Can You Put Tile Over Tile In A Shower
Used extendadrain gasket kit to raise drain height of tile.
Can you put tile over tile in a shower. Tiled over old tile in pan had existing fiberglass pan liner after mechanical abrasion of tile used a diamond tile bit and scored the tile. One option is to install decorative ceramic tiles over the plastic shower base. The same flexibility issues apply. Tried to pry tiles off in random spots and they stuck well.
If your old ceramic tile is worn or dated you can lay new tile right over the old and avoid the huge job of tearing out the old tile. Lay each full sheet of uncut tile on the shower floor. Consider the shower drain as well as any wall tiles when measuring and laying out for your new tiles. Press the tile onto the floor thin set and slide it perpendicular to the combed lines.
The backing keeps the grout joints between each small piece even. Was going to use epoxy grout to set but went with one of the custom thinsets. Adjust each full sheet of tile until the grout joints. Don t know how to post a photo on an ipad.
Been a few months and light use but holding up fine. The small pieces lets the tile follow the slope of the floor. Even though you don t put your weight on the walls you might lean against them and doing so will crack the mortar backing and separate the tiles. Work in a well ventilated room when applying adhesive.
Do not install the tile surrounding the drain opening or any cut pieces of tile near the shower walls yet. For the diyer removing old tiles often means hiring specialist tools and machines. And if you re paying for a professional tiler pulling up tiles very quickly adds to your labour costs. After resigning yourself to the fact that you need to remove the fiberglass pan before you can tile the shower floor you may be wondering if it s okay to tile over the existing fiberglass shower walls of your one piece stall.
While tiling on tile is a great solution for outdated tiles it s no solution for an existing tile job with. Professional craftsman can install ceramic tiles but hiring a professional is costly. Not only that it can be much cheaper too. As long as your tiles are clean level and firmly adhered to the subfloor then you can install new tiles on top of it.