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11-02-03, 09:45 PM

snoozequeen

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We just had a cermic floor put in a basement bathroom. The floor was originally concrete, so a sub-floor was put down before the tile was. My husband walked on it and I could see the whole floor move! Is there any way to get the sub-floor to adhere to the concrete without ripping out the tile? Please help.

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11-06-03, 04:13 PM

John Bridge

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Hi,

I'm afraid not. Subfloors are not usually installed over concrete. Don't know what it is, but there is no way to fix it. Sorry.

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