tile floor

  • Nitrodog
    Posts: 848
    December 21, 2013 at 2:45 pm #1356384

    I have an out dated tile floor in the bathroom, looking to uremodel the bathroom. Can I tile over the old tile, or is it better to remove the old?

    bigpike
    Posts: 6259
    December 21, 2013 at 2:55 pm #1373266

    Its a pain in the arse but your best bet is remove it and put down a good quality underfloor base made for tile, then tile on top.

    carroll58
    Twin Cities, USA
    Posts: 2094
    December 21, 2013 at 5:24 pm #1373280

    X3,

    One addition I would make is install “EASY HEAT” in the Tile Floor Grout.

    Easy Heat link

    We remodeled ours in 2005, best investment I’ve made. Tiles are always cold, but with this setup, you have a thermostat to control it. Leave it on just enough to take chill off floor in Summer and Winter crank it up. Wife goes and sits on edge of tub with bare feet on the floor to warm up. It’s wonderful on cold winter mornings too.

    We used the cable version due to L-Shape bathroom, they also have Mats for rectangular shaped rooms.

    Good Luck

    killerhiller
    Hastings, MN
    Posts: 24
    December 21, 2013 at 5:53 pm #1373284

    Quote:

    X3,

    One addition I would make is install “EASY HEAT” in the Tile Floor Grout.

    Easy Heat link

    We remodeled ours in 2005, best investment I’ve made. Tiles are always cold, but with this setup, you have a thermostat to control it. Leave it on just enough to take chill off floor in Summer and Winter crank it up. Wife goes and sits on edge of tub with bare feet on the floor to warm up. It’s wonderful on cold winter mornings too.

    We used the cable version due to L-Shape bathroom, they also have Mats for rectangular shaped rooms.

    Good Luck

    He is right. You can use the mats in an L shaped room you just have to cut it right. Pour a self-leveling base.

    TheFamousGrouse
    St. Paul, MN
    Posts: 11640
    December 21, 2013 at 5:56 pm #1373286

    Yes! You must remove the old tile. Don’t let anyone tell you to tile over it, it’ll be nothing but trouble.

    BTW, an ice fishing ice chisle works great for removeing tile.

    And I totally agree re the electric under-tile heat. I did the SunTouch systems from Home Depot in our 2 bathrooms and our tile entry. FANTASTIC! Nothing better than having warm feet in the morning. Seriously, don’t do tile without it.

    Grouse

    Nitrodog
    Posts: 848
    December 21, 2013 at 6:20 pm #1373288

    Once I get the old tile up, does a person have to get all the old mortar up?

    Randy Wieland
    Lebanon. WI
    Posts: 13475
    December 21, 2013 at 7:19 pm #1373294

    Hilti te54 and a chisel blade. Takes the tile right off. A quality leveler skim coat will clean up the holes and mortar left..In the middle of doing 5 rooms right now

    nhamm
    Inactive
    Robbinsdale
    Posts: 7348
    December 21, 2013 at 9:17 pm #1373297

    Quote:

    Yes! You must remove the old tile. Don’t let anyone tell you to tile over it, it’ll be nothing but trouble.

    BTW, an ice fishing ice chisle works great for removeing tile.

    And I totally agree re the electric under-tile heat. I did the SunTouch systems from Home Depot in our 2 bathrooms and our tile entry. FANTASTIC! Nothing better than having warm feet in the morning. Seriously, don’t do tile without it.

    Grouse

    Hopefully that Suntouch wasn’t backordered 4-6 weeks like the rest of your house

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