More information would be helpful ……

1. Where are the cracked tiles located (entry, hall, ect.) ?

2. First, second, floor ?

3. Are the crack in line with the flow of foot traffic ?

4. What type of finish does the tile have ?

5. Is there radiant floor heat ?

6. Is part of the tile below the elevation or height where they were placed during the original installation (uneven edges where cracked) ?

7. Do you feel any flex in the floor when walking ?

8. Do you know what the tiles are placed on ? If there’s floor vents you may be able to pull a vent to gain access.

I’ve had good success filling cracks 1/16 or larger with Tenax Traverfill and flowing colored glue on smaller cracks but only on concrete substrates. Antonio

is right “Repairing hairlines are always a challenge, don’t over promise”.

Good luck,

Joe

From: anthony@777-7797.com [mailto:anthony@777-7797.com]
Sent: Friday, July 17, 2009 4:42 PM
To: Restoration and Maintenance
Subject: RE: [sccpartners] thin cracks in travertine

Mike

Very Difficult question

If I could see a picture of the hairlines I could be more helpful, whether it may be the plywood’s under the installation or stress cracks  

To repair it I would use a liquid or flowing glue to fill the crack and the color would be as close as possible to the travertine.

The difficulty is that it may not stay,

It may not fill

The cracks may still open and closed.

Repairing hairlines are always a challenge, don’t overpromise.

Antonio

From: Stuart Young [mailto:santafefc@sbcglobal.net]
Sent: July-17-09 11:12 AM
To: Restoration and Maintenance
Subject: [sccpartners] thin cracks in travertine

I just looked at a floor of travertine tile. It has very thin cracks (hairline)a few feet long in 3 different areas.  How are these cracks repaired?  The travertine is light in color and the thin cracks are dark.

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