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This is the same tile that existed when we moved in 10 years ago. Over the years, our kids have splashed water out while playing in bathtub and some toilet accidents... it has caused some areas to start showing hairline cracks revealing the big tile is really just a bunch of small ones placed together. Is there any easy fix to cover this somehow, or will my only real option to redo the entire floor? Thanks!

Thanks for the comments, and the answers are lining up with my thoughts. You are all correct, there have been countless lazy attempts in the house where they cut corners, so it would not be surprising if they did that here as well. Guess redoing this at some point is the #1 option.

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[–] Placid@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago

That's rough. Those tiles are broken because they were installed improperly. The proper fix is to redo.

However, that's expensive and or time consuming. A rug or bath mats would cover it in a pinch. I recommend not doing a tile surface refinish (sold as kits like Rust-Oleum) because the cracks will just show through again shortly, and you'll lose any non-slip properties those floor tiles have.