bathroom prob any help please

[hemingway]

just taken old bath out and looking to replace.its a double ended bath so taps in the mid.do i batton both walls the bath is going against for the bath to rest on for add strength.plus whats the best,tile then push the bath up or put the bath up against the wall then tile to the bath and third is the taps where single before and now its a mixer,22mm hot 15mm cold.will this pose a prob when running both together.cold is mains fed an hot is from the combi boiler.bescause the mains will be fed at a higher pressure will their be probs.thanks

 

[Alan.P]

How big are the patches that you've patched up, what adhesive are you planning on using ?

 

[hemingway]

I haven't got the adesive yet.any thoughts in that department.their where patchs of holes all over the wall so just filled them In on both walls and skimmed over ,1 big patch on each.

 

[Alan.P]

Use a single part flexi standard setting adhesive, scrape off the backing plaster, fill with adhesive, prime the walls with an SBR primer and away you go.

 

[Perry]

Have a look at the British gypsum web site and make you mind up from there but I would always use cement based adhesive IMO always need the substrate to hold the weight of the tile and the adhesive
Dont think filling a few holes with bonding would be the end of the world but not skimming an area

 

[hemingway]

Thinking off sanding it all down smooth and skimming it over with plaster, can that be done with it all dried out.

 

[Perry]

Just skim it with finish only a 10 min job

 

[hemingway]

Can I use the thistle multi finish straight over it.do I have to use pva or can I use the bal sbr primer.never skimmed before, first time for everything.if I do a gd job il only tile have way up.if its bad then full tiled ha.

 

[Perry]

Might be worth a pm to whitebeam he the plasterer of all knowledge on here

 

[Martyn Leeds]

Yes to PVA - If you're putting the multi-finish on

 

[Colour Republic]

I've just looked it up and sorry i've been mis-informed. I was lead to belive it gauged the water pressure through the system. Curious though as to why if the pressure is low it reflects in the hot water pressure?

It won't mate. The pressure guage only relates to the CH not the DHW

Only time low CH pressure will effect the hot water is if it's so low it prevents the boiler from firing

 

[AliGage]

Can it effect temperature as well?

 

[destroyer2813]

No Ali the temperature is controlled by the stat on the boiler or affected by the temeperature of the incoming water

 

[hemingway]

Yes all skimmed an done.not the best like but just enough to tile on.theirs 1 thing I found out tho, l aint a plaster ha.lots of thanks going out to whitebeam for the quick pm response.cheers mate for the info.

 

[hemingway]

I now I have to prime my plastered walls before tiling but this moistersheild plasterboard from jewson do I have to prime them too

 

[Alan.P]

Probably not, what does your adhesive instructions say ?