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Tiling on top of tiles!

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  • suisidevw
    suisidevw Posts: 2,256 Forumite
    When Andy did our bathroom there were 3 layers of tiles on tiles!
  • plumb1_2
    plumb1_2 Posts: 4,643 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Tiling on top of tiles is ok
    1- as long as its a solid wall
    2-Wall is de-greased
    3-Tile primer is used
    4-Good quality adeshive is used
    5-Alow double the time to set, or longer.

    As for the original poster, now you have painted them, then imo its NO.
    A thankyou is payment enough .
  • de1amo
    de1amo Posts: 3,401 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    a tip i was told by a tiler --make sure the top tiles dont line up with the tile lines underneath and to make sure they really grip get a floor tile adhesive!!
    mfw'11 No68- 55k mortgage İO--little to nothing saved! i must do better.
  • 27col
    27col Posts: 6,554 Forumite
    When I tiled our kitchen 12 years ago I managed to get one wall just off square, I hated it so much that I bought some more tiles and re-tiled it again over the other tiles. I couldn't face the hassle and mess of taking them all off again. Not my best tiling job I have to admit. But they are still in place after 12 years.
    I can afford anything that I want.
    Just so long as I don't want much.
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