Travertine Crack Repair
No homeowner wants to see cracks on their Travertine floors. Regrettably, homeowners discover cracks on their Travertine floors and wonder how they happen to appear.
DISCOVER WITH ROUTINE MOPPING
Many homeowners will notice cracked tile and grout that may extend across their floors. In the beginning, it may not even matter until it becomes an eyesore. Their discovery may have happened during routine walking or mopping on the Travertine tile. Stone Care of Arizona, Arizona stone care expert can handle cosmetic repairs for you. Give us a call for a free estimate and evaluation. If you need major repairs, we have Arizona stone care referral partners.
PREPARATION BEFORE SELLING YOUR HOME
Few homeowners notice these Travertine crack anomalies until they are ready to sell their homes. Now, faced with Travertine repair options, they may frantically call a natural stone care company fearing a high price for the replacement repairs.
MAJOR CONDUMDRUIM
If your home is over 15 years, your locating the exact Travertine tile that meets the exact specifications, may be like finding a needle in a haystack. Couple this, with the homeowner needing to handling the flooring issues before a for sale sign, goes up can make it a frustrating experience. Stone Care of Arizona, Arizona stone care expert can handle cosmetic repairs for you. Give us a call for a free estimate and evaluation. If you need major repairs, we have Arizona stone care referral partners.
HOW DO TRAVERTINE CRACKS HAPPEN?
It may not be a surprise to read that most homes have cracked tiles of some sort in Paradise Valley, Cave Creek, Fountain Hills, Scottsdale, and Phoenix, Arizona. Cracks can happen in countless ways.
Cracked Travertine tile is not limited to the poor subfloor (concrete) preparation:
- Improper curing due to levels of hydrations.
- Depth of Joints no more than 2-3 times the slab thickness.
- Timing of Jointing is critical and should be cut after pouring.
- The curing of concrete is 28 to 30 days for maximum slab strength.
The 5 important aspects of proper concrete subflooring are only part of the equation. If the subfloor was installed correctly it would not prevent deflection. Simply stated, deflection can be referred to as bending or sagging that is caused by the load. The load would be flooring and weight of walking and placed cabinetry, countertops, installed bookcases, appliances and furniture of various sizes. Finally, If your home was built on the side of a mountain or upon shifting earth underneath, the shifting substrate would lead to foundation cracks and continual settling issues.
Now, we would like to share some finer points regarding the "wild card," the flooring installers:
- Choose an Arizona Registrar of Contractor licensed (ROC) contractor would prevent most flooring issues. Most work performed can be traced to unqualified and, unlicenced, workers performing the work. Sadly, we have been on countless estimated where homeowners hired an unlicensed flooring contractor to their chagrin.
- The flooring installer should use "situational awareness" by not laying Travertine tiles on a "visible subfloor crack" without first suggesting a crack isolation membrane. Installing a crack isolation membrane would mitigate the slightest foundation movement and stop "subfloor stress" transferring upwards through the tile.
- The flooring installer mixing and applying mortars evenly and grouting materials properly would lessen defection and grouting issues.
- The flooring installer choosing non-cracked tiles during installation would preserve the integrity of the flooring.
- The flooring insisting no one walks on the floors before curing would help prevent flooring displacement and cracks.
If you have a cracked subfloor that extends over 2 to 15 feet or more and desire to fix the problem, the below picture is what you should expect. The service below was provided by a Stone Care of Arizona referral.
Consider the following steps:
1. The cracked Travetine was removed
2. The substrate was cleaned to remove subfloor contamination.
3. The crack isolation membrane was applied.
4. The mortar was applied to the isolation membrane.
5. The Travertine tiles were set into place.
6. The Travertine tiles were allowed to dry.
7. Two days later grout was applied along the channels.
The crack isolation membrane works by creating a dead-air space or prevent the subfloor crack from telegraphing upward "stress-energy" towards the Travertine tile. This includes prevention from subfloor shifting, seasonal weather changes such as hot weather (expansion) and cold weather (contraction).
If you do not need major subfloor repairs, but need Travertine fills and crack repairs, give Stone Care of Arizona a call at 480-625-0557. These minor repairs do not need a ROC license to perform cosmetic repairs.
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