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[Razornut]

Hi chaps. First let me make it clear. I'm not a pro however I've done my fair share of tiling jobs over the years. Mostly simple little anti jobs. Im about to re tile an entire bathroom 3 walls and the floor. In a mates house she is skint so guess who she asked. Couldn't say no really anyway the walls are covered in those god awful mosaics. I happen to know that 2 walls around the bath are studded. I very much doubt with any kind membrane. Or even moisture resistant pb. The 3rd is d&d the bath is going to have a shower in it so i will be tanking it. The question is this.. Cement board or wr pb but not skimmed... Thanks in advance gents. Or ladies.

 

[Dan]

Strip the walls and see what damage is left to the studding. Repair or replace that with plasterboard throughout. Tank the bath / shower area. Make sure you use the tanking tape to physically connect the tanking on the wall to the shower base. You tank onto the base then by about the thickness of the tile. Then when the tile has adhesive on the back of it, it will cover the tanking so you don't see a thing.

Then tile. Don't dot and dab the tiling! Use the right tiling trowel. Needs to have 100% coverage in the shower area and 80-100% in the other areas. Use cement-based adhesive and grouts.

 

[Razornut]

Strip the walls and see what damage is left to the studding. Repair or replace that with plasterboard throughout. Tank the bath / shower area. Make sure you use the tanking tape to physically connect the tanking on the wall to the shower base. You tank onto the base then by about the thickness of the tile. Then when the tile has adhesive on the back of it, it will cover the tanking so you don't see a thing.

Then tile. Don't dot and dab the tiling! Use the right tiling trowel. Needs to have 100% coverage in the shower area and 80-100% in the other areas. Use cement-based adhesive and grouts.

i take it. By what you mean 100% i should use a half moon type. Not the standard addi trowl?

 

[Dan]

The large half moon is really for floors or areas you need to apply a lot of adhesive (thickness-wise).

http://www.tilemountain.co.uk/acces...-trowel.html?gclid=CLGe56jt7sUCFUzItAodO0sAbA - This sort of trowel. Maybe 8mm not this 6mm one. Then use a twisting motion as you apply each tile and check the tiles towards the end of each batch of adhesive mix you mix.

 

[Razornut]

The large half moon is really for floors or areas you need to apply a lot of adhesive (thickness-wise).

http://www.tilemountain.co.uk/acces...-trowel.html?gclid=CLGe56jt7sUCFUzItAodO0sAbA - This sort of trowel. Maybe 8mm not this 6mm one. Then use a twisting motion as you apply each tile and check the tiles towards the end of each batch of adhesive mix you mix.

Got one of those. Actually 2 of them 6mm and 8mm. Buggard if i can remember where it is tho lol

 

[White Room]

Your've got alot of work to do for nothing....

 

[Razornut]

Your've got alot of work to do for nothing....

Trust me. It ain't for free lol

 

[Dan]

Trust me. It ain't for free lol

I like your style sunshine

 

[Razornut]

In addition to the walls i mentioned the floor. its a modernish house with chip board floors. Im obviously going to line the floor. And I've heard loads of horror stories. No doubt you chaps have come across one or two. Anyway i digress what do you guys recommend. The landing is carpeted, so if i use anything too thick its gonna look just weird. But if needs must.

 

[Old Mod]

Glue (tile adhesive) and screw 6mm Hardiebacker, stagger and tape joints. Don't use their screws, they break, Turbo Gold seem to be the most popular choice on here. (Screwfix) simple and straight forward. Prime your timber floor with proper tile primer not PVA, wipe the backs of the Hardie with a damp sponge to remove any dust just before laying in to the adhesive. Should total around 20mm in height incl your tile.