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   FastEddie1 | Sep 14, 2003 03:50am | #1

   I want to know whats best.  The best choice would be to remove the old tile.  And then let your wife select the color next time.

   Do it right, or do it twice.

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   Piffin | Sep 14, 2003 03:52am | #2

   As long as it is tight and firm without loose spots you can use thinset over it for another. You did set this ply in thinset, right? mastic could potentially give trouble is possibility of water

   .

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   FastEddie1 | Sep 14, 2003 04:07am | #3

   He's right, but if you add another layer of tile you're going to raise the floor.

   Do it right, or do it twice.

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   andybuildz | Sep 14, 2003 04:36am | #4

   If you just laid it recently it'd probably come up pretty easily but, yeh as long as its put down well you can go over it.....I'd take it up personally.

   Be laid ; )~

               andy

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   SEBDESN | Sep 14, 2003 05:11am | #5

   I have a similar question. Lady wants me to do a 50's master bath.

   It is fifty years old and like new. Color is pink...not like new.

   The floor is over mud. I can use an air chisel and get it up so I can put new tile over it. If I tear it up have to get a plumber to put in flange for stool and replace all that nice lead pipe. Walls in room over plaster, easy to get off. But.. (always one of those), the shower is all over mud. Don't think can air chisel it off and not destroy the pan and its piping. And the ceiling below. 

   Any thoughts about laying  tile over the old tile? It would be a major demolition to tear it out and put in a new pan and replumb it,  and backer board walls...

   Any direction would be well received.......

   Bud

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   andybuildz | Sep 15, 2003 10:27pm | #8

   See how well the tiles are down first.....tap around the floor and se if you hear hollow sounds or find loose tile.

   If not then youre probably OK to tile over tile but thing is......

   I'd be clear in my contract to the HO that youre giving no quarentee.

   The price will be substantially less than a total redo....give her prices both ways.

   And right..you won't be able to save the lead pan.....The toilet is the least of it there....thats no biggie at all.

   Good luck and let us know how it goes.

   BE well

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   SEBDESN | Sep 17, 2003 05:41am | #11

   Tnx Andy...

   Well after considering the downside, think will do it all over, or not at all.

   There are to may alligators under the surface ready to jump up and

   take a big bite....Again, thanks for the wisdom.....

   Bud

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   Frankie | Sep 14, 2003 04:08pm | #6

   Sounds like this is one of your first times laying tile. Congrats on the effort! But, I would rip out the recently installed tile. Chances are there are a few spots not adhered well and they will double the chances of the newer tile popping. Since the original thinset is young, it has not fully cured and should not be too difficult to remove. Did you butter the back side of the tile? If not, it will take no time. The tiles should just pop off. The actual thinset maybe a bit harder to remove. Use a hammer and a stiff 3" putty knife. They have a beveled and chamfered edge with a metal/ brass heel. A 5 in 1 tool is great too.

   F

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   bekshun | Sep 16, 2003 07:12am | #9

   This is only my second time doing tile. The biggest thing I've learned in this project is don't make things more complicated than it has to be. I decided to put a decorative border in. That seemed to be the biggest source of frustration. After a lot of consideration and discussion we've decided to keep the tile as is. I've taken up the tiles I didn't like and will be replacing them shortly. This is the second post on this same project. I want to thank you guys for helping me out. I will be posting some pictures soon. The other part of this project was some wainscoating I made myself. Woodwork is my first love, not tile work. Gotta go the Giants are about to spoil the Cowboys night. Thanks again, Bekshun

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   honeydoos | Sep 16, 2003 03:18pm | #10

   ROFLOL.....hope the tile job goes better than the giants did!  Guess the cowboys messed up the giants day!  Gotta uv them boys if you live in Dallas!

   Theresa-Honeydoos

   Irving, Texas

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   Egg | Sep 14, 2003 05:33pm | #7

   If the tile is glazed you should also grind it to give it some tooth for the thinset to grab onto.