walls

  1. T

    Few questions on tiling ply and walls

    Hi guys halfway through fitting my new bathroom just waiting for the plasterer to finish skimming walls. Got a few questions as keep getting mixed views. 1) I've ripped out the old floorboards and have fitted 18mm wbp ply with noggins all sound now no bounce or squeaks. Do I need to prime the...
    • Trustno1
    • Thread
    • aus ply questions tiling usa wall walls
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  2. B

    Re:Painted Walls and Tanking

    Hi Guys, i need some advise in this area, i have 3 showers to install and tile, all the walls have been dot and dabbed and skimmed and painted, i understand that cement board is the best option but i dont want to rip all that has been done out. so i saw the mapei water proof kit, looks good but...
    • bob540
    • Thread
    • aus tank tanking usa wall walls waterproofing wetroom
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  3. S

    Tiling on painted walls

    Before I start tiling the walls have a rough painted surface going into a shower area. Shall I score and prime walls first. customer is a nightmare and is in such a rush,
  4. G

    Continuing tiling above bath on new-build plasterboard walls....

    Hi all, We have just bought a new-build house, and whilst there is a shower cubicle in the en suite, the main bathroom just has a bath, not ideal for guests. Above the bath there are currently 3 rows of Porcelanosa tiles (200x333mm) above the bath, finished at the top with tile trim.The...
    • garmcqui
    • Thread
    • aus bath plasterboard tiling usa wall walls
    • Replies: 29
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  5. M

    Good idea to tank walls over a shower bath?

    Hello everyone - first question, so bear with me; I have tried to look through the wealth of info you have already posted, so apologies in advance if I have simply looked in the wrong places! Trying to re-fit bathroom in son's 'new' house, and have replaced plasterboard but not yet...
  6. G

    mapei primer G on rendered walls

    is mapei primer g ok to prime a flat dry rendered wall . i have removed old tiles and i have this one wall that is rendered and not plastered .if primer g is fine to use what ratio do i mix it with water and is more than one coat needed. also can it be sprayed on via a spray gun/compressor or...
    • gnome
    • Thread
    • adhesive aus grout mapei mapei adhesive mapei grout primer usa wall walls
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  7. J

    Grout cracked where walls meet

    Hi I've noticed that the grout has cracked most of the way down where two walls meet in the area around the shower. It's not a power shower and water isn't running down the wall, but obviously it is getting splashed. See pictures of crack. Second one a close-up, if it helps. What should I do...
    • JulesA
    • Thread
    • aus crack cracked cracking debonding grout tile grout usa wall walls where
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  8. J

    Skimmed walls

    Hi, I want to tile my bathroom with some porcelain tiles with a weight of 21kg per m2. However the substrate is float and set that has been skimmed again. I have scraped the last layer of plaster off on one wall and it was coming off to easy. However on another wall it's pretty hard to take off...
  9. D

    plywood walls

    been working on a large floor for a client recently.once i am finnished to floor he is wanting me to start the bathroom, however the walls are plywood, i asked him to remove the ply or overboard. however it turns out this will not be possible due to bath and shower tray installed and pipe work...
  10. C

    Near Newbury, Berkshire Large Marble Tiles - Floor and part walls

    Hi, Looking for someone experienced with working with marble to quote for tiling our bathroom floor and to part tile walls. Tiles purchased are large 60cm x 40cm and approx. 2cm thick. I think the floor and walls may need some prep work/reinforcement and I understand that the tiles will also...
    • cog
    • Thread
    • aus berkshire floor large marble tile tiles usa wall walls
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  11. K

    Removing adhesive from walls

    What's the best tool to use to scrape the existing adhesive off. It's years old and stubborn as hell.
    • Kyle87
    • Thread
    • adhesive aus removing tile adhesive usa wall walls
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  12. S

    floor or walls first?

    got a job on at the minute and just want to check... im fitting an en-suite in a loft conversion and the home owner wants me to tile the floor and walls round the bath. Its a floor board type floor I intend laying 6mm ply then tiling when ive done one before ive tiled the floor 1st and then the...
  13. D

    10mm Marmox on shower stud walls?

    Just ripped a shower out and the walls were standard ply just tiled straight on top (hence all the tiles falling off!). It would be handy to grab another couple of mm due to the new tiles being a lot thicker, so I was going to use 10mm Marmox board. Sounds like it's suitable according to Marmox...
    • dingabell
    • Thread
    • 10mm aus backerboard marmox marmox backerboard shower stud tile backerboard usa wall walls
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  14. A

    tiling travertine 12mm tiles onto bathroom walls and floor

    Walls r plaster board painted. Floor is floor boards. The bathroom is on first floor is 10x9 ft 7t 9 high walls. Can anyone tell me what is the best backing boards to use on walls and floor also The best adhesive I can use to get the job done to a high quality standard. P.s the travertine...
    • a.s.k.4.t.l.s.l
    • Thread
    • aus bathroom floor tile tiles tiling travertine usa wall walls walls and floor
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Bathroom Tiling Advice
  15. V

    Priming walls and following grout lines

    Just had a plasterer in to straighten my bathroom walls out, he used bonding plaster ( this hasn't been skimmed ) to level it all out so tiling should be easier but I need to know if the bonding plaster needs priming with anything, he said use PVA 50/50 but isn't it water based? So maybe not a...
    • Vw1978
    • Thread
    • aus grout grout lines priming tile grout usa wall walls
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  16. aflemi

    best way to prep walls taken back to breeze blocks for porc tiles.

    Doing bathroom with breeze block internal walls, sand and cement render then plaster skim. Unhappy with porc wall tile weight on plaster skim and in any case, lot of blown plaster so decided to remove the lot back to breeze block. Now wondering how best to prep walls, thinking dot'n'dab...
  17. H

    Tiling painted walls in an underground swimming pool?!

    I have a job to price... A hotel I am pricing a job for want some pillars, located in their underground health club pool area, tiled. No problem apart from the fact that they have been covered in oil based paint, multiple layers by the looks of it and with the obviously high humidity levels the...
    • Henrywatson
    • Thread
    • aus painted pool swimming swimming pool tanking tiling usa wall walls
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  18. A

    Recommendations for Bathroom Walls (and Floors)

    Hi guys, I was looking to completely renovate my new small-ish bathroom (1.63m wide x 2.52m long), but even with the assistance from search engine results I was still a little confused about which materials are recommended to use as wall tile substrate(s) and the relevant adhesive/mortar. The...

Featured Threads

Advertisement

Tilers Forums UK | UK Tiling Forum
https://uktilingforum.co.uk | UK Tiling Forum
Back