I hate my white ceramic tile in my bath what can i put over it besides carpet.?

Question

No laminate.Can you lay slate or marble tile over it

Answer 1

There are several mortars on the market that will enable you to trowel the mixture directly on the clean, firm, existing ceramic floor and install new tiles directly overtop. Make sure you remove the existing toilet first, and then re-install it (get a plumber if you have never done this before)
Floating cork flooring is a really nice alternative to wood or laminate and will install right on top with little or no prep, and is warm to the feet.

Answer 2

I used to work with tile and grout as one of my first jobs. It won't be super easy, but you should remove all the old tile first. Think of it this way, you can get out your frustration and dislike of the old tile by breaking it up. Yay! =)

Have you thought about maybe putting in a mosaic tile on the floor? That would look amazing- get broken, or new tiles from the Home Depot that match your curtains and colors in the bathroom and then have fun putting the broken pieces in a nice pattern or just randomly.

I'm not sure about slate, it may be slippery. You might want to look into that. Go to your local Home Depot, Lowe's or whatver you have in your area- they really have some smart people trained in that area. Ask questions there, they will steer you right!

Answer 3

I see 2 issues with the suggestions that say you can lay a subfloor over the tile: 1) it raises the floor above the level of the connecting room (hall or bath), which creates an odd transition and a toe stumper. You will also have to have a custom threshold made. 2) We don't know the condition of your existing subfloor. If there is rot and it is in the joists, then the added weight could cause a problem to a floor and joists weak with rot. Remember, adding floor is adding weight. You could crawl under the house to inspect the structure.

The problem with ripping up the tile is, if it is really old....it could be imbedded in concrete. They used to do that instead of using concrete backerboard (don't tile direct on plywood....especially in a bathroom....bad idea for longterm). It makes bringing up the stuff awful and you wind up basically having to lay a new subfloor and underlayment floor.

If you don't rip it out, please have the structure underneath inspected and strengthen it if necessary. Then you could do the mortar on the tile....You still will wind up with a higher floor...but the transition won't be as bad. You could also grind/buff the glaze off the tile to have a surface you can stick vinyl or linoleum to.

Answer 4

start with your ceramic tile for the laundry room and 2 baths. this is tedious and time consuming. it needs done so that you know what transition levels need be met for the wood flooring to the tile. then complete the bathrooms with the paiting and redecorating. this will give you much satisfaction, as you'll have some beautiful results to keep you enthused. for the balance of your home, i'd deal with it room at a time, same effect and a place to go and relax. as you plug away you'll be content to spend some off time checking out newer lighting and ideas for your kitchen cabinets. keep your ideas open n fresh. there will be lots of after holiday sales and inventory clearances in lighting so strike while the iron is hot so to speak. enjoy your project. its a work of love

Answer 5

You have to make sure the floor is level across the tiles or remove them, throw down some Lu-on or Rhinoboard, and then you can put anything you want tile-wise or Pergo flooring if you like the wood look. If you go with the wood look, make sure it's waterproof/resistant.

Answer 6

I think the best way to make the job work flawless is to remove all of the old ceramic tiles and start new.

Answer 7

You probably could lay new tile over it. Howeer, if your tile or grout is cracking you may have a bigger problem then just not liking it. If it is cracking, the best bet is to rip it up and start over.

Answer 8

tear it out n start over again