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Wall tiling EVERYWHERE - nightmare to fix?

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superduperbuper · 04/08/2026 06:45

Found a home which ticks a lot of our boxes but has loads of tiled walls. Bedroom, dining room, living room, kitchen, stairs and landing from what I can see. Am I correct in thinking these would be a nightmare to remove and replace with normal plaster?

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Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain · 04/08/2026 17:31

LibertyLily · 04/08/2026 16:26

Our current house (a Georgian cottage) was like that too when we bought it two years ago! It was last renovated in 1965 (there had been one owner since 1969/70) at which point the kitchen and bathroom were tiled on every wall from floor to ceiling. Curiously the floors in both weren't tiled 😆

We removed the kitchen tiles at the same time as taking out a load bearing wall and adding a steel six months after purchase. Everywhere required replastering as the walls were in an appalling condition. No builders or decorators here, all DIY.

Edited

My DM couldn’t be arsed to redo it all plus it cost money. The original owner was a builder.

echt · 05/08/2026 00:45

I once rented a house in Australia with those white tiles in the vast hallway, dining space and kitchen. It was a fucking nightmare to clean.
Just way too many tiles full stop in that house, rather bare and quite ugly. And as for the stairs... is that rope handrail even legal?

I'm trying to imagine how noisy it is.

IamoldIam · 05/08/2026 01:53

shellyleppard · 04/08/2026 08:49

I actually like it, the fireplace is stunning. I would be worried about slipping over in the bathroom tho if the floor tiles got wet?

It is likely that the floor tiles in the bathroom are a non-slip version.

IamoldIam · 05/08/2026 01:56

I think it is a lovely house. They have just used tiles as a single feature wall in a few of the rooms. The only one I probably couldn't live with is the dark charcoal in one of the bedrooms.
There is no such thing as the perfect house...

IamoldIam · 05/08/2026 01:59

It's the perfect downstairs for a robot hoover and mop.

PragmaticIsh · 05/08/2026 11:50

It's the floor tiles downstairs and upstairs that I'd be pricing up to replace entirely. Which is probably more expensive to pull up and replace than the wall tiles. Shiny floor tiles are awful to clean and tiles upstairs are pretty clinical. Oh and the bath steps look lethal, even if non-slip tiles.

SirenScream · 05/08/2026 12:25

I think the wall tiles look great 😍

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