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Hi Guys,
long time reader, first time poster.
I read on these forums that plaster and plasterboard need to be prepared before tiling as they are very porous surfaces, and that tiles and their addy will not stick securely when the plaster becomes 'live' again.
I will have a shower enclosure (2 sides plastered plasterboard, 1 side stud partition with aquapanel) and the rest of the other walls in the bathroom are plastered. I recently bought some Artex Sealer to seal the plaster with which it says it does well, however i dont know if its the right product for the job before tiling.
Can Artex Sealer be used on the plaster or do I need a a specific tile primer? and what is the difference between a sealer and a primer?
I will be tanking the plastered walls within the shower enclosure as it'll be used with a megaflo system and dont want it to leak later on. Should I grab some Mapei Primer G to do the 2 plastered walls in the shower enclosure with and have Artex Sealer for the rest of the bathroom? or do the entire bathroom walls need primer?
Main reason I got the Artex Sealer was because it was cheap(er) and covers 75msq, which I'm guessing the primer will not.
Thanks guys, Ive learnt so much from these forums already
long time reader, first time poster.
I read on these forums that plaster and plasterboard need to be prepared before tiling as they are very porous surfaces, and that tiles and their addy will not stick securely when the plaster becomes 'live' again.
I will have a shower enclosure (2 sides plastered plasterboard, 1 side stud partition with aquapanel) and the rest of the other walls in the bathroom are plastered. I recently bought some Artex Sealer to seal the plaster with which it says it does well, however i dont know if its the right product for the job before tiling.
Can Artex Sealer be used on the plaster or do I need a a specific tile primer? and what is the difference between a sealer and a primer?
I will be tanking the plastered walls within the shower enclosure as it'll be used with a megaflo system and dont want it to leak later on. Should I grab some Mapei Primer G to do the 2 plastered walls in the shower enclosure with and have Artex Sealer for the rest of the bathroom? or do the entire bathroom walls need primer?
Main reason I got the Artex Sealer was because it was cheap(er) and covers 75msq, which I'm guessing the primer will not.
Thanks guys, Ive learnt so much from these forums already