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Okay, advice heeded and will begin the chipping off process at the weekend. Appreciate all the input from you guys! Regarding boards, am I right in thinking MRPB us fine throughout with Bal tanking all over the shower and bath area? Also, is there any benefit to sealing the board joints with...

Is there no other way? Another kind of board perhaps? Taking 4 walls of a 4m x 3.6m room back to brick is one hell of a task.

So given I'm fixing to what I believe to be a lime mortar, can I D&D and use mechanical fixings in addition. Say 300mm centres through the D&D as you would with Hardi?

Even if the substrate is powdery and weak? I thought the weight of the tiles may compromise the D&D?

Exactly right, the frame is tight against the lhs wall, so if I battoned and boarded, the wall would come flush to the hinge..

No, not lathe and plaster (although the ceilings are and I've had the pleasure of pulling one of those down... Just seems like a lime based mortar, but very thick.. I realise I'll have to use mechanical fixings to secure after the dot and dab approach, but still preferable to either...

Unfortunately, the placement of the entrance door prevents the buttoning option as the door wouldn't open properly..

Yeah, I understand that would be the best approach and the one I'd considered until I realised just how much time, work and mess was involved (upto an inch thick in places). Tbh it's a 120 year old terrace with limited resale value and I can't really justify several days work to achieve a 100%...

I like this idea as it seems the simplest. A couple of questions.. Will Water Resistant PB be sufficient for all the room Inc wet areas? With the tanking, do I just need to tank a meter or so above the bath, or all the way to the ceiling. And lastly, do I need to do anything with the edges...

That's right. I took the skim coat off as it was a complete mess after removing previous tiles. The wall beneath is better, but powdery and not 100% straight. Primary purpose of boarding is to get a nice flat and even base for decor. I would simply reskim it, but that wouldn't solve the wonky...

Hi all, Thanks for reading.. I'm about to board my full bathroom having removed previous tiles and chipped back to base plaster. What's the best board to use for the wet areas and what's the best board to use for the rest (some will also be tiled) Also, I don't really want to baton out...

Have ordered from Amazon. Thanks for the tip ... Fingers crossed! :hurray:

Hi all, I have fake mosaic tiles in our bathroom and have tried all the usual methods of cleaning, but the 'grout' lines won't come up anywhere near white. The real grout lines are also too far gone and could use regrouting. Are the grout lines on fake mosaic tiles actually grout lines? IE...