Tile Over Tiles?

PJB

Want to tile bathroom which is floor to ceiling tiled already. Can i just tile over them?

Thanks

mr_vampy

Ideally you want to remove all the old tiles before applying the new tiles. Do you know how well the old tiles are fixed on? The last thing you want is your new tiles coming down because the old tiles/adhesive can't take the weight of it.

PJB

mr_vampy wrote: »

Ideally you want to remove all the old tiles before applying the new tiles. Do you know how well the old tiles are fixed on? The last thing you want is your new tiles coming down because the old tiles/adhesive can't take the wait of it.

Thanks

I think they are pretty solid and well stuck. They are rectangular and the longer side is on the vertical and the ones we want to put up are rectangular and the longer side is on the horizontal so hope that should ease the pressure from the weight.

andyhop

Size of tiles you are planning to fit?

Plaster walls can only safely take 20kg per sqm

Bare plasterboard 32kg per sqm

Do it correctly and remove, Prep walls then retile

Cut corners and you could cut your lifespan if one drops of the wall

wallbash

All the above posters are correct ,


But we have seen tile on tile have a successful result.
In my first house , was worried about the state of the walls, if I took of the tiles , would the plaster fall off ??? If the plaster fell off , could I afford to get the walls fixed ??

So will admit that :eek::eek::eek: I have tiled over tiles , the tiles stayed on ,

Cut corners and you could cut your lifespan if one drops of the wall

Thats a scare story , I would dismiss , you are much more likly to get run over by a bus tomorrow,

Can i just tile over them?

Quick answer . yes .... should you ??
Whats the state of the walls beneath the tiles , are the tiles in good order , can you afford to repair the walls !

msfoxymax

If your tiles are secure and flush then there is no problem in tiling over tiles (unless they are really large heavy tiles) Make sure you clean and de-grease with sugar soap before fitting and stagger the joints and it should be fine.:beer:

sindygirl58

My bathroom is tiled over tiles. We did it over 10 years ago.

dander

I think it can depend on the bathroom fittings and skirting boards as well how successful tiling over tile is. If your new layer of tiles end up protruding that bit too far over the edges of the bath and sink, or kind of over the skirting board, it can end up looking wrong and never quite satisfactory - and it makes it tricky to clean behind the bath taps. Also if you've got tiles up to the doors and windows - can you get those edges to look neat with the extra protrusion? Don't forget to allow space for the adhesive as well when thinking about it. You don't want to spend all the money on tiles, and then get a result that you aren't happy with.

will-he-payitoff

I have tiled over tiles before with no problems. But have only done it on full walls i.e. ones without doors, windows etc. Just remember to not fit them in line with existing joints.