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Would removing plastic bathroom tile from the twenties ruin the historical appeal of my apartment?

This tile is an ugly light green color. My landlord agreed to remove it and install white subway tile with gray grout and his interior designer agreed. Now, all of the sudden he says he does not want to do it because he is afraid what is behind the tiles and he needs to retain as much historical appeal as possible and leave as much in this apartment that was orginal. I think that he is just trying to be cheap! Come on... plastic green tile would be more appealing then white subway tile. And -- this place is not ona historical registry not is the landlord working toward that.

Public Comments

1. Yes, cheap
2. What if the plastic tile started to " fall off " on their own, then it is a decision make by necessity.
3. Plasic tiles are not "historical". He doesn't want to invest a couple of thousand dollars on tile. His call.
4. His original answer was the best answer, looks wise, replace it. However he probably talked to a "contractor type guy" afterwards that warned him of there being a good possibility of water damage behind the tile. Often such work can lead to whats called "opening a can of worm" and can be very costly. My best advice is.....'If it works... don't fix it." I sure the owner would agree.