Hi, i was going to regrout the bathroom as the old grout was all discoloured, i thought it would be a straightforward job but when is ever? It turns out all the tiles on main wall and side wall are loose and are just sitting there and the grout is the only thing holding them together (just about)
The bathroom was tiled about 10 years ago, the tiler had just tiled over over the original, i am not sure what primer he used but it smelled like plaster and it was yellow, whatever it was i don't think it was the correct stuff, consequently all the tiles had to come on the main wall, they all came off clean so there was not much mess, i scraped all the crap off the original tiles to make it look somewhat aesthetically pleasing for now.
I was thinking of retiling over the original tile but using the correct materials, i hear mapie evo grip could be a good primer for this situation and bal single part flexible adhesive, would this work or will it likely end in tears? The original tiles are solid to the wall and reasonably flat. The tiles i intend to use will be 250×200mm white tiles, so the same size as the originals.
Is tiling over tiling acceptable or am I better ripping the old tile out and reboard with water proof backerboard?
The good news Is this is not the only bathroom in the house, so there is no pressure to get this fixed.
Here is some pics
these patterned tiles are the original to the house (1998 approx) as i say these are solid to the wall and reasonably flat. Better still does anyone recognise these tiles so i could just repair the damaged parts?
this is the shower wall you can see the new tiles, they are all loose and the only holding them together is the grout.
We had this bathroom done about 10 years ago by a tradesman, i am not sure what went wrong, whether it was the wrong primer or cheap adhesive or a combination of both? Maybe some water over the years has got behind the tiles and upset the adhesive?
What is the best course of action, can i retile over this or am i better ripping them off and starting again?
Cheers
The bathroom was tiled about 10 years ago, the tiler had just tiled over over the original, i am not sure what primer he used but it smelled like plaster and it was yellow, whatever it was i don't think it was the correct stuff, consequently all the tiles had to come on the main wall, they all came off clean so there was not much mess, i scraped all the crap off the original tiles to make it look somewhat aesthetically pleasing for now.
I was thinking of retiling over the original tile but using the correct materials, i hear mapie evo grip could be a good primer for this situation and bal single part flexible adhesive, would this work or will it likely end in tears? The original tiles are solid to the wall and reasonably flat. The tiles i intend to use will be 250×200mm white tiles, so the same size as the originals.
Is tiling over tiling acceptable or am I better ripping the old tile out and reboard with water proof backerboard?
The good news Is this is not the only bathroom in the house, so there is no pressure to get this fixed.
Here is some pics
these patterned tiles are the original to the house (1998 approx) as i say these are solid to the wall and reasonably flat. Better still does anyone recognise these tiles so i could just repair the damaged parts? this is the shower wall you can see the new tiles, they are all loose and the only holding them together is the grout.We had this bathroom done about 10 years ago by a tradesman, i am not sure what went wrong, whether it was the wrong primer or cheap adhesive or a combination of both? Maybe some water over the years has got behind the tiles and upset the adhesive?
What is the best course of action, can i retile over this or am i better ripping them off and starting again?
Cheers
