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    Gloss painted wall

    Hi ,I have got a bathroom wall which is painted with gloss paint, the paint is well stuck on ,can I just tile over it
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    tanking and tiling onto painted plasterboard

    Would like your opinions on this one please. Got a bath/shower installation to do soon, and the existing walls are painted plasterboard (not skimmed). The approach i would normally take is to remove the walls replace with Hardie and tank the wet area. The problem I have this time is that the...
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    • painted plasterboard tank tanking tiling usa waterproofing wetroom
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Painted Concrete Floor, Grinder or Primer?

    Is the a primer suitable for preparing a painted concrete screed, or do I need to grind/sand the paint off first?
    • dilz000
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    • concrete floor floor tiling grinder painted primer usa
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Painted Stone

    Currently working on an old cottage, the owners asked me today if I could do anything with one of the landing walls. Its a feature wall on the stairs in original 'rough' unfinished stone that has been painted in white paint - looks pretty think. Customer desperately wants to get it back to...
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    tiling mosaic on external painted wall - help!

    HI - I'm looking for any advice regarding tiling onto an extenal painted wall. These are glass mosaic tiles (done by kids in school). I've done this before onto external unpainted walls using Keraflex adhesive, which was fine. It was only after making up the mosaics that I realised the walls...
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    • external help mosaic mosaic tiling mosaics painted tiling usa wall
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    600 by 300 porcelain tiles on painted walls sealing with pva

    Went to look at a job the other day i have mentioned it in another thread,someone i know wanted there bathroom tiled in 300by 600 porcalain tiles i advised him that the tiles are to heavy as his walls are brick with skim.I told him maybe he should think about a smaller tile but that was the ones...
    • cass
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    • coverage liquid paint painted porcelain porcelain tile porcelain tiles pva seal sealing tile tiles usa wall walls
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    tiling painted surfaces

    ive noticed quite a few posts on here with the question of how to deal with painted surfaces, so I thought I woulld give a master decorators perspective to this newly plastered walls are given a chance to dry out before being given a light sanding. this smooths and removes the polish left by...
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    Tiling on painted walls

    Hello everyone I am a new member and would like to ask for your advice. I am getting different opinions on whether to strip the paint off the walls in my bathroom before treating it with BAL Prime APD for tiling. The seller said I don't need to, tilers said I do. Also if I have to can I use a...
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    Help - Please, Tiling onto painted walls

    Dear all, Hoping anyone can advise, I have a job starting end of May, it is a kitchen splashback and am required to fix 150mm x 75mm White Travertine tiles to a painted wall surface. The total area is only 2.5 metre square. I think the wall is a sand, cement screed but could be a skimmed wall...
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    Tiling onto a painted floor

    I have to lay some tiles onto a concrete floor.The floor has a good coat of floor paint.The paint has been on the concrete for a few years and is not flacking.I was thinking of putting on a layer of PVA on then tiling.Is this a good idea.
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    tiling on painted walls

    Hello everyone, I guess you will have answered this gem a billion times but.... a bathroom has one course of 600 x 300 tiles around it, above these is plasterboard painted with emulsion paint. He now wants full height tiling all around - what to do with the walls to ensure they will hold more...
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    painted plasterboard

    can you tile straight onto painted plasterboard as in the past i have without prime in and not had a problem but is that more buy luck
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    Tiling onto painted plasterboard drywall

    Hi people ive got a kitchen splashback to do in the monster in laws and on inspection the walls are painted plasterboard. What in your opinion is the best way to tackle this ie priming etc thanks in advance:thumbsup:
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    I'm looking for some hand painted pool tiles from Italy

    Hi Guys. I have the task of locating some tiles made in Italy some 44 years ago. I doubt I will be able to but the owners really want the same tiles or they can look like the old ones. The tiles are for a pool and this pool was constructed 44 years ago. The tiles are coming off so we need to...
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    painted walls

    Hi i have job to do next week the walls are plaster board but have been painted.The paint is a sheen,shiny finish i'm sorry dont know size of tiles yet but will it be ok to prime with a ackrilick primer and tile straight on or will i have to takr plasterboard of first.
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    best way to prepare plastered and painted walls

    Got some walls to tile that have been plastered and painted previously, what is the best way to prepare? On the new plasterboard i have used some of the Bal acrylic primer and it does say to dilute on old walls , why is this surely it would be better undiluted?
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    prep for painted walls

    Hi all Hoping for any experienced advice regards how far i have to go removing paint on plastered walls. Have just been to a possible customer and the plasterer told him while he was decorating the bathroom ceiling it would help me if he also painted the walls as well. He's painted on two coates...
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    Painted walls

    Hello. Got a large kitchen needs tiling decent plaster skim walls but painted all over some time ago, paint still very stable on walls. Any recommendations of the best way to tile the walls. thanks :thumbsup:
  25. J

    tiling onto painted surfaces

    hello was just wondering why you should not tile onto painted surfaces. I ask because MAPEI say to contact their tech depo regarding painted surfaces and using their ready mixed adhesives.??
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    tiling a painted wall

    is it ok to just key an emulsion painted wall and coat with pva prior to tiling in a bathroom, or should the paint be stripped off to bare plaster
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