How can you "not believe" in something that is often the best pragmatic choice?
Tiling over tiles...hmm, you're going to end up with two layers of tiles!
Tilertastic said that taking them off is doing the job properly and I agree. This is just individual preference though. You may want to tile over existing tiles. This is fair enough
. But, say we want the tiles at shoulder height, you're going to have the tops of the two layers of tiles visible
. This is why in this case, I would remove existing tiles. Even for a wet room, I would still remove them. Just my way
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I mean, would you plaster over plaster?
This is a different question - if a wall is being replastered it's because the existing plaster is deficient, in which case it comes off easily.
I understand. Good point.
Would you wallpaper over wallpaper?
People do. And as long as the surface is clean and flat and there aren't any paint layers in between, it doesn't make removal any harder later on.
Ok, this is fine
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A job is a good job when it's done properly as tiletastic has stated. And lets face it, I very rarely find a job which is done properly by anyone.
you either set your standards far too high
To be honest, I can't deny that I do, but it's only for my own pride. Not to sound bigheaded or anything, but I have thought in the past that I would be hopeless in the building trade because I find myself frantically trying to reach perfection in everything that I do. I constantly feel that this is what is expected and if I don't reach this level of perfection, I just feel that I haven't done a good job. I think this is probably why it takes me quite a long time to complete jobs. I'm talking about things like:
Getting paint on door/ window furniture; slotted screw heads rotated and left at different positions:
lol I get really annoyed when people do things like this
. What annoys me the most is when people paint over hinges with the screws inserted! There is no excuse for this. It's shoddy workmanship. This is the whole point of studying everything to do with building, decorating etc because I'm fed up with relying on dodgy tradesmen.
I do admit though that I'm probably too extreme in my views, but I'd rather be this way than plain lazy, oblivious to how my work looks and do a disgusting job. I believe I do some nice work because I put the time and effort in. I also study my 700 page building repairs book prior to carrying out jobs. If I am uncertain of my capabilities about doing something, I usually think twice.
or you don't see very many jobs.
I've seen enough. We hired a 'supposed' professional tiler in about 3 years ago to do our bathroom and he hashed it up and charged us for it too.
Man, you wouldn't ever wanna see our internal doors. I kill myself laughing everytime I see them and the most bizarre mistakes even the most retarded person couldn't make
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Got local builders in to do some odd jobs too, but every job seemed like their first attempt
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I hope you get my drift
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