Can you tile over tiles?

[Hoonabator]

Property I'm in the process of buying has a recently refitted bathroom but the current owners are a couple of 80 year old sisters and have fitted it out accordingly. I didn't know you could still buy Peach Suites!!

Anyway ripping out the Shower, bath etc is easy enough but to strip all the tiles seems a bit of a pain. It's floor to ceiling on all 4 walls.

Tiling straight over a bodge or acceptable?

any input appreciated

[JM]

If the existing tiles are nice and flat then it gives your new tiles a good start.

But it will make the room a bit smaller.

[Hoonabator]

Yeah tiles look like they were done by a pro. Room is massive so the decrease in size wouldn't be an issue.

[RedLeicester]

It's been done repeatedly in our house - current kitchen tiles are the third tiled layer on the floor Can't wait to excavate the lot and start again.

[Emsman]

Yes, it can.

But make sure you use decent quality adhesive, and check what the substrate is- plasterboard has a particular loading figure, so tiling over tile may be too heavy, and you really dont want the wall being puled down.
You also need to make sure that the tiles are de greased before re tiling to ensure you get a decent bond.

[Noisy]

I did on a few walls of the bathroom I did, same peach colour covering up too, get the tile cutter and scratch up the face of the tiles you are putting them over to give yourself a good key.

[jas xjr]

not a pro but i have seen tile on tile adhesive.

[mk1fan]

Tile on tile = bodge job.

[anonymous-user]

Tile on tile may be a better option than tiling over the disaster zone that remains after getting the old ones off!. Unless you plan to have it replastered...

[Hoonabator]

Jimboka said:

Tile on tile may be a better option than tiling over the disaster zone that remains after getting the old ones off!. Unless you plan to have it replastered...

This is what I've been thinking. I've never removed tiles before without causing all sorts of damage to sort out.

Edited by Hoonabator on Friday 4th March 13:05

[pc.iow]

If the walls are solid, hack em off and start again.

[james_tigerwoods]

Hoonabator said:

This is what I've been thinking. I've never removed tiles before without causing all sorts of damage to sort out.

Been there, considered that, found this:



For speed, I would consider tiling over tiles, but only if I knew what was under it was sound.

[Simpo Two]

I did that when I 'facelifted' my kitchen years ago. The only thing I found is that any irregularities in the first layer tend to be magnified by the second layer - so I had to go over the old tiles with a small cold chisel bashing some corners off.

Still much easier than ripping them off though.

[Emsman]

Erm, use a thick bed adhesive.

Job done

[Simpo Two]

It was certainly nice a few years later to hack off both layers and replace with glass