Tile changing/updating in bathroom

[Kaplan]

Hello,

I've been redecorating my bathroom and so far have painted the walls and layed laminates on the floor - but I am unsure about retiling.

The tiles are those standard ones they seem to fill newbuild houses with - magnolia with the odd floral one here and there. The tiles are basically one wall above the bath tub and have been advised that, since the walls are plasterboard, that ripping the old tiles off will cause much of the wall to come away also. I don't really want to go there so am wondering if anyone has any tips or experiences with tile paint, tiling over existing tiles or any other ways round a potentially troublesome retile.

Thanks, S.

[Phil L]

some tile adhesives allow tiling over tiles, check the writing on the package. I know from firsthand experience that it does indeed stick like shit to the proverbial blanket and would probably allow you to tile over glass.

forget paints, they don't work

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Doh! Went to bed 2 hours ago, p****d. Couldn't sleep, so got up and made a numpty of myself by hitting "Reply to Group" before actually typing anything! Ah well, all I wanted to say is that tiling on top of tiles is perfectly alright and acceptable as long as you get the correct adhesive.

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[Christian McArdle]

Who cares? Plasterboard is a couple of quid a sheet and cuts with a Stanley knife. It really is no problem at all. Indeed you could replace with something more waterproof like Aquapanel or WBP ply. Replacing the wall is a fraction of the work of the actual tiling. Best of all you can put a nice looking concealed shower valve or bath filler in at the same time.

Tiling over tile is a bodge and looks awful if there is the slightest bumpiness on the underlying tile field, or if it leaves a tiny edge to the bath due to excessive thickness.

Christian.