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4. If the wrong glue or wrong substrate (luan as an example) is used to install the tile floor NOTHING can be done to save the floor! All of the tile needs to be removed and new tile and glue and if necessary substrate has to be applied to the floor. Any attempt to make a partial repair is a waste of time and money as any portion that is not replaced will eventually need to be replaced. When you try to sell the home real estate laws will often require that you disclose deficiencies. A deficiency due to wrong glue or substrate will mean that you will pay for the floor repairs upon sale! You might as will make the repairs now and have something positive to talk about rather than something to explain during the selling process!
The most important message again is to make sure that you buy sufficient tile so that you have some left over for future use when the tile work is complete! The attribute that makes tile the least expensive floor and wall covering, in the long run, is that it is reparable, if you have extra tile! If you try to make repairs without replacement tiles you are doomed to just make the problem more noticeable and you will pay for the problem when you try to sell your home. If you do not have extra tile unfortunately there are no easy, inexpensive repairs, period!
Carlo Americo Odella has owned Europamerican Tile since 1987. Prior to that time he was a Fortune 500 Vice President and a CPA with an International CPA Firm. He has authored numerous articles on tile and grout and their application and spoken on the subject on numerous occasions. Europamerican Tile and Marble has a showroom with over 1500 samples to be checked out and offers installation services and assistance to do it your selfers or those with their own installation arrangements. They have sold tile via the internet to clients throughout the US and from Hawaii to Puerto Rico More information can be obtained by calling 937 439 1485 or at their website at www.Europamericantile.com.
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