hi,

can someone give me some advice please!

i went to look at a job the other day, and i plan to tile on tile, the tiles seem well fixed and on a good substrate.

i plan to clean the old tiles with acid and skim over the top of them with flexible adhesive.

and then tile using normal adhesive.

should i tile using flexible adhesive??

Is there a shorter way to do this? Should i use a certain type of acid?

also the woman went and bought 30cm x 60cm tiles, is this still ok?

any other advice will be very welcomed!

i have to drink horlicks to sleep at night.

thanks,

Ross

The best advice you will get is to remove all the tiles, I have 4 loo refurbs going on right now and the main contractor was adamant that I tiled over the so called "well fixed" existing tiles, I refused and removed about 6, then they all just fell off in front off us with a few little taps.




Always best to prep right.

As above

I would say remove the tiles too, I wouldn't want to risk tiling on tile.

You need to take into account your weight ratios if you do go ahead

as above, better safe than sorry , pal

remove first , i was going to tile over my kitchen tiles , with help from here i was persuaded not to , i am glad i didnt , the old tiles were very poorly fixed to the wall

Ross - 300x600mm tile on tiles - NO!

far too much weight!
not what you wanted to hear is it

forget the acid as well...your scaring me

Originally Posted by kilty55

forget the acid as well...your scaring me

did you tamper with l.s.d as a youngster also then..............lol

strawberry fields

I think its all been said above

Lucy in the sky with diamonds

im not sure many of us have really recovered davy

someone asked me to tile over a kitchen floor as some tiles were cracked, i refused and when i took then up someone had already tiled over tiles on top of floor boards, think that was why they were cracking . you never know what lies beneath

you'll probably also hit problems going up to skirtings or architrave where the new tile may overlap. also you'll inherit any imperfections of the old tiles. defo a no no off me

Originally Posted by kilty55

im not sure many of us have really recovered davy

very worrying

Take em off mate, you never know how the first tiles were fixed,. AS above better safe than sorry, weight issues etc. never done LSD Good clean livin country boy me

Originally Posted by Phil Hobson

Take em off mate, you never know how the first tiles were fixed,. AS above better safe than sorry, weight issues etc. never done LSD Good clean livin country boy me

yeah! you's country boys made it and sold it to the townies and city boys.......lol

I would take them off good prep is the only way

Originally Posted by david campbell

yeah! you's country boys made it and sold it to the townies and city boys.......lol

Originally Posted by kilty55

im not sure many of us have really recovered davy

Got my fix on Bal acetone primer!

bugger,

not what i really wanted to hear, but sounds like its a must.

thanks to everyone who replied.

this sites great by the way -instant advice!

ross

it will be worth it

get them off mate!! or problems later . acid ho no..

diddn't end up using the acid- shame.

but absolutley great advice, the tiles came off well easy. which from looking at them, u would never think. i was put off taking them off after my last job i done a bathroom in croydon and it took me 3 days to get the buggers off and most of the render.

great advice, thanks to everyone who replied!