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hi guys,
Im about to start a bathroom refurb next week and the customer would like me to tile over the old tiles ?
Id rather rip out but she's having none of it,
Is there anything i need to do prep wise or any special adhesives i should use?
Thanks in advance
 
F

Flintstone

You need to make a slurry coat. Easier to buy a ready made none porous surface primer. Personally I wouldn't tile over tile on a wall as they could have been stuck on with chewing gum over wall paper
 
L

LM

The first thing you need to establish is what sub base the original tiles are installed to.
Can the original substrate support the additional weight of another layer of tiles and https://www.tilersforums.com/forums/tile-adhesive/?
This is the first and most important question!
 
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Just Rizzle

how long have the old tiles been on. old addys only last about 10 yrs
you will be relying on old https://www.tilersforums.com/forums/tile-adhesive/ holding the original tiles as well as the weight of the new tiles https://www.tilersforums.com/forums/tile-adhesive/ and grout.
i would walk away. my way or no way
 

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