Tiling over existing tiles

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hi guys,
Im about to start a bathroom refurb next week and the customer would like me to tile over the old tiles ?
Id rather rip out but she's having none of it,
Is there anything i need to do prep wise or any special adhesives i should use?
Thanks in advance
 
Is this walls or floor? What tiles are to go on and what tiles are on there at the min
 
You need to make a slurry coat. Easier to buy a ready made none porous surface primer. Personally I wouldn't tile over tile on a wall as they could have been stuck on with chewing gum over wall paper
 
The first thing you need to establish is what sub base the original tiles are installed to.
Can the original substrate support the additional weight of another layer of tiles and adhesive?
This is the first and most important question!
 

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