I have recently purchased a house that I believe was owned by the 'Bodge it Brothers'. Im planing on extending the tiles around the bath (currently 1m above the bath) to the ceiling height so i can incorporate a shower, I have managed to prise the tiling strip off the edge and have found that the bodge it brothers have been at it again,
Firstly i noticed that the top edge of the exiting tile was wobbling so out of curiousity i removed the grout and popped the tile off, it came off rather easily - the reason for this being that the previous owner had slapped some paint a freshly plastered wall without a mist coat then decided to tile to this wall without giving a key for the adhesive to bond to, meaning that paint has just pealed off rather easily.
When I tile further up the wall I will give a good key into the plaster for the adhesive to stick to but im a bit stuck as to what is the best course of action for the existing tiles as I dont really want to remove whats already there. Has anybody got any suggestions?
Cheers
Tris
Firstly i noticed that the top edge of the exiting tile was wobbling so out of curiousity i removed the grout and popped the tile off, it came off rather easily - the reason for this being that the previous owner had slapped some paint a freshly plastered wall without a mist coat then decided to tile to this wall without giving a key for the adhesive to bond to, meaning that paint has just pealed off rather easily.
When I tile further up the wall I will give a good key into the plaster for the adhesive to stick to but im a bit stuck as to what is the best course of action for the existing tiles as I dont really want to remove whats already there. Has anybody got any suggestions?
Cheers
Tris
