How to retile kitchen, bathroom and shower?

rosharch

Hi,

Need to some advice for a novice.

A tenant let our granny flat fall into disrepair:

• kitchen splashback tiles have completely fallen off.
• Some tiles in the shower have broken/come off and underlay has been worn away
• Three tiles on the bathroom floor have come out

The bathroom floor seems like the easiest fix, but I wanted to get trusted advice and these boards have never let me down yet.

What equipment/products will I need and what's the best way to approach it all, please?

Thanks in advance

MitchellMc

Hi @rosharch,

From the appearance of the tiles, it looks like they are coming to the end of their functional life. Your tile adhesive and grout are so aged that this disrepair is a good indication that you are nearing the time of a complete retile from scratch. This means all the tiles should be removed and replaced. I can understand that you'd like to repair the loose tiles, and that's fine, but be aware that they will continue to fail as time goes on, and there's nothing you or the tenant can do to prevent that.

Replacing the loose tiles is as easy as cleaning any debris from the sub-structure and using an adhesive to fix them back in position. You can then grout around them. Before you do so, I'd encourage you to check the surrounding tiles to see if they are well adhered. I presume once you start inspecting, you'll find quite a few more that also need to be re-adhered. Dunlop 250g White Ready To Go Tile Adhesive And Grout works both as an adhesive and a grout.

Here are a couple of helpful guides: How to lay floor tiles and How to grout wall tiles.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Mitchell