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  "name": "Can you install tile directly over an existing concrete garage slab?",
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      "name": "Can you install tile directly over an existing concrete garage slab?",
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      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "text": "Yes, you can install tile directly over concrete, but the slab must be structurally sound, level, and thoroughly prepared. As a key preparation step, any existing sealers, paints, oils, or curing compounds on the concrete must be ground away to expose bare, porous concrete. In addition, existing cracks must be repaired and bridged with an uncoupling membrane or crack-isolation product. If you lay tile over untreated settling cracks or a slab that is actively heaving, those stresses will transfer directly through the mortar and crack your new floor tiles.",
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        "description": "Yes, provided the concrete is clean, bare, and level. Existing cracks must be repaired and addressed with a crack-isolation membrane to prevent tiles from cracking later."
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  "description": "Yes, provided the concrete is clean, bare, and level. Existing cracks must be repaired and addressed with a crack-isolation membrane to prevent tiles from crack"
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