Tile Repair Singapore

• Cracked tiles. Usually from a heavy object being dropped, or the tile and the floor beneath expanding at different rates. The cracked tile is cut out and replaced.
• Hollow tiles. Tiles that sound dull and drum-like when tapped have lost their bond with the floor. They may look fine now but often crack or lift later.
• Popped or tented tiles. Tiles that suddenly lift and form a ridge, often with a cracking sound. HDB explains this as tiles expanding and contracting with heat and water absorption.
• Loose wall tiles. Common in older kitchens and bathrooms, often from water behind failed grout.
• Crumbling, stained or mouldy grout. Raked out and regrouted. Mouldy silicone around basins and showers is replaced.
• Chipped tile edges. Small chips can sometimes be filled and colour-matched instead of replacing the tile.

Hollow tiles are best found with a tap test: tap the centre of each tile with a coin or a metal spoon handle and listen for a dull note compared with the tiles around it.

Typical 2026 market prices. Matching tiles are the biggest unknown: if you have spare tiles from the original renovation, keep them for us.

If many tiles across a room are hollow, re-tiling or an overlay may cost less in the long run than repairing tile by tile. For a full renovation, see our HDB toilet renovation guide and hacking cost calculator.

HDB's home care guide gives simple steps while you wait for a repair:

1. Wear gloves to protect your hands from sharp edges.
2. Remove the loose tiles and stack them safely in a corner. Keep them, since they may be reusable.
3. Cover the area with cardboard, newspaper or a rug, or move furniture over it.
4. Avoid stepping on the area until it is repaired.

Laying new tiles or vinyl straight over a floor with hollow tiles usually fails, because the loose tiles underneath keep moving. Fix them first, then overlay if you want a new look; see vinyl flooring.

Based on HDB's renovation guidelines for building works:

• Replacing floor tiles needs a permit. HDB lists replacement of ceramic, homogeneous, terrazzo, marble and other tiles as work that requires a permit. The total thickness of floor finishes and screed must not exceed 50mm.
• Bathrooms and toilets. Newly built flats have a 3-year restriction on removing bathroom and toilet wall and floor finishes. After that, replacing them needs a permit, with a waterproofing screed and membrane turned up at least 150mm against the walls, kerbs and pipes.
• Wall tiles. Replacing internal wall finishes needs a permit, and the total thickness including plaster must not exceed 25mm.

We confirm from your photos whether your repair needs a permit. Renovation works are carried out by our partner V On Construction Pte. Ltd., listed in HDB's Directory of Renovation Contractors. Our HDB renovation permit guide explains the process.

1. A photo of the whole floor or wall, and close-ups of each damaged tile.
2. A short video of you tapping the tiles if you suspect hollow tiles.
3. Whether you have spare tiles, and a photo of the tile size and pattern.
4. Which room it is, and whether it is near a toilet, kitchen or balcony.
5. Whether it is an HDB flat, condo or landed home, and roughly how old the tiles are.

See our guide to clearer repair quotes for more tips.

We take tile repair jobs islandwide. Our workshop is at Mandai Estate, so Woodlands, Yishun, Sembawang and Admiralty are the quickest for us to reach, and we regularly cover Punggol, Sengkang, Ang Mo Kio, Tampines, Bedok, Jurong and the rest of Singapore.