Ask the Builder: Installing Ceramic Tile Outdoors

Outdoor ceramic tiles need to be installed properly in order to survive many winters.
Ask the Builder: Installing Ceramic Tile Outdoors
Freezing water under the tile caused the tile to lift off the concrete. The tile setter made at least one mistake. Tim Carter/Tribune Content Agency/TNS
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A fellow amateur radio operator reached out to me several days ago. My vanity call sign was coined after my Ask the Builder business. It’s W3ATB. The W3 stands for www for my AsktheBuilder.com website. This operator knew I’d be able to answer his question.

He lives in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Thirty years ago, a tile contractor installed ceramic tile outside this man’s house. Some of the tile is protected by a generous roof overhang, but some of it is exposed to every drop of falling rain. Many pieces of this tile are no longer attached to the concrete. This man needed to know how to reattach them so they will not pop off again.

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Tim Carter is the founder of AsktheBuilder.com. He's an amateur radio operator and enjoys sending Morse code sitting at an actual telegrapher's desk. Carter lives in central New Hampshire with his wife, Kathy, and their dog, Willow. Subscribe to his FREE newsletter at AsktheBuilder.com. He now does livestreaming video M-F at 4 PM Eastern Time at youtube.com/askthebuilder. (C)2022 Tim Carter. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
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