On 3/16/2021 11:20 AM, Sheldon Martin wrote:
> On Mon, 15 Mar 2021 17:24:15 -0500, BryanGSimmons
> > wrote:
>
>> On 3/14/2021 7:59 PM, wrote:
>>> On Sunday, March 14, 2021 at 7:00:27 PM UTC-5, wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I'm sure some of you have tile walls in your kitchen. What would
>>>> motivate a person to paint over ceramic tile? In my son's new house,
>>>> he was originally intending to totally redo the kitchen, but he's
>>>> since reconsidered, and instead is opting to restore it to original,
>>>> except for the window. Instead of replacing the cabinets that have
>>>> layers of paint, I'm stripping them to bare wood, and repainting them
>>>> white. I'm also stripping the paint off of the original tile. That
>>>> blue is painted over a nice, deep burgundy tile.
>>>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/361781...posted-public/
>>>>
>>> That's awful looking.
>>>>
>>>> Here's what's underneath. The tile at the rear is only half stripped.
>>>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/361781...posted-public/
>>>>
>>> MUCH better. That will provide a nice accent color. But I wouldn't be so happy
>>> with the tile countertop. The grout lines with be a harbinger of bacteria.
>>
>> Chlorine bleach, concentrated peroxide and quat disinfectants are
>> very effective at killing bacteria. If you want to mix up a cheap
>> surface disinfectant that is chlorine free, 4 oz 99% isopropyl alcohol
>> added to 12 oz 40 volume clear developer is serious stuff. You don't
>> want to get it on your skin, but it dries with zero residue.
>> https://www.hbprochem.com/product-pa...-alcohol-16oz?
>> https://www.sallybeauty.com/hair-col.../SLNCAR67.html
>>>>
>>>> Of course, the vinyl asbestos floor tile has to go, but white ceramic
>>>> will maintain the old fashioned look. He even wants to replace the
>>>> modern induction range with the 1950s-'60s gas range we pulled out of
>>>> our rental property, which worked fine.
>>>>
>>> When you say the vinyl asbestos floor tile will have to go, can you elaborate?
>>> Professionally removed so as to not stir up asbestos particles?
>>>
>> I can remove it safely. I spent years working with VA tile. As long as
>> you keep it wet, and especially if you remove the tiles unbroken, no
>> asbestos fibers will become airborne. It needs to go because it's ugly.
>
> If that tile floor is reasonably flat and level it can be refloored
> directly over it... save a ton of labor and a huge mess. Any low
> spots can be shimmed up with tar paper. Our kitchen floor was that
> type of 12" tile, installed a Brazilian Cherry hardwood floor over
> it... adios puke green:
> https://postimg.cc/gallery/S8YDCLD
>
>
The tile is coming up enough where it needs to be removed. There's more
VA tile in an upstairs room that is really coming up. We'll get rid of
it all at the same time.
>


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