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    Trav on plaster board walls in Bathroom?

    Hi, I've got a trav job too price up wall and floors in a bathroom and the customer has got large format trav for his bathroom but most of the walls are plaster boarded and his floor is floor boards that will need over boarding. would 18mm ply be ok for the floor? and would I have to over board...
    • 2020Tiling
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    • aus bathroom board plaster plaster board usa wall walls
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Bathroom Tiling Advice
  2. S

    large format tiles on plaster.

    morning, would some of you guys give me some advice please, i have a customer who wants me to put some floor tiles on the wall (600 x 400,) , the walls have been skimmed over with fresh plaster but it was only done 4 days ago, but the customer wants me to get on with it now, if i prime the...
    • setpot
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    • aus format large large format plaster tile tiles usa
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Tiling on to damp skimmed plaster

    Hi, We are getting a new bathroom installed and could do with some advice. The old tiles were removed and the walls have been skimmed with a thin layer of plaster as part will be painted. The plaster was only completed yesterday and today they are tiling the walls. Does this seem too soon...
    • Unregistered
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    • aus damp plaster tiling usa
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  4. K

    Plaster necessary?

    Hi there, I am after some advice - any help is much appreciated. I am currently re-tiling a small portion of the kitchen. It is the area behind the cooker which is around 1.5m squared. I have removed the original tiles and as you can see from the pictures, some of the plaster has come off...
  5. H

    Problem with Bal APD skimming/peeling on skimmed plaster

    Hello - first post here but first thanks for all the great info I've gained as a lurking guest :-) Having successfully tiled our ensuite a few years back I'm now tackling the bathroom. I've put two coats of neat Bal APD on the plaster skim as per the instructions. I thought it had gone OK but...
    • hitthenorth
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    • adhesive aus bal bal adhesive building adhesives grout plaster problem usa
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Cementone SBR dilution ratio for priming Plaster skim and Plasterboard

    Hi, I am tiling a bathroom and having removed the old tiles some walls are Plaster skim and some are bare plasterboard. I have Cementone SBR which i have read is good for priming but i am not sure what ratio to dilute it with water to then prime the walls. I will be using Mapai Keraquick s1...
    • DOMINIC273
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    • aus cement plaster plasterboard priming sbr usa
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  7. P

    Tiling on normal plaster board for shower

    I have come across a shower cubicle to be tiled, the plaster board seems to be regular one (non water resistant) I seem to have two options, one prime the plaster board and tile it with good quality water proof adhesive, or tank it first. Just wanted to get a second opinion on this, is it safe...
    • Protiler999
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    • aus board plaster plaster board shower tiling usa
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  8. smudger85

    Plaster board?

    Should plaster board be primed before tiling? And if so with what primer? I understand plaster needs priming but the chap I work with says you don't need to with plaster board!!
  9. M

    plaster.....

    fixed approx 1mtr2 of my ceiling due to old water damage last night re-boarded and is now set but there are lips.... whats the best way around it shall I just give it a skim over? do I need to pva before skimming?
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    Repairing Plaster Before Tiles

    Hi all We had some areas of plaster repaired by the council in the bathroom last year but I never gave the plaster a miss coat of paint etc after it dried and we are tilling the bathroom next month. Do I need to apply a mis coat or some other type of agent before we apply the tiles to these...
    • chrisb1357
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    • aus plaster tile tiles usa
    • Replies: 48
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Tiling onto 'solid' lathe & plaster wall

    Hi all, I was planning to tile onto lathe and plaster in my bathroom. The shower unit will be tanked with the mapei kit to 2.4m. The rest of the room will be tiled to 1.2m. The tiles are 600x300. 8mm ceramics which are 21kg/m2. The walls have around 25mm of plaster on So will this...
    • simon
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    • aus plaster tiling usa wall
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Plaster drying times

    Evening gents. Looking for some advice on the following...I've put down a coat of bonding 1 week ago and then skimmed with multifinish another week further on. (Yes I know i should have dot n dabbed) To me it's completely dry no wet/dark patches. Can I now start tiling I've read elsewhere I...
    • southlondont
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    • aus dry drying plaster usa
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  13. S

    plaster - how long to dry?

    It says in BS that plaster walls should be allowed 4 weeks to dry out before tiling. But this is an a section where they are talking about layers of backing plaster followed by finish coat and this time then seems to make sense. Should it still be 4 weeks if it is only a skim coat over plaster...
  14. T

    Tanking on plaster board

    What is your views, tanking straight on to plaster board in shower area ?
    • Turkish tiler
    • Thread
    • aus board plaster plaster board tank tanking usa waterproofing wetroom
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    What's the best way to tank a plaster wall

    Hi all! i am building a wetroom en-suite and have been doing some research but still can't decide on what materials to buy or what would be best for me. The walls are brick with plaster and the floor has floor boards and joists. At the moment I have decided to get the Tuff2 tray as I have read...
    • RBussey
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    • aus best best way plaster tank usa wall
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  16. macten

    Plaster drying times

    Getting ear ache from a customer who is anxious for me to start tiling her bathroom. First fix has been done now but during the rip out my plumber mate came across a problem. The original bathroom had no tiles but that wood paneling running 1/2 way up every wall, painted plaster above. When I...
  17. M

    Forgot priming plaster wall with SBR Help please quickly!

    Hi tilers! I forgot using SBR on the plaster wall before I tiled on it.:oops: Is it a very bad thing?? What could happen? The adhesive has not yet completely set so if it is very bad i should get it off the wall now. If someone is out there at the moment, please tell me what to do! It is a...
  18. J

    Tiling onto plaster on terricotta brick wall

    Hi just looking for some advice. Do the normal weight regs still apply on plastered wall if the substrate underneath is terricotta brick or would itit be reduced. They don't seem very strong
    • jwatson
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    • aus brick plaster the tile association tiling tta usa wall
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Marble Fireplace On New Plaster

    We are replacing an old fireplace surround for a new marble one. The old surround has been ripped out and the wall re-plastered (hardwall and multi-finish) today. Do you guys reckon we would be safe to install the new fireplace on Friday (i.e. the plaster would have only had 2 days to dry) using...
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    Tiling on Plaster - Close to Weight Limit

    Hi, new member after a bit of advice from all you experts. I am tiling my bathroom which has three plasterboard walls (unskimmed) and one block wall (plastered). The tiles I have weigh 16kg/m2, so with the weight of the adhesive and grout this puts me right on the 20kg/m2 limit. Would tiling...
    • crawf94
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    • aus plaster tiling usa weight
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Tiling Standards
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