Tiling over tiles

We did this successfully, as the old tiles were put up when the house was built in the
50s and were cemented directly onto the brick, not onto a plastered surface so were
impossible to remove.

We got a professional tiler to do it, so cant comment on exactly how to do it.
 
Thanks, ours were layed by the previous house owner a few years ago, like yourself onto a cement floor, we have a guy calling out to have a look at the job so will be interested to get his view. I've been told that they may need to be scored to allow the new cement to grip. If that's the case then the job should be no where near as difficult as I had originally thought.

Thanks again.
 
It may depend on how stable and flat the floor is.
Our tiles over tiles are on a wall.
 
Oh ok, sorry, I should have stated they were floor tiles in my OP. Even though we cannot stand the tiles they picked, whoever put them down did an excellent job, the surface is very even and the floor is solid concrete so no issues there.
 
I'm doing my kitchen floor at the moment. I got a tiler to look at it the other day and he said he could tile over the tiles that are there and up to the skirting boards.

The tiles that are down are under the skirting and under the plint at the kitchen presses but to save on work and a mountain full of dust, we are tiling over the current tiles.

The tiler said he can get them in neat enough to the kitchen presses that nobody will know the difference.
 
Paulsgirl said:
I'm doing my kitchen floor at the moment. I got a tiler to look at it the other day and he said he could tile over the tiles that are there and up to the skirting boards.

The tiles that are down are under the skirting and under the plint at the kitchen presses but to save on work and a mountain full of dust, we are tiling over the current tiles.

The tiler said he can get them in neat enough to the kitchen presses that nobody will know the difference.
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You may want to rethink this - what happens if theres any issue which would necessitate access under the kitchen units and you can't take them out ? You should take off the plinths - tile in under the presses and then just cut the plinths down to fit. Same could be done with the skirting boards - just pop them off and refit when fininshed.
 
Nationaldude said:
Thanks, ours were layed by the previous house owner a few years ago, like yourself onto a cement floor, we have a guy calling out to have a look at the job so will be interested to get his view. I've been told that they may need to be scored to allow the new cement to grip. If that's the case then the job should be no where near as difficult as I had originally thought.

Thanks again.
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With regard to scoring the tiles - that may be a bigger/dustier job than you think - it would most likely have to be done with an angle grinder and diamond disc due to how hard the tiles probably are.
 
nai said:
You should take off the plinths - tile in under the presses and then just cut the plinths down to fit. Same could be done with the skirting boards - just pop them off and refit when fininshed.
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I'd agree 100% with that approach, anything less is just cutting corners.
Leo
 
Yes i also agree, although i don't think we'll be taking the skirting boards off. We tried this before when getting an addition to our kitchen presses and the walls started to come off with the skirting, but we'll deffo be taking off the plinths and tiling underneath.

With regard to scoring the tiles, true it will be a messy and dusty job if this indeed is the case, but it would be far less messier than having to take the existing tiles up before laying the new ones.
 
Thank you. The skirting boards are nailed to the wall and we're afraid its going to pull some of the wall off to, thats why we may not do it. As for the plinths, they are screwed in to the presses and will still be able to be taken off if need be.
 
Thanks skingtile, i have a tiler calling out this morning to have a look at the job, i was aware of the height issue for freestanding appliances, the only one that concerns me is the fridge really cos we have the kitchen built araound it and there isn't a lot of room for adjustment. Doors are being replaced so no issue there. I'll post up what the tiler has to say later.
 
OK so the tiler called out this morning, €900 to tile 20 sq yards, no lifting of existing tiles, no scoring of tiles needed, no skirting boards to be taken off just the kick boards off the kitchen presses. He seemed to be on top of his game and knew what he was talking about . It's just the price now cos it works out at €45 per sq yard, I thought this was a bit much?
 
What type of tiles are you putting down? Where are you based? I have a great tiler, he's done a lot of jobs on my house at this stage. He's Dublin area though. PM me if you want details. No affiliation either....just a happy customer.
 
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