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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...
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    dot and dabbing plasterboard ?

    hi , got a plaster board dot and dabing job to do as the walls are ridiculous and wondering if you lot take it back to the brickwork before boarding walls ? and whats the weight limit on this using drywall addy to fix boards ? thanks ! :smilewinkgrin:
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    Plasterboard vs Plywood vs Tile Backing Board

    Project Cloakroom!!! (2nd Thread). I have realised the plasterboard I’m due to tile, about half way along one wall (wall B) the next plasterboard is not levelled with the preceding one, therefore by the end of the wall there is about 10mm difference when I put a 6’ spirit level across it...
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    Will this Adhesive do for plasterboard on brick (dot And Dab)?

    Hi all, I was going to use Hardi Backer boards but have decided to dot and dab plasterboard onto the bare brick instead. Problem is,, I have already used Ultra fexible primer to prime the brick and dont know if this will be alright with drywall adhesive as they say to use pva as a primer for...
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    Plasterboard for travertine tiles?

    Hi i have stripped my bathroom walls back to the brickwork ready to dot an dab a platerboard base on for 600 x 450 travertine tiles. My question is should i be using silverbacked or standard boards?, thanks
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    Fixing Travertine on wooden floor and skimmed plasterboard.

    Morning all, I'm still part-part time and, erm, I'm frankly feeling out of my depth here. I searched the forum for travertine fitting but cannot find anything about laying upstairs on a modern build 18mm floor, appologies in advance if this a duplicate I've not found. I've not used any stone...
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    New Ensuite Wetroom - Plasterboard wall Help

    Hi, I have just started stripping out our dated old ensuite bathroom to begin preparation for a wet room. Our house is about 10 years old and I need to build new stud walls as the cavitys are not deep enough to conceal the shower mixer and all the sink and toilet drainage etc. Upon tearing...
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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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    Tiling On Plasterboard

    Hi Guys Jut had a call from a job im ment to be starting next week , The walls are all new green plasterboad that have been fixed to batons that are fixed to the brick walls all seems straight foward , only problems is, i have been told by the lady that the batons are at 400 centres and...
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    plasterboard

    hi am doing ma bathroom just bought the house so it was all outdated and the walls where in some state so after riping everything out i had to put plasterboard round the bathroom now am going to tile the bathroom myself and just wanted to know whats the best way to prime plasterboard for tiling...
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    Flexible addy for plasterboard?? Also what centres for timbers?

    Hello As the question says really. The walls are to be plaster boarded. So will it be nessecary to use flexi addy? Also, the walls are timber framed and i just wondered what the gap between the timber uprights should be. Should I put some noggins in for extra strengh? Thanks
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    Showerstone / Plasterboard / WBP Ply / Plastered Wall Tanking

    Hi, I have a wetroom 1m x 5m. There is a 1m x 1m marmox showerstone tray fixed directly to joists at one end and the rest of the room is floored in 18mm WBP ply. There is one plastered block wall, the other walls are water resistant plasterboard with one wall of the shower area in 12mm WBP...
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    Plasterboard face?

    Hey peeps First post so feel free to point me to the correct topic (I've looked but just confused). Searched all over the net and found lots of different opinions but..... What face of the plasterboard should I be tiling on? I have green (Wickes) moistureboard for the bathroom - one green...
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    freshly skimmed plasterboard... drying and tanking

    Hi, I'm fitting a shower enclosure in a freshly plastered room and after several hours scouring the forums I think I'm getting there! I just need to clarify a few things that I can't find answers for myself... how long should I leave the skim to dry out? the plasterer was back today to...
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    bathroom plasterboard.

    hello all.just wanted some advice.i`ve ripped all the tiles off in my mums bathroom and 1 wall(the exterior wall) is now bare brick as all the plaster came off.the other 3 walls were plasterboard which all came off with the tiles.my plan is aquapanel screwed to the studs around the shower area...
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    Tiling to plasterboard

    Hi all, I'm going to be tiling our bathroom And have had to put in plasterboard due to the old plaster and lave coming away when removing the old tiles. The plasterboard hasn't been skimmed but do I need to use a pva and water mix prior to tiling? I am using a ready mix Mapegrip D2 Wall Tile...
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    Plasterboard or Cement Backer Board

    Hi All DIY question on my ongoing small bathroom refurbishment. I have started removing the existing tiles and they are so well stuck on that they are pulling chunks of plasterboard away, leaving a very uneven surface. I have decided to take of the whole lot, boards and all and start...
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    plasterboard replacement

    Hi guys.Need a bit of advice.The plasterboard needs replaced above the bath area before I tile it.Was just wondering if i would need to remove bath and replace plasterboard from floor to ceiling or i could just cut from above bath and replace from there.Thanks.
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    Plasterboard repairs prior to re-tiling

    I've set about replacing our shower and the tiled area above it. The old shower's out, but getting the tiles off the wall has been a chore because they were well stuck with a black bitumen-like adhesive. The wall is a stud wall, with dual sheets of plasterboard, and removing the tiles has...
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    1" gap between bottom of plasterboard and shower base

    Totally new to this game. Had to rip off 3 rows of shower enclosure tiles at the base of my shower on 2 walls and replace a small area of damaged plasterboard which I have done. 3 questions 1) There is roughly a 1" gap between bottom of plasterbard and top of shower base unit lip which had...

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