What is Drummy Tiles Inspection?
As a reference, drummy tiles inspection is a process which include the floor and wall tiles checking process. This is because the house in KL Selangor especially condominium house will have wall tiles and floor tiles. Thus, the house inspection specialist in KL Selangor will focus on the wall and floor tiles condition inspection tasks.
Commonly, sub-sale and also new house may not free from drummy tiles problem. This is because a house has a lot of tiles either on the wall and floor. Thus, it is not easy to avoid error and mistake when the tile installing task is ongoing. So, many house buyer will plan to check the tiles of their new house or property after the handover process.
About Drummy Tiles
Generally, the drummy tile is a name or tag for the tile which has air trap at the bottom section. As a result, the tile will make drummy sound when a metal tap is hitting on the tile. In other words, the tile which has hollow space or air trap will make different sound. Thus, it is an effective solution to use a metal tab to knock on the tile in order to detect drummy tile.
As a reference, the common causes of the drummy tiles problem are as below:
- Tiles workmanship
- Wrong adhesive mixture ratio
- Bad adhesive coverage
- Heat expansion effect
- Building structure movement
Bad adhesive coverage is the most common causes for the drummy tiles problem. If the tile does not have enough adhesive coverage, the bond of the adhesive will reduce significantly. As a result, the heat expansion effect and building movement will apply more shear force on the adhesive layer. When the adhesive cannot withstand the excessive force, the tile may lift up and break the adhesive bond. So, there is an air trap layer in between the tile and adhesive layer which will make drummy sound.
Consequence of Having Drummy Tiles In The House
When the floor has drummy tiles, it means that the strength of the adhesive is reduce. Hence, the tiles layer may crack if there is excessive force apply on it. As an example, a heavy object is falling on the drummy tile may easy cause the tile to crack.
On the other hand, the wall panels movement may cause the shear or compression force to increase. If the compression force is too high, the drummy tiles which does not have good adhesive coverage may pop up.
How To Check The Drummy Tiles?
Metal knocking tap is a good and useful tool for checking the tiles and detect the drummy tiles. While doing drummy tile inspection, the metal tap will keep on knocking on the tile. If certain spot of the tile makes different sound or drummy sound, the tile maybe has drummy tile problem. Hence, the house inspection specialist will leave a sticker on the tile as a remark spot.
On the other hand, infrared thermal camera can effectively inspect the tiles in the place such as toilet or kitchen. If the place has high moist level or temperature differences, thermal camera can detect the hollow space under the tile. Besides, some ultrasound detector can also function well to detect the drummy tiles issue.
Advantage of Early Detection
Many house buyers wish to do drummy tiles inspection because wish detect the problem at the early stage. As a reference, drummy tiles detection is an important task for new house and pre-purchase house inspection. If detect the drummy tiles problem during the DLP, the house buyer can request the developer to fix the problem. Thus, the house buyer does not have to pay expensive drummy tiles fixing cost to repair their new house.
On the other hand, it is also a recommend action to do drummy tiles inspection for a pre-purchase house. Thus, the house buyer can avoid buying a sub-sale house which has serious drummy tile problem. Besides, the house buyer can also use the drummy tiles problem as an important point to negotiate better price.
Tiles Checking Tap
The tile metal tap is a useful tool for detecting the hollow space under the tile. When using the metal tap to knock tile, the knocking impact will make a response sound. If there is a hollow space or air trap under the tile, the inspection specialist will notice the sound differences. Thus, the specialist will able to suspect and detect the drummy tiles by using the tile knocking tap.
Drummy Tiles Inspection Reference Price
In KL and Selangor area, the drummy tiles inspection reference price is ranging from RM250 to RM850. As a reference, the service vendor will calculate and quote the cost and price base on the layout size. Furthermore, the ceiling height or tiles coverage wall height are also the cost calculation reference info. Additionally, the obstacle object such as furniture and electrical devices will affect the cost as well. Hence, the house buyer or owner can talk to the service vendor and provide the relevant info. Thus, the service vendor can prepare a quotation for residential house drummy tiles inspection service.
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