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?
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>>>
>>> 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