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    Tiling over DAMP plaster

    I am looking for confirmation on a potential problem. I have a plumber that I work for that wants me to tile around a bath area, not usually a problem, same here i thought untill I went to see the job. The plaster skim is not dry, still damp in places. My plumber has said that if I was to...
  2. N

    Plaster board and porcelain tiles

    Hi can any give me some advice, i'm a plumber by trade but do the odd tiling job for friends if asked. I have a mate who had two tilers around to give a quote but neither have come back to him, so he has asked me to tile his bathroom from floor to ceiling with 600x300 porcalin tiles, I've done...
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  3. M

    Drying time of plaster

    Hi from old DIYer Having a Plasterboard wall fitted to an existing Pb wall damaged by tile removal by a professional using dot and dab He will then put on a skim coat How long will it take for plaster to dry before tiling Some sites say months but assume this is on masonry walls Any help...
  4. Z

    Plaster or board

    Hi, I have never thought about doing this before so I thought I would ask the pros 1st. I'm helping a friend tile his wet room and the walls were like a dogs back leg so I stuck some plaster board on top and leveled it up. My question now is can I seal the plaster board and tile stright on it or...
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    Damp skim plaster on block wall

    Hi all, this is my first post , so forgive me if i waffle a bit .have spent hours on this site taking invaluable advice already to fit new shower tray & tile 3 sides ..but : i removed old tray in ensuite which was in corner between block wall & studwall .damp had set in & patch of skim plaster...
  6. S

    Limestone onto old plaster

    HI'm tiling a bathroom with some quite heavy limestone - I've been told about 25kg/m2, and the plaster on the brick walls is a bit knackered in places, and the skim has been painted with a bathroom paint. Am I better to chop it all off and replaster, and if so what with - a cement based, one...
  7. H

    Wet room damp plaster

    Hi - wondered if anyone could advise, please? Builder installed wet room; the floor is wedi and the shower cubicle is wedi on the floor and the walls. Outside the shower cubicle, about 18" where the tiles stop by the door into the wet room, the plaster is showing some damp above the skirting...
  8. B

    Rough plaster

    Hello all Very new to tiling (recently done a 4 week course) and went to price a job up yesterday. It's a small bathroom and the guy wants all the floor and walls tiled. The walls have recently been plastered but not to a smooth finish, in fact there very rough. The ceiling has been finished...
  9. Susiequ

    Plaster wall

    I have a bathroom to tile where the old tiles are coming off the plaster leaving it in a good state. Should I prime or seal this plaster before re-tiling?
  10. S

    Do I tile onto the plaster skim?

    Hi All I'm just about to start a wall tiling job in the tiny downstairs toilet. I've worked out what I need to do the job - my next task was to sand the emulsion paint off the plastered walls, then prime it and get going. The walls are plasterboard, with about a 2-3mm skim of plaster on...
  11. E

    Is bonding plaster same as browning for tiling on?

    Hi all, Just read a couple of threads about not tiling onto browning undercoat plaster and it should be finishing plaster. Is bonding plaster the same as browning plaster or have I mixed things up? Just want clarification as I know the chased runs for the shower pipework in the bathroom I...
  12. G

    Browning plaster

    Hi guys Just starting a bathroom took tiles off walls need plastering. Chat with plasterer siad he would use a bonding coat only (browning) just double checking thats right. how long to wait until I can tile. Was going to leave it for 4 days. Thanks
  13. C

    Suitable 'plaster' surfaces?

    Hi all, Can someone confirm what 'plaster finishes' can and can't be tiled onto, and more importantly in the case of the latter why? I know plasterboard, plaster skim and sand/cement are ok but my plasterer is saying that hes "tiled onto 'bonding plaster' with no problems" - I was always led...
  14. W

    One coat plaster

    Hi everyone patched up a wall with one coat plaster 2day, will it be ok to start tiling on 2morrow or will it need longer to dry out. Cheers for the advice
  15. K

    Travertine on plaster skim

    Hi all sorry I havent taken part in a while ,computer problems and up untill a month ago really busy but the credit crunch has hit my house now and if not for our local builders wanting a tiler stroke decorater for a refurb it would be dead. :thumbsdown: Any way priced a job up today 3 bathrooms...
  16. J

    Tiling onto new plaster

    Hello, Just wondered how long after new finish plaster has set can you tile onto it. ta
  17. H

    Hardie backer against plaster

    Hi there! Came across this forum and damn I'm glad I did before setting out with my first job! :) I had a leak around the bath which got behind the tiles on one wall and the whole lot came down. Underneath the tiles was a piece of plywood. It doesn't look like it was tanked or waterproofed in...
  18. C

    bonding v plaster

    High there can some one please give me an answer to the following question as i have had people say yes and no to both!! Q...Can you tile directly onto bonding or should one plaster walls first? I appreciate that you shouldn't tile onto the skimmed surface.. Any definate answers please...
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