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original tile was tiled over in the 70s - how to restore?
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My house has original ceramic tile from the 1900s. Some dufus tiled over it in the 70s or 80s with a cheap and ugly ceramic tile. Is there a way to remove the recent tile without damaging the original tile underneath? thanks! Rogue Petunia |
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wrote in message oups.com... Hi, My house has original ceramic tile from the 1900s. Some dufus tiled over it in the 70s or 80s with a cheap and ugly ceramic tile. Is there a way to remove the recent tile without damaging the original tile underneath? Floor or walls? It depends what they did to the old tile before they put the new tile down/on, and how they stuck the new tile on. Assuming old tile is sound and they just used thinset, it should pop off pretty easy, assuming skinny grout lines in original floor/walls. If they abraded or etched the glaze on the old tiles to get a good bond, it'll be harder. If they used mastic, it'll be a mess and a buttload of scraping and solvents. I'd be real suprised if old tile was in good shaped, however. A hillbilly tileover like that is usually due to popped or cracked tiles, bad stains, or other problems. aem sends... |
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ameijers wrote:
wrote in message oups.com... Hi, My house has original ceramic tile from the 1900s. Some dufus tiled over it in the 70s or 80s with a cheap and ugly ceramic tile. Is there a way to remove the recent tile without damaging the original tile underneath? Extremely doubtful. |
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