THANK YOU vanburenproud.....

I just finished renovating my condo...the bathroom's original tile floor...in a mud bed...was tiled over..THAT tile I removed because it was improperly laid and coming up....cracking....etc...

When I got down to the original tile....it LOOKED terrible...but MAN it was SOLID..so my tilesetter...another skilled tradesman..tiled right over it...using, I believe, the kerdi membrane as well as thin-set...NOT tile adhesive...and it's been a year....my tumbled marble floor is ROCK solid...and GORGEOUS..

AND I am not even MISSING that 1/2" in ceiling height that I lost!!...HAHAHA...some of these brownstoners are...

MORONS!!!!

Posted by: Melissa809 at May 9, 2009 2:51 PM in response to TILING OVER TILE??

Thanks for the compliment!!!!

Posted by: Melissa809 at May 7, 2009 4:49 PM in response to TILING OVER TILE??

First off....my family and I are FINE craftsmen..FYI...who know a hell of a lot more about construction than some liberal yuppie DIY'ers....now sit back in your overpriced brownstone in a "soon to be good" neighborhood....don't go out too late at night....and don't forget to give that illegal Mexican you hired off the street an extra 10 bucks....morons

BTW.....worked with many an engineer who had NO clue...bet many "brownstoners" on here could attest to that

MORONS!!!

Posted by: Melissa809 at May 7, 2009 4:21 PM in response to TILING OVER TILE??

ONLY tile over if it is stable...
What are you going to lose....1/2" in height?

You're only going over it once...maybe twice...believe me....floor joists can handle the MINUTELY extra weight ..

and yes...you ARE a moron...and most likely NOT a contractor...

Posted by: Melissa809 at May 6, 2009 10:01 PM in response to TILING OVER TILE??

How many people who say it's not fine to tile over existing tile even know ANYTHING about the building trades?.....morons

Posted by: Melissa809 at May 6, 2009 5:45 PM in response to TILING OVER TILE??

I work in construction...as does most of my family...and the consensus is..if the floor is stable...you can go right over it...just be sure to scuff up the tile with a coarse grit sandpaper...and NO mastic!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Melissa809 at May 5, 2009 7:29 PM in response to TILING OVER TILE??

You know...regardless of what you may think...the pink bathrooms of the 1950's era are in no way "valuable".....high end homes of that era had NO pink bathrooms...the use of natural materials..such as marble....slate.....and other types of stone were used...and are TIMELESS...in addition.... properly installed tile can last many decades....yours was probably glued straight onto structure-lite walls....as in my condo..not the right way...thinset...or a mud-bed would be the right installlation...and probably last a hundred years

Get rid of that pink tile!!!...

Posted by: Melissa809 at May 3, 2009 10:53 PM in response to Updating 1950s bathroom

Thanks, everyone

Posted by: Melissa809 at August 26, 2008 10:29 PM in response to Intercom backplate

Thanks for your help, everyone

Posted by: Melissa809 at August 26, 2008 10:28 PM in response to Intercom backplate

no its not fine to lay new tile on top of old tile.

Posted by: scorpio_bite at May 6, 2009 12:15 PM in response to TILING OVER TILE??

How many people who say it's not fine to tile over existing tile even know ANYTHING about the building trades?.....morons

Posted by: Melissa809 at May 6, 2009 5:45 PM in response to TILING OVER TILE??

I've always taken the tile up. Here are my concerns about tiling over existing tile....

1. If the original tile isn't completely stable, it could cause cracking.
2. You lose height.
3. You're weighing down your joists. Imagine if you just kept doing this over the years.

But I guess I'm just a moron.

Posted by: rh at May 6, 2009 9:19 PM in response to TILING OVER TILE??

ONLY tile over if it is stable...
What are you going to lose....1/2" in height?

You're only going over it once...maybe twice...believe me....floor joists can handle the MINUTELY extra weight ..

and yes...you ARE a moron...and most likely NOT a contractor...

Posted by: Melissa809 at May 6, 2009 10:01 PM in response to TILING OVER TILE??

Lucky you, Carol! And I am a fan of Retro Renovation. :)

Posted by: renonoob at May 6, 2009 10:11 PM in response to Updating 1950s bathroom

its moronic to put tile over tile because you are basically sticking it to the next guy. Down the road someone will have to rip out two or three layers of tile when they want to redo the bathroom. Its just irresponsible and typical of the "quick and dirty" mentality. When renovating properly its always best to go back to the bones and rebuild.
Only SLIME will tile over tile. ITs lazy and irresponsible causing more work for the next person. Someone in the building trades that just want to make a quick buck tell you its fine. Coz they can get in and out quicker.

Posted by: tomgee at May 7, 2009 10:43 AM in response to TILING OVER TILE??

I agree with tomgee. I've had to rip out someone else's lazy work too many times.

And Melissa, what makes you such an unhappy person? Seriously, seek help. Just because you come from a family of contractors doesn't make them GOOD contractors. FYI, my husband is an anal structural engineer and I've learned everything I know from him.

Posted by: rh at May 7, 2009 11:31 AM in response to TILING OVER TILE??

First off....my family and I are FINE craftsmen..FYI...who know a hell of a lot more about construction than some liberal yuppie DIY'ers....now sit back in your overpriced brownstone in a "soon to be good" neighborhood....don't go out too late at night....and don't forget to give that illegal Mexican you hired off the street an extra 10 bucks....morons

BTW.....worked with many an engineer who had NO clue...bet many "brownstoners" on here could attest to that

MORONS!!!

Posted by: Melissa809 at May 7, 2009 4:21 PM in response to TILING OVER TILE??

Melissa809 sounds like the female version of The What

Posted by: tiptoe at May 7, 2009 4:27 PM in response to TILING OVER TILE??

Thanks for the compliment!!!!

Posted by: Melissa809 at May 7, 2009 4:49 PM in response to TILING OVER TILE??