Hi just a quick question for you , when i prime the floor in the kitchen do i have to do the tiling within a space of time or can i prime this weekend and do tiling next weekend. Cheers.
Ok so I have noticed that everyone on here seems to prime everything and anything!
Why do you prime?
I'll say now that I very very rarely prime anything. IMO it is a waste of time the majority of the time.
I once did a job and the customer had primed a screed floor with a primer. First day I...
I am about to refurbish my old Bathroom Suite and I have a few tiling related issues that I would like to resolve before I begin, hopefully one of ‘tilersforums.com’ experts can point me in the right direction…
The room has two external walls (Plasterboard on Dot and Dab) and two internal walls...
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Hi there
I may well be tanking for a customer what Id like to know is this. If I tank an area of the wall do I bother to prime it or can you not prime a tanked area (waterproofs it)? Is it a waste of time priming the tanking area?:stupid:
Best Wishes
Howard
been having interesting conversations with other tilers following joining this forum. One youngish tiler who swears by PVA and scoffs at the need to use expensive primers,was highly amused that i should roughen up plastered surfaces prior to priming. I explained that tiles are so well adhered...
i was phoning around for prices for ply and was speaking to the the guy and he said that by buying waterproof ply rather than standard ply i wouldn't need to prime it before tiling. is this right?
also if i do still have to prime it should i use acrylic primer rather than pva? i will be using...
hiya boys,new 2 this game so bear with me.when priming a sand/cement screed prior 2 tiling,do i need 2 let the primer dry or spread the addy when the primer is still tacky,cheers.
hi
was working with a tiler yesterday(old school)
couple of things i need to question
1, he told me that you must prime plywood even exterior grade with the dreaded PVA before tiling i was told not to use pva in any tiling install as it breaks down with the moisture in the adhesive and i was...