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    Tiling painted walls in an underground swimming pool?!

    I have a job to price... A hotel I am pricing a job for want some pillars, located in their underground health club pool area, tiled. No problem apart from the fact that they have been covered in oil based paint, multiple layers by the looks of it and with the obviously high humidity levels the...
    • Henrywatson
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    • aus painted pool swimming swimming pool tanking tiling usa wall walls
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    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    preparing painted walls

    I have tried and tried to shift this bloomin paint from the walls! used a steamer, it works, incredibly slowly and with a huge amount of effort getting around 0.5sqm every two hours!! well would be had the steamer not packed in!! :mad2: in this situation what would a professional do? I do...
    • Guitardedleon
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    • aus painted preparing usa wall walls
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    d&d board onto old painted plaster - and then tile

    in the bathroom I am doing its an ex council the walls are bad ( pretty sure the council only employ monkeys ) house built in 50s artex walls , then gone over countless times with fresh skim over the years. this rules out hacking off for two reasons: 1. Artex 2. poured concrete wall the...
    • Guitardedleon
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    • aus board old painted plaster tile usa
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Painted floor

    Out pricing a job tonight & have a painted floor to deal with. Not sure what kind of paint but it looks like grey floor paint. How do I go about prepping this job? Whats the easiest way to remove paint from a concrete floor?
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    Painted walls

    I have a job to price. My plasterer says he has a scribbler and it will remove the paint and give him a good key to plaster the walls for me. M I've never heard of this method. Does anyone have any advice or comments on this method. I was just thinking of gluing and mechanically fixing 6mm...
    • cam_low
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    • aus painted usa wall walls
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    painted walls ?

    am i right in thinking on a painted wall a bit of good old fashioned scraping is the only option to prepare for tiling or is it acceptable to use some sort of paint stripper to make the job a bit easier ? whats peoples views please ?
    • jim7nash
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    • aus painted usa wall walls
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  7. darren pealing

    Tiling on to a painted wall

    Do you sand down Or can you just prime.
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    Tiling novice - BAL Rapidset Flexible and painted surface

    Hi there. My name's Eric and I've decided to have a go at tiling parts of the bathroom in my new (new to me) house. I've never tiled walls before - I've tiled floors but never floors. I'm a bit of a worrier and so want to check with people who know what they're doing before I start! I'm...
    • ecmm1973
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    • adhesive aus bal bal adhesive building adhesives flexible grout painted surface tiling usa
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Painted Breeze block.

    I have a small job to do in a converted garage/utility. Walls are painted breeze block in good order,customer wants to avoid boarding out! Any issues with tiling small wall ceramics to this back ground?
    • Billy Hunt
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    • aus block painted usa
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    How to prep painted walls for tiling...

    I know you can't tile painted walls, but what would be the best course of action? Sand it back to plaster? Key the surface? Is there a treatment you can apply? Or something else? PS reason for question, my belt sander just broke! PPS Would you use a bag of self mix adhesive if it's been...
    • simbob
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    • aus how how to tile painted prep tiling tiling guide usa wall walls
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Fired Earth Tiles - Hand Painted

    Hi All, Got a job coming up using fired earth tiles, hand painted and glazed. Glaze is 'crackled', so have been informed that they will need sealing. I don't dispute this, but wanted to know if there is anything else i need to know regarding fitting. Will be using white cement based adhesive...
    • simonb43
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    • aus painted tile tiles usa
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Recommend a primer for tiling plastered / painted wall?

    I was looking to tile the area inbetween my worktop and kitchen units. It was plastered around a year ago and at the time had mist coats applied before a final coat of Dulux Soft Sheen - can this be tiled on top of as the upstand doesnt really allow for the extra depth backer boards would need...
    • siremastimus
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    • painted primer recommend tiling usa wall
    • Replies: 31
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Priming a Painted wall?

    Hi guys This has probably already been covered but could you recommend a primer? to go directly onto a painted wall prior to tiling? can i use a basic builders one? and what mix would i need? the room is a en suite with a shower cubicle in it. The walls have several layers of paint on them. I...
    • BigDan
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    • painted priming usa wall
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
  14. Sean Kelly

    Slate onto painted brick & quarry tiles.

    Just been given a 2 day job to tile a porch. I popped around today to have a quick look and found painted brick & quarry tiles. I know the paint will have to come off, but do you think that a layer of SLC would be best suited before I tile? Slate tiles are to be laid, but I am concerned...
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    Tile weight on various surfaces

    Hi all I understand all the weight ratios regarding plasterboard and plaster etc but i was just wondering............... plasterboard can hold 32kg per sm but what if the plasterboard has been dry-lined and the plaster adhesive is rubbish and hasn't bonded very well to wall behind it, is there a...
    • tjsmiler
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    • advice aus board can canada frame help how issue light much needed painted plaster plaster board please porcelain porcelain tile porcelain tiles stud tile tile adhesive tiles tiling travertine uneven usa wall walls weight
    • Replies: 336
    • Forum: Tiling Standards
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    Tiling on external painted masonry

    Hi Folks, Just finished painting the rendered wall in my garden before getting ready to tile the floor however i am dissapointed with the finish on the wall. I am now considering tiling the wall aswell but have a problem now that it has been painted. Any advice on a solution would be very...
    • gavc0122
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    • external painted tiling usa
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Any need to prime painted kitchen wall?

    Hi all, Is there any need to prime a scuffed-up painted kitchen wall where the paint is very dry, long serving, so no chance of it falling off? I was going to use Bal Greenstar for addy for a basic ceramic tile job? Thanks guys. Grateful for anything you have. Gary.
    • Southtiler
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    • bathroom kitchen painted prime usa wall
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    painted walls

    hello all i am about to tile my bathroom have removed all old tiles from bottom half of wall. the top half has been painted can i tile directly over this or do i need to remove all the paint? i really hope not !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! cheers
    • loz73
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    • painted usa wall walls
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Tiling onto painted concrete

    Afternoon chaps, I have a approx 600m of porcelain to lay onto a concrete floor which is painted. It's located in a public area so will need to be done in sections. Any suggestions for prepping the concrete? Thought about scabbling/ sanding but concerned about dust.. Are there any primers I...
    • Nibbles75
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    • concrete painted tiling usa
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Tiling on painted plaster

    I'm looking to rip out an old bathroom suite shortly and re-tile from floor to ceiling. I'm now unsure on how to proceed with the tiling because the existing walls are old plaster which was painted with some kind of silk or possibly even gloss paint. The bath area also has 2-3 layers of tiles...
    • DIYPeteski
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    • painted plaster plasterboard tiling usa
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum

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