A couple of years ago, we had a latest lavatory fitted. A crony propitious a little mosaic tiles over waterproof plasterboard though didnt do a great job. we right away wish to re tile regulating incomparable (1ft sq) tiles. we dont wish to mislay a aged tiles as this would substantially repairs a plasterboard as well as would be a large pursuit as we might have to re smear house a walls. Is it feasable to tile over aged lavatory tiles or should we mislay a aged ones first?
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lazy dog
November 22nd, 2010 at 6:07 pm
you can tile over tile as prolonged as the originals have been good stuck, if we have been starting to do this afterwards an typical acrylic (bucket) glue will be ok, for what is the sincerely run of the indent job,you do not even need to magnitude the tiles saying as there is the corner each 20mm. However it is regularly preferable to mislay the aged tiles differently your good glossy tiles have been effectively hold upon the walls by the down payment of the mosaics which your ‘bodger’ crony fixed, (do we unequivocally certitude his skills?) You might find which stealing them isn’t as tough as we suspicion given potion mosaics (assuming they have been glass!) do not unequivocally hang as good good as good as any the single who knows their things will discuss it we which the tile grout is what binds them to the wall (or floor) some-more than the adhesive, this is since not as good most adhesives hang good to potion as good as presumption your friends the beginner we disbelief which he picked the single which would .Anyway even if the misfortune happens as good as we fall short the plasterboard it’s unequivocally easy to replace,just lift it all from the wall, buy the little latest things , magnitude it, cut it , as good as screw it to the wall. Don’t be frightened if we were to see the idiots which do this for the vital we would realize it doesn’t need the lot of smarts (plasterboarding which is!!!!!)
If your refixing with porcelain tiles afterwards be certain to operate the stretchable glue or the single with an admix
jenniesrainbow
November 22nd, 2010 at 6:07 pm
You should be means to tile over old, no problemo.
Ron
November 22nd, 2010 at 6:07 pm
Tiling over existent tiles functions really good as prolonged as they have been receptive to advice as well as ideally flat, if they have been not, we will be wasting your income upon latest tiles, generally vast ones as they will never be even.
If we have been clever enough, a repairs to a plasterboard could be kept to a smallest as well as could be skimmed ready for a latest tiles.
Please do not try to skimp upon this job, we will bewail it for as prolonged as we live in a house.
mark v
November 22nd, 2010 at 6:07 pm
Make certain we measure a aged tiles with a solid or circle knife to give a latest tiles a key, we could additionally provide a area with PVA fastening to have sure. Read a dilution instructions too.
Good luck.
Cotarla
November 22nd, 2010 at 6:07 pm
Is receptive to advice to mislay a aged tiles as well as vegetable patch up a wall together with waterprofing it. But if a aged tiles aren’t to severe tiled(mostly prosaic upon a wall), Then with an great liant as well as credentials of a aged tiles, (scatch them with an grinder), a pursuit could be OK
frenchcountryplus
November 22nd, 2010 at 6:07 pm
I would not indicate tiling over alternative tiles. The density will be opposite than the wall permitting H2O as well as dampness to trickle at the back of the tiles. If we were to tip off the tip as well as bottom of the tiles with an additional musical trim tile this could redress which problem. we indicate to operate the apparatus to measure as well as mislay the aged grout. Pull off the aged tiles as well as silt down the area underneath as smoooth as possible. Re-apply your glue as well as set your latest tiles. Doing the pursuit scrupulously will final longer not to discuss which it will be the pursuit which we will be happier with.
smokey4u
November 22nd, 2010 at 6:07 pm
Yes If a tiles which have been down have been good trustworthy to building as well as have been not as big than a latest tiles.You’ll wish to operate a sand glue mixture.Don’t operate a glue type.If they have been lax we would delicately examine them up(recomended)and srape building house so it is as well-spoken as possible.Once again operate a sand reduction it creates for a improved reason as well as will concede inperfections in a board.
pcbeachrat
November 22nd, 2010 at 6:07 pm
It wouldn’t reason up, we would feel giveaway to contend ..within 2 weeks merely bumping opposite it will hit 1 or 2 lose….Yiou have to take a aged tile off as well as possibly reinstate a drywall…or be clever as well as silt a aged glue off..then vegetable patch up a fractured places with corner compound..Tile will not hang to some-more tile..
lynnie
November 22nd, 2010 at 6:07 pm
If we have been regulating vast 1ft block tiles, as well as your crony did a bad pursuit upon a a mosaic tiles we wouldn’t indicate we do it.
The weight of a tiles might disencumber a a not as big tiles causing a incomparable tiles to fall. This could be dangerous in a showering or bathtub area. The tiles might break withdrawal pointy small shards of tile everywhere, together with in a strength of any a single nearby.
I was starting to put sixteen x sixteen tiles in my showering area, as well as a executive pronounced we improved be certain a wall upon top of a showering is secure since if a single came lax as well as strike me in a conduct it would not be good. we went with small 1 x 1 tiles upon a roof with incomparable tiles upon a wall. Whatever we put up is usually starting to be as secure as what’s at a back of it.
Just my opinion, though for safeties sake, we would mislay a aged tile as well as begin over.
Remember, there is never sufficient time or income to do it right a initial time, though there is ALWAYS sufficient time as well as income to do it over!!!
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