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Would you expect bathroom floor to be fully pulled up prior to new tiles?

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J0yride · 30/08/2022 16:38

We are having our bathroom fully re-done.

There are two or three layers of flooring currently where previous owners have simply put down new flooring without taking the old ones up.

To me this is really shoddy, bad practice.

Am I right to expect that the bathroom company should fully remove all the old flooring before laying new tiles?

I have a sneaking suspicion that they’re not going to…

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SirChenjins · 30/08/2022 16:41

What sort of flooring are you talking about? Old tiles, lino, that kind of thing - absolutely - floorboards etc, no I wouldn’t expect that to be replaced.

You’re paying them though, so they should do what you are paying them for 😊

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J0yride · 30/08/2022 16:46

The top level is a click and clack which can be easily pulled up.

Under that, I believe, is a layer of tiles which have been grouted.

I am about 80% sure there is a layer under that too but I’m not able to identify exactly what it is at the moment.

Yes, I would like them to go back to the floorboard and then board and tile on top of the floorboards.

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Yarnasaurus · 30/08/2022 16:51

If the tiles are sound I wouldn't expect them to be removed.

Soontobe60 · 30/08/2022 16:53

J0yride · 30/08/2022 16:46

The top level is a click and clack which can be easily pulled up.

Under that, I believe, is a layer of tiles which have been grouted.

I am about 80% sure there is a layer under that too but I’m not able to identify exactly what it is at the moment.

Yes, I would like them to go back to the floorboard and then board and tile on top of the floorboards.

So just tell them this - but if they priced the job up based on covering the current flooring you may have to pay more.

Lillipops · 30/08/2022 17:30

We had ours ripped up and the plywood replaced as we had water damage. Whole new bathroom redone looked beautiful for a week...we noticed the floor was creaking which it didn't before. Then the grout in between the floor tiles started to grumble. They've been out today and they're going to completely redo the floor, instead of Plywood they're putting down concrete ply as they said it's more sturdy. Not sure why it happened possibly the extreme heat when it was laid and it hasn't cured properly. Not ideal but they are gonna fix it.

ItsSnowJokes · 30/08/2022 17:33

I hate this practice of putting tiles on tiles. It's shoddy. We are having our kitchen completely redone and I have said to the builder that the tiles under the lino have to be pulled up and it got back to the concrete floor underneath.

PeekAtYou · 30/08/2022 17:35

Look at your quote. Is there a charge for removing floor tiles? If not, I'd remove the laminate myself and see how level the floor is.

Discovereads · 30/08/2022 17:37

They should pull up old flooring if you’ve had it priced up as part of the quote. It does cost extra.

Islagiatt · 30/08/2022 17:38

Currently redoing bathroom and the tile shop we ordered from said as long as they are stable and clean it is perfectly fine to tile on top of tiles, and makes for a good base layer.

gogohmm · 30/08/2022 17:45

If they have priced on removing just the clicked flooring then you may need to pay for an additional layer (or more)

CaptainBarbosa · 30/08/2022 17:55

Just rip the click clack up, smash a sledge hammer in to the tiles underneath, replace the click clack say nothing, they will have to replace it all then 👍🏻

Christmasiscominghohoho · 30/08/2022 18:05

If you have paid for them to remove then tiles then that’s what they should do.

If you haven’t then they will charge you extra.

SunshineClouds1 · 30/08/2022 18:14

You could easily take the tiles up yourself tbh, as others they will want more if not originally in price

whereamu · 30/08/2022 18:16

What level is the floor? Is there a step up or down it is it level? Don't overlook that in the decision!

Discovereads · 30/08/2022 19:53

CaptainBarbosa · 30/08/2022 17:55

Just rip the click clack up, smash a sledge hammer in to the tiles underneath, replace the click clack say nothing, they will have to replace it all then 👍🏻

And under differing site conditions, they will also have the right to raise their price if it was originally quoted based on covering the existing flooring instead of removing and replacing.

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J0yride · 30/08/2022 20:33

The floor is level.

I have asked them to take all the layers up and the answer I got was that the fitters will decide on the day what’s best.

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SilentHedges · 30/08/2022 21:09

I had my bathroom completely redone 6 months ago. There was a tiled/grouted floor originally. Everything was removed, which is what I'd expect as tiling over tile is shoddy. The fitter went back to the concrete floor, and I'm glad he did as it was then apparent I had old pipes embedded in the floor with a small leak that would only have got worse. Completely new pipework was laid while floor was up.

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