Tidy tiles:
Bonding Tiles onto Tiles

Beautiful tiles are a good solution in many areas of the house – whether in the bathroom, kitchen or living rooms.
You can only find the matching PROBAU quality products for your tiling project in your BAUHAUS centre.

Step
1

A bit past its prime: Cold tiles up to waist height and above this wallpaper. This must be removed and the upper wall area coated with PROBAU Cement Mortar to the level of the tiles.

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2

Once cleaned, the old tiles can be sanded for better adhesion. Here they are being sanded using a machine.

Step
3

A secure bonding bridge between the old tiles and the new plaster is created with fabric-reinforced plaster (tile adhesive + fabric).

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4

Plaster over the transition. Instead of sanding, you can improve adhesion with a wafer-thin layer of tile adhesive.

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5

The upper tile border is marked onto the wall. A new border is to be provided here.

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6

Apply the ready-for-use PROBAU Flexible Emulsion Adhesive evenly with the trowel, and comb through with a notched trowel. 

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7

Now lay the tiles into the adhesive bed and press in. Leave spaces for decorative tiles. Tile spacers are useful (see image 10).

Step
8

Check each row for dimensional accuracy with the tile adjusting plate.

Step
9

If half the wall is tiled up to the top and a row under the border is marked out and fixed with a pencil, the border along the entire width of the wall can be fixed.

Step
10

Here too, we recommend working with tile spacers to ensure even joints.

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11

Realigning the horizontal is possible as long as the "working time" still permits corrections.

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12

The crowning glory: The decorative tiles are placed in the spaces allocated for them.

Good to know: Tiles onto tiles requires secure adhesion and thorough subsurface preparation: Old tiles must be cleaned and degreased. Any detergent residue is removed most effectively with vinegar, or commercially available acidic cleaners.

Thought of everything?

You still need

  • Trowel
  • Smoothing trowel
  • Notched trowel
  • Rubber hammer
  • Ruler
  • Spirit level
  • Tile adjusting plate
  • Tile corners

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