plaster on tiles

[howard]

hi all
i started a job yesterday i took the old tiles off the walls and noticed plaster had been skimmed over another lot of tiles is it safe to plaster over the tiles again or should i take the other tiles off ?
cheers howard:shades_smile:

 

[trevortine]

For your own piece of mind i would strip it right back and start again but maybe thats just me. Least you know its 100 per cent and their not going to fall off

 

[UKTT Darren]

As above i would strip all back to the origional wall aswell, shouldnt have been plastered on the old tiles anyway.
Start afresh then you know your job is safe

 

[GazTech]

Damn right,no surprises eh

 

[tjsmiler]

Howard.......Make sure you charge for this extra work mate, don't get in the habbit of doing big extras like that for nothing.

 

[howard]

cheers lads

 

[Varley]

As far as i am aware (and i am no plasterer) it is ok to plaster on top of tiles as long as they are prep'd properly but as the other guys have said, for your own piece of mind remove them and charge accordingly

 

[GazTech]

You never know how crap the origional tiling was,if it already had a poor bond,plastering over and then tiles ? Frought with danger,if they come off who's fault is it ? yes thats the right guess

 

[tjsmiler]

Advise them to remove, if they insist that you go over the top then point out that you will not gaurente the work.... and get that in writting too mate

 

[GazTech]

**** on TJS,put the onus on the hillman,after all if he respects you,he'll go with your pro-recommendation,if not em they dserve the they'll not want to pay for!!

 

[tony TLC]

remove the tiles mate you dont want to get the blame for some cook up of a job from b4 you got there cover your butt and start from scratch