Browse Forums Bathrooms and Laundry Re: tiling over old bathroom floor tiles 3Oct 01, 2010 8:28 am Just remember that you will have a significant step up into the bathroom a possible trip hazard however there generally shouldnt be an issue as long as you have no loose tiles and that they are flat Re: tiling over old bathroom floor tiles 4Oct 02, 2010 10:01 am Yes you can tile over existing tile with the correct adhesives. If they are glossy it helps to get a grinder and a diamond tile cutting well as run it over the tiles cutting in to the biscuit past the glaze. you dont need to remove it all but some cross marks, just to expose some of the biscuit. Then make sure you clean the surface up so no dust is on the tiles. The issues raised above should be taken into consideration i.e. floor levels, etc. Hi, I'm clearing the tiles from our horrid 50 year old bathroom and preparing to lay new ones. Bugger of a job getting the old… 0 8091 To put anything over slate you will need to put self level compound over the entire area as slate various in thickness and is very un even. To install most types of… 1 419 just pull up the slate. If you go over the top, your tiles would not have an even surface to be glued to. Im no tiler, but i can imagine a couple of things being an issue… 1 351 |