I'm about to redo a bathroom. One wall doesn't need any work other than re-tiling with some more pleasant tiles. Is it OK to tile over the current tiles? If so, is anything special required?
I've removed the old tiles from the shower area and the wall next to it. These were on plasterboard outside the shower, and a different board inside the shower (maybe a cement-based board, I don't think it is the sort of waterproof board that would be used today). Taking the tiles off has not taken all the old adhesive off with them. Do I need to remove all this? Would it be sensible to replace the whole board anyway - I am leaning towards doing so.
Finally, the floor. The old tiles were loose. Underneath them was/is about 12mm of chipboard (thanks Wimpey homes) and underneath that, floorboards. Obviously the chipboard has to go. Should I keep the floorboards and use ply on top, or bin the floorboards as well?
I've removed the old tiles from the shower area and the wall next to it. These were on plasterboard outside the shower, and a different board inside the shower (maybe a cement-based board, I don't think it is the sort of waterproof board that would be used today). Taking the tiles off has not taken all the old adhesive off with them. Do I need to remove all this? Would it be sensible to replace the whole board anyway - I am leaning towards doing so.
Finally, the floor. The old tiles were loose. Underneath them was/is about 12mm of chipboard (thanks Wimpey homes) and underneath that, floorboards. Obviously the chipboard has to go. Should I keep the floorboards and use ply on top, or bin the floorboards as well?