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Job of the week · Robina & Carrara

Job of the Week: Loose Tiles Re-set in Robina and Carrara

Each week I pick a job I’ve just done and show you how I do it. This week it’s loose tiles: a patio step edge in Robina and a row of pool coping tiles in Carrara. Same problem, same careful fix. I’m Dan, and I do every job myself.

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Robina: loose patio step tiles re-bedded

The tiles on the edge of this patio step in Robina had come loose. A loose step tile is a trip hazard, and if it’s left it can crack or come off completely.

Dan from SURVE re-setting loose patio step tiles in Robina: fresh adhesive, tapping each tile level with a rubber mallet while clamped, then sponging the tiles clean
Fresh adhesive, tapped in and clamped, cleaned as I go. Old bedding cleaned off, each tile re-set on a full bed of fresh adhesive, tapped level with a rubber mallet and clamped while it sets. Excess is sponged off straight away so the tiles finish clean.

Carrara: pool coping tiles re-set

Same fix, wetter location. A run of coping tiles along the edge of this pool in Carrara had come loose.

Dan from SURVE at a pool edge in Carrara running a bead of sealant along re-set coping tiles, and kneeling beside the clamped tiles with a rubber mallet
Clamped in line, then sealed. Each tile re-set and clamped in line while it set, then the joint finished with a neat bead of sealant. Family-run, no subcontractors: the person who quotes is the person who does the work.
How I re-set a loose tile
  1. Lift the loose tiles carefully so they can be re-used where possible.
  2. Clean off the old, failed bedding back to a sound surface.
  3. Re-bed each tile on fresh adhesive, tap it level and clamp it while it sets.
  4. Clean off the excess adhesive straight away and let the tiles set.
  5. Grout the joints, clean off the haze, and leave the area tidy.

Got a loose or cracked tile, a sticking door or a damaged wall?
I’m Dan, a licensed tradesman and former builder with 35+ years in the building industry. Family-run from Varsity Lakes, $10M public liability insured.

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