Painting or tiling over discoloured laundry/toilet floor tiles

[Steve68]

Hi everyone. Steve68's first post as a newbie. 😎 I was wondering if anyone has done either of the above.

I have a small townhouse laundry and attached toilet where the floor tiles ( white ) have discoloured badly over 30years. The tiles are laid on the original slab foundation so the thought of jackhammering them up is not ?????.

So, I was looking for alternative like the above options. Hope I can get some really good advice or perhaps even other alternatives to the above that I have not thought of.

Cheers Steve.

[MitchellMc]

Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community @Steve68. It's sensational to have you join us, and many thanks for your question about covering floor tiles.

Have you considered Hybrid floor tiles? You could have a fantastic new floor all laid in an afternoon. They mimic real timber substantially better than the stick-on alternatives. However, those shouldn't be ignored either, as they could prove to be a really quick and easy solution. You should find this step-by-step guide useful: How to lay vinyl plank flooring. 

You could paint the floor, but at this stage, any painted coating should be considered a somewhat temporary solution. The first rock bought in on the bottom of someone's shoe will cause scratch marks.

You can tile over tiles if you use the Crommelin 1L Tile On Tile Primer, and the height discrepancy won't cause issues with transferring to the next room. Do you think the added height would be an issue?

You might like to post some images of the area to help spark some ideas with our members.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Mitchell