Tile on Tile? why we don't

[faithhealer]

Doing the perfect example at the mo of why we dont advise people of fixing tiles on existing tiles. Customer obviously wants the cheapest job but fortunately for him I talked him into stripping the tiles. Regardless of the weight issue, we always say, don't we, that we dont know how well the tiles are fixed. Well, tubbed addy for starters, all came off fairly easy, some fell off of their own accord but the scary bit was all the plasterboard was loose, just nailed here and there. wouldn't have been the tiles that came away, would have been the wall!

 

[user123]

Good call then, John! :lol: Good to do the right thing, well done, hope the customer was suitably relieved!

 

[DHTiling]

We taught you well John..

 

[hillhead]

Bit of i told you so there John, well done.

 

[Dan]

What did the customer say when you showed them?

Well done for not tiling over 'em mate!

 

[faithhealer]

What did the customer say when you showed them?

Well done for not tiling over 'em mate!

I think I was more pleased because it proved what I was talking about.
some other work had been in the same house by a 'Plumber' and his side kick who popped in for a 'nose', today. Interesting conversation lol, their walls are, tile on tile, tubbed addy and dot and dab, 'The Un-Holy Trinity'

 

[Saltire69]

I think I was more pleased because it proved what I was talking about.
some other work had been in the same house by a 'Plumber' and his side kick who popped in for a 'nose', today. Interesting conversation lol, their walls are, tile on tile, tubbed addy and dot and dab, 'The Un-Holy Trinity'

You'll be fixing that 1 soon enough then

 

[aph257]

good one John.

 

[gizzy2007]

you can tile on tile its all depends on the tiles you are going to tile onto if there solid enough or coming loose every job is differant

 

[Alberta Stone]

I have done it a few times although the tiles below were solid and so was the subfloor (small areas only), but for added precaution I made the client sign a paper stating that they specified I do so and said that I could only warranty so much of the job (level, straight, proper materials, etc, basically a cosmetic warranty as in, "it's going to look good, but I cannot warranty the integrity).
It is better to build on your own ground, but if you can't, then get a caveat in writing to protect you from any thing that you think may go wrong.

 

[faithhealer]

. Interesting conversation lol, their walls are, tile on tile, tubbed addy and dot and dab, 'The Un-Holy Trinity'

Forgot to mention their method of fixing onto damaged plasterboard. Make the hole big enough to put addy in the hole and attach to farside plasterboard??!! Coming to a video by Colour republic soon lol

 

[The D]

any pics m8

 

[faithhealer]

any pics m8

of the plumbers lol

 

[stu-180]

Funny, my dad has move into a new care home and complained to them about the tiling, they said it was totally fine, 3 weeks later he was sitting in the living room and a mighty crash and bang and he went into the kitchen and there was tiles all over the place (double layered) , so they do fail ! , this was only a half a meter high strip (thankfully not a whole wall in a bathroom etc..)

I know people who have insisted that the tiler tiles over tiles for some reason (normally laziness to strip the walls).

 

[diamondtiling]

you can tile on tile its all depends on the tiles you are going to tile onto if there solid enough or coming loose every job is differant

Do you have xray vision? No? Enough said.