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Chris Gibbs

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I've just had a scare that a tile had cracked on a 30m porcelain floor that i laid about a month ago... panic over, it was just something stuck to the surface (glue I think) anyway I then thought about it... would it be a nightmare removing a tile 600 x 600 from an uncoupling membrane (durabase) what would be the best way without lifting the membrane?
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Rake out grout joint and hit in the middle of the tile with a hammer and work out to the edges
 

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Possibly need a Fein Multimaster or something similar with a rasp head on it to get the adhesive back down to the membrane.

Basically, like this video, but don't drill. Just whack it with a hammer.

 

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Rake out grout joint and hit in the middle of the tile with a hammer and work out to the edges
This.
Had to do one the other week, a chipped one had appeared :(
I racked out the grout,smacked it with a hammer in the middle and got it out that way .
Luckily I only put a dab in each corner and one int middle, so it was easy ;)
 

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This.
Had to do one the other week, a chipped one had appeared :(
I racked out the grout,smacked it with a hammer in the middle and got it out that way .
Luckily I only put a dab in each corner and one int middle, so it was easy ;)
Just for the record. Don't do that. He's joking lol. You need 100% coverage on the tile on floors, else you will get more cracks than a Spearmint Rhinos.
 

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