We’re looking to have our hall decorated and the carpet replaced with tiles. There are old tiles under the carpet, which I presume will need to be covered over rather than lifted, as it’s an old house and we don’t know what’s under them, they may be original but they’re a mess as sections have been replaced by concrete by previous owners. If we were having new carpet, we would definitely paint first but wondering if fitting the new tiles may affect the skirting boards, so it would be best to do that first. Also, we are going to have to wait some months for our decorator to have availability and I’m worried that the tiles that we like will be discontinued!