Bathroom renovation – how to refresh tiles cheaply and give them a modern look

Flats on the secondary market very often need a complete renovation. While the rooms can be dealt with relatively quickly, the kitchen and bathroom can cause the most problems. Here we often find shabby tiles whose glory days are long gone. What can people who want to refresh a flat in Katowice quickly do? How can we deal with old tiles without having to chip them off?

Is it worth replacing the tiles with new ones?

Strolling around DIY stores, we can see that buying new tiles, vinyl panels, porcelain stoneware or other materials suitable for covering a bathroom wall is not a big expense. Buying new materials is the easy part. The problem is the time-consuming chipping off of the old tiles. It is an exceptionally noisy process that makes a mess throughout the whole home. Then we must prepare the wall for the new materials. The laying itself… well, there is no shortage of people who can do it themselves, but in the vast majority of cases we will have to hire a tiler. Their services do not come cheap.

Everything therefore depends on the scope of work in the new flat. If a complete renovation of all the rooms is needed and we do not have an unlimited budget, it is worth skipping the costly chipping off and laying of new tiles or panels in the bathroom. The same applies to clients who are interested in flats to rent in Katowice. Here, too, we are looking for a middle way that will let us save on the bathroom renovation.

Painting tiles with special paint

This is the most popular method, aimed at people who do not want to chip off tiles. First, you need to clean and renew the grout with special products. Then we clean and degrease the tiles themselves. Now we can paint them with a special waterproof tile paint. Painting requires some skill and precision. Often several coats are necessary. Nevertheless, if we want to quickly refresh an old property without the costly replacement of tiles, painting is one of the most popular options.

New material over old tiles

Waterproof vinyl panels, tinted glass and other plastics with high water resistance can be stuck onto old tiles. What is more, we can fix new tiles without chipping off the old ones. There is, however, one fundamental condition: the old tiles must be sound and well bonded. If we choose this solution, we must also reckon with the fact that the new material laid over the old may slightly reduce the usable area of the bathroom.

Special waterproof stickers

This is a great solution, recommended to anyone who is mainly interested in renting a flat. For obvious reasons, a thorough renovation is out of the question. We can, however, cover the old tiles with special tile stickers, which will completely transform the look of the bathroom. The drawback? The durability of the solution. Even the best adhesive in a damp bathroom will eventually give way. As a result, the stickers look good for 2-3 years. After that they need to be replaced with new ones.