know of to limit cracking is with expansion joints. If there is room between your tiled area and the cracked area, you could cut an expansion joint across the longest side with a concrete saw. Still, that is no guarantee that a new crack won't show up somewgere lese!
2007-02-26 23:10:28 · answer #2 · answered by Hank 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the reason it is cracking is because the floor is settling. Maybe your foundation has dropped somewhere. If all things stayed where they were when the floor was poured, there would never be cracks. Since you DO have some, look for these causes because they will continue to appear. For a repair, use the previously mentioned methods. Caulk would work real well.
2007-02-27 00:16:20 · answer #3 · answered by jeffreychickering 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a crack too; it's right in the middle of my ***. No way i'm putting "caulk" in it.
Yeah, staple it. Use Scotch tape also. Why not just fill the crack with more concrete (duh)?
2007-02-26 22:58:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
caulk the heck out of it and then put the tile over top.
also playdoe works
2007-02-26 22:51:55 · answer #5 · answered by sunflare63 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋