Old tile query in 1950s house

[NewbieTiler99]

Afternoon all. I'm just starting a cloakroom toilet project and i need some advice regarding old tiles.

Having just ripped some old skirting off, i discovered that it had been bonded to some very old looking tiles that transition 90° bewteen the floor and the wall. Unfortunately some of them broke as i pulled the skirting away. Naturally being my first project I'm a little concerned about asbestos tiles. Ideally i need to remove the wall portion of the tile to get a nice flat wall to tile.

It may be a bit of a long shot but has anyone come across these types of tile before? Anything to worry about?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Albert]

They look like coves. Just made from clay
I don't think you have any worries about asbestos

 

[J Sid]

as Albert says

 

[NewbieTiler99]

They look like coves. Just made from clay
I don't think you have any worries about asbestos

Thank you for the reply! I suspected as much and i know it's difficult to tell based on a picture alone but it's good to get a second opinion.

Thought I'd add a couple of pics of the project! Will be tilling the floor and walls and adding a very compact toilet and sink!

 

[Waluigi]

That soil pipe is crying out to be dug up and set back closer to the wall.

I do a lot of them, makes a huge amount of difference having the WC against the back wall.

The tiles in question, they’re not flexible in any way are they? Difficult to tell from the photo.

 

[NewbieTiler99]

That soil pipe is crying out to be dug up and set back closer to the wall.

I do a lot of them, makes a huge amount of difference having the WC against the back wall.

I have thought about it but I have no Idea where to start on doing that!

 

[Boggs]

Looks like salt glaze.

Not a diy job....

 

[NewbieTiler99]

Looks like salt glaze.

Not a diy job....

Salt glaze?

 

[Waluigi]

A days work for a Plumber. You’d need to check to see if you have enough length in the vertical run to be able to set the pipe back.

 

[NewbieTiler99]

A days work for a Plumber. You’d need to check to see if you have enough length in the vertical run to be able to set the pipe back.

Hmm may be worth considering. In any case, i plan to carefully remove the collar, and fit a multikwik.

 

[Waluigi]

Keep in mind at present you have what’s called a space saver pan connector in there Which is also known as a question mark pan connector.

Replace that with something similar. If you put a standard bent multikwik in, the Pan will be further forward.

A lot depends on the type of pan you’re installing too.

 

[Waluigi]

Salt glaze?

Essentially a clay pipe. I’ve not dug up a floor that doesn’t have a clay pipe. I’ve probably done about 20 cloakrooms over the years- all clay

 

[NewbieTiler99]

Evening all. Bit of an update on my project. We decided to get our tiles and adhesive tested and it came back positive for Asbestos (Chrysotile). Not a big surprise to be fair and very low risk according to our report.

My plan all along was to remove the old tiles anyway, I'll just be doing it under the HSE guidlguides. I have no plans to remove the bitumen as it's so thin and not worth the trouble, however, I'd like some advice on whether i should tile straight over the bitumen or use a compound to seal it?

Many thanks.

 

[White Room]

Encapsulate the bitumen on the floor with slc using the appropriate sealer.

 

[NewbieTiler99]

Thanks whitebeam. Any recommendations?

I was thinking: https://www.screwfix.com/p/mapei-ultimate-leveller-1210-self-levelling-floor-compound-20kg/4377v