Tile Over Existing Tiles

[Paul Finn]

"Gulp"

 

[Dan]

Shouldn't be too bad. Try to get a few tiles up in various places to see how well they're stuck.

Mapei are a good firm. They'll back it if they've said they will. Worlds largest manufacturer of building materials, a measly car showroom isn't going to phase them.

Just degrease and prime well. For your own peace of mind more than anything.

 

[Paul Finn]

Yep Dan, Loads of prep work

Cheers Mapei

 

[peteablard]

I've done dozens of showroom floors for a company over the last 10 years, many of them over existing tiles. Maybe I've just been lucky but I've never had a single problem. Cleaned, primed then tiled, the majority done with Weber SPF. Someone is going to earn decent money tiling that, it might as well be you!

 

[Dan]

You can fly them down once you've prepped well.

 

[Paul Finn]

Cheers for info Pete.

Guess I'll just have to spend a day or two properly preparing.

I'm glad someone else has done a few showrooms to that spec with no problems.

 

[Dan]

Do you have help?

A few lads have requested experience on the forum lately. Perhaps worth getting some free help in to get it down quick.

 

[Paul Finn]

Do you have help?

A few lads have requested experience on the forum lately. Perhaps worth getting some free help in to get it down quick.

Yes Dan,
Myself and another tiler, both experienced, and 2 tilers labourers.

Team of 4, have it tiled in a jiffy M8.

Just more conserned about covering my own back. Maby I'll draft a contract outlining potential issues and if there still happy with spec then sign your life away

 

[Dan]

I wouldn't worry about it. One of the best surfaces to tile to are tiles. Just as long as they're fixed well themselves of course.

Whack a few up. It'll soon give you confidence. Perhaps take snaps or videos of the process and save them long term as part of your guarantee or whatever.

 

[Paul Finn]

yeah, I'll do that Dan.

Cheers

 

[Dan]

Has it always been a car showroom that floor? I'd have a strong suspicion that if it has, and there's no sign of repairs, then it has been fixed using a similar spec to what you've been given.

 

[Paul Finn]

Yep, it's luckily at the end of my road and since it's been built its always been a car showroom. Current floor been down for 4 yrs, no initial sign of cracks/loose tiles etc

 

[Paul Finn]

completed, no problems and no snag's (that's a first lol)

 

[White Room]

Pic 4, are they paramount boards for walls....

 

[Qwerty]

Pic 4, are they paramount boards for walls....

Certainly looks like it!!!

 

[Paul Finn]

no idea what they are/were, they were in a corner ready to be skipped and we needed to tile the far corner so moved onto tiled area until skip came.

 

[Qwerty]

They are the devils invention, that's what paramount board is!!!!

Tiling looks tidy @Paul Finn

 

[Dan]

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completed, no problems and no snag's (that's a first lol)

Looks smart.

Get them in a new album on their own, name the album "Car Showroom Tiling in Warrington". Post as many pictures as you have. And give the album a good description also saying "Car Showroom Tiler / Tiling in Warrington" and stick your contact details in the description too. - You might get a bit of business from that album then if somebody is looking for a tiler that does that around there.