tiling over tiles?

wayne

hi,we are having a new bathroom suite installed in the next few months and will be tiling afterwards.i,m just wondering if its possable to tile over existing tiles?worried about removing existing tiles as cant really afford to have the wall replastered if it comes away on the tiles.:beer:

daveyjp

Our tiler did and it's an excellent job.

27col

I tiled half of my kitchen over existing tiles and there has been no problem whatever for the 10 years that it's been done.

tpt

you can and lots do, but you have to remember that if the old tiles come away so will your new ones, therefore you have to be honest with yourself about the condition of your old tiles. Ask your tilers opinion too - he has nothing to gain from pushing you to strip the old ones off.

Its a good idea to limit yourself slightly on your choice of tile, dont go for enormous, thick heavy slabs as there is a finite amount a plastered wall can support.

Make sure you have enough depth on architraves etc to allow for the thickness of your new tiles.

Yolina

I've tiled over tiles as well without any problems. As long as the ones that are already there are firmly fixed and get a good scrubbing (sugar soap or similar) then it should be absolutely fine.

k66yla

Have heard its easier to tile over old tiles rather than strip everything off the wall. Wish someone told me that before I chiseled all the old ones off the other year......tut

wayne

happy days.thanks to all for the replies.:beer::beer::beer:

keystone

Its doable but its not very professional. Tiles must be scruplulously clean first, firmly bonded to the existing wall and be very careful about the weight as tpt advises.

Cheers

k66yla

Forgot to add, make sure you stagger the tiles. Make sure one tile is not reliant on the one underneath.......hope that makes sense.

2010

keystone wrote: »

Its doable but its not very professional.

That`s why most of the "professionals" do it. :rotfl:

tpt

one other caveat - if you end up going for big tiles (say over 300x300) you can have problems with the adhesive not setting and either way get good quality adhesive (bal granfix ardex to name a few - note diy shed own brand and unibond from them isnt in that list!)