And we re in a project where the whole room is ceramic tile from floor to ceiling.
Wallpaper over wall tiles.
There are a few reasons why tiling over wallpaper is problematic mostly because you re risking your expensive tiling job on a surface where you re cutting corners to prepare.
Why do you want to cover the ceramic tile carla.
Most contractors would agree that putting wallpaper over ceramic tile is not the best option for re covering a wall.
We re trying to cover up the ceramic tile on the walls and what we re trying to do is preferably wallpaper over it.
However you may find that the process of removing the tile grout and adhesive is too impractical and time consuming.
However tiling over tile can add quite a bit of thickness so make sure your wall can handle the weight.
Prefer using high grit sandpaper and also an electric belt sander which will help you in getting a more significant area cleaned.
You can even wallpaper over slick nonporous surfaces such as tile concrete block or synthetic laminate paneling.
The overwhelming consensus from home decorating centers and tiling companies is no you should not tile over wallpaper.
On many of these surfaces you ll first need to apply lining paper which is a blank wall covering that provides a smooth surface for regular wallpaper.
You should not tile over wallpaper glossy surfaces lead paint or plywood.