Re: Ceramic tile over ceramic tile

>Subject: Ceramic tile over ceramic tile
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]  (Don)
>Date: 11/21/2003 9:04 PM Central Daylight Time
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>I have an entry way/kitchen area with ceramic tile that is about 25
>years old. Tile is on concrete and is in perfect shape, other than
>being really ugly.
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>I have read in two tile books that if your tile is in good shape, that
>you can tile over it with the right preparation. The current tiles are
>8"x8" and I want to lay 16"x16".
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>The reason I question what I have read is because two neighbors that
>have had pros do their tile both removed the original tile. I do know
>that one had a history of cracks and is on their 3rd floor. Could it
>also be that the contractors simply want to creat a larger job for
>themselves?
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>Any thoughts on tile over tile/concrete if the original is in great
>shape and I'll be using larger tiles - ie crossing over 4 tiles.
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>Thanks for your thoughts,
>Don
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> As you say the persons tile was cracked , what moran contractor would want to
lay tile over cracked ceramic.
> the sec person could  have a number of possibilitys> such as wrong
underlayment ,, height   situations  ect.. If  your exsisting tile is in good
shape well adhered you can lay the tile . give th old tile a tooth for the
morter  to adhere to, by lightly sanding the clean old tile 
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