Drummy floor tiles, fix or not?
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Drummy
Drummy or hollow sounding tiles can easily be detected by tapping over the tile surface. Where the sound is hollow, this is due to the adhesive not having a good bond between the tiles and the substrate or there being "voids" of missing adhesive under the tiles.
Do you have any spare tiles?????
When I bought my latest IP which has ~200m2 of 400x400 throughout the main living areas, kitchen, halls and family room the inspection report noted:
On speaking to the inspector he said that there is no real problem and its not unusual however if the owner has spares then it makes replacement easier should a tile break due to movement. Nothing worse than not being able to match tiles after 10 years or so.
To me it was not a real big issue however it was only 4 to 6 tiles over such a large area in my case. If it were many tiles then my answer may have been different.
When I bought my latest IP which has ~200m2 of 400x400 throughout the main living areas, kitchen, halls and family room the inspection report noted:
On speaking to the inspector he said that there is no real problem and its not unusual however if the owner has spares then it makes replacement easier should a tile break due to movement. Nothing worse than not being able to match tiles after 10 years or so.
To me it was not a real big issue however it was only 4 to 6 tiles over such a large area in my case. If it were many tiles then my answer may have been different.
No, I wouldn't get them fixed. If a buyer gets to the building inspection stage of the contract, they would be unlikely to pull out for the reason of drummy tiles.
I also don't believe it would stop most buyers signing up if they want the place. If they sign a contract and the drummy tiles come up as a concern through the building inspection then you should be able to negotiate to get them sorted out then.
I also don't believe it would stop most buyers signing up if they want the place. If they sign a contract and the drummy tiles come up as a concern through the building inspection then you should be able to negotiate to get them sorted out then.
