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In NJ that house was about a hundred years old and it would always creak and settle at night in the summer. Wood frame house so maybe that added to it.
In NJ that house was about a hundred years old and it would always creak and settle at night in the summer. Wood frame house so maybe that added to it.
Thread winner! The changing of the seasons creates expansion and contraction. The Winter brings expansion with moisture and cold, and Summer brings contraction with dryness and warmth.
I love the ignorant comments that settling is poor construction rather than seasonal change. This would be like thinking the county seals the cracks in our roads annually just because they're nice? Honestly, it's cheaper to maintain seasonal expansion and contraction than to allow the deterioration of said expansion. Those that live in fair weather states may not notice it as much, and therefore ignorance is promoted in these areas.
I live in Texas and our house shrinks and expands with the two seasons. (We don't have 4 here!). The kitchen and all bathrooms had linoleum when we moved in 7 years ago. We tiled the kitchen few years back but it finally cracked. It's like we have a fault line from one end of room to the other !!
We need to replace the tile and I REFUSE to go back to linoleum.
I live in Texas and our house shrinks and expands with the two seasons. (We don't have 4 here!). The kitchen and all bathrooms had linoleum when we moved in 7 years ago. We tiled the kitchen few years back but it finally cracked. It's like we have a fault line from one end of room to the other !!
We need to replace the tile and I REFUSE to go back to linoleum.
Any other suggestions ?
Since you didn't mention the method in which the tile was installed, I'll say the problem is probably the installation. After that, there are too many variables.
There are at least a couple things that could lead to settling after some time
- mine subsidence (happens in some places in the east)
- expansive soils (known in Arizona, a change in moisture conditions could trigger this)
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