Painting Over Floor Tiles

This treatment is not recommended for ceramic tile shower and tub walls but it works well for other walls in the bathroom that don t get wet.

Painting over floor tiles. The key to success is careful preparation and the use of the right primer and paint. Painting tile requires the use of special epoxy paints or tile paints. When replacing floor tiles is so costly time consuming and messy a coat of paint seems like the obvious budget friendly alternative but this seemingly obvious diy solution isn t the fix all you d hope for. Applying paint to tile flooring.

This paint is made to stick to tile. After all you can paint an ugly wall or an outdated door why not paint some floor tiles. Luckily although it will take a bit of work it is possible to paint over the current ceramic tiles and seal them to be waterproof once more. Add a clear coat of polyurethane if desired.

Priming the tiles is one of the most critical and often overlooked steps. If you re planning to paint an entire floor use a brush or roller to apply paint over the exposed tile and grout in a continuous motion. Painting tile floors seems like a common sense fix to an ugly tile problem. Paint is much cheaper than the expense of tiling over the existing floor.

Use a roller to apply paint evenly to the tile. It will help to prevent peeling and flaking of the paint over time. High adhesion primer will chemically bond to the tile itself while still creating a surface on which you can reliably paint. Be sure to use a high adhesion primer to create an ideal environment for the paint itself.

The preparation techniques and products. Make sure to paint grout as well. Ripping out an old ceramic tile floor that s in good condition can be a challenge.