customer wants me to tile over tiles advice needed!

[steve mason]

I need your advice on tiling over tiles,ive been tiling for a year now and have never done it. The customer doesnt want her old tiles taking off as she thinks she will have to get it replastered. Whats the best way to prep the walls and then best adi to use. The tiles are a gloss finish and in a good state and i normally use bal adi. Any advice welcome.

 

[brian c]

you could always rip them off and plasterboard the wall by dot and dabbing.

 

[grumpygrouter]

Although the customer is "always right" it might not be the case if you overload the walls and the tiles fall off. Always best to remove if poss and start form scratch. Not always possible I know, but best if you can.

 

[doug boardley]

I agree Steve, explain to customer that it won't involve plastering walls, just plasterboarding

 

[White Room]

I don't like tiling over tiles, you don't how well there the existing tiles are fixed and if there is a problem it'll be your phone number she'll ringing and blaming you for the problem

 

[Aztectiler]

I dont tile over tile unless I can confidently guarantee that hey will be fine when I have finished.

Something that is quite easy to overcome if you explain about weight restrictions to different substrates.

 

[DHTiling]

Just to add....you say the tiles are glossy.......You will need an S2( highly modified) type addy to tile over them.....so deffo cheaper to rip em off....

They might just fall off anyway....this you will not know till you try....It's best not to give customers options...tell them the tiles have to come off as the substrate isnot strong enough to hold to lots of tile and that they could all fall off and seriously hurt some one......that should work...


Good luck....let us know how it pans out....

 

[White Room]

I was phoned today by a plumber who I supposed to be plastering for for two days because he had to rip a load of tiles. They came off so easily the walls did'nt need any plastering, so imagine tiling over them.

 

[steve mason]

Cheers guys i think rip them off sounds best,just out of interest to prep the old tiles would it be suger soap them clean,prime then fix?

 

[mosaic man]

tile on tile is fine just try a few old ones if they are hard to come off then you will be ok to tile onto them(my gaffer has been doing it for years),just clean and prime,prob better using a cement based addy tho.

 

[Leatherface]

tile on tile is fine just try a few old ones if they are hard to come off then you will be ok to tile onto them(my gaffer has been doing it for years),just clean and prime,prob better using a cement based addy tho.

:lol::lol::lol::lol:

 

[brian c]

tile on tile is fine just try a few old ones if they are hard to come off then you will be ok to tile onto them(my gaffer has been doing it for years),just clean and prime,prob better using a cement based addy tho.

not the best practice in the world imo,as the tiles could be hollow behind and may fall off with the extra weight of new tiles and they could fall on a kid for example ,so i know what you are saying but for me its rip them off every time.

 

[Leatherface]

not the best practice in the world imo,as the tiles could be hollow behind and may fall off with the extra weight of new tiles and they could fall on a kid for example ,so i know what you are saying but for me its rip them off every time.

this advice has come from someone who has recently called people who go on a four week course "Clowns" because they are never going to make it as a tiler. Me thinks a case of pot calling kettle black

 

[doug boardley]

tile on tile is fine just try a few old ones if they are hard to come off then you will be ok to tile onto them(my gaffer has been doing it for years),just clean and prime,prob better using a cement based addy tho.

I won't go as far as Leather MM, but it's a far safer practice imo, to remove old tiles and reboard, it's a helluva lot better in the long runkeep on posting mate

 

[DHTiling]

this advice has come from someone who has recently called people who go on a four week course "Clowns" because they are never going to make it as a tiler. Me thinks a case of pot calling kettle black

You too should know better than post a reply like that...

Just coz he posted what he said in another thread dose not entitle you to attack back...


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thank you..