Bathroom Tiling

[MrT1]

Hi

I am taking out a bath and replacing with a shower enclosure. I am taking off all the old tiles and replacing with.

Behind the bath on one side the wall is bare brick so before i can tile right down i need to make good - what is the best way - can i just repair the wall with some render, smooth off and tile over?

The other end is plasterboard i think (certainly not masonary) what is the best option here?

Regards

MrT1

 

[diamondtiling]

backer boards would be preferable to render, they are quick to fit and you can cut them to size, once fixed you can tile straight away without having to wait for surfaces to dry. Wickes stock them as do decent tile shops, your plasterboard walls, what condition are they in?

by the way welcome to the forum

:welcome::welcome::welcome:

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

:welcome: yes i agree backer board over the top if you have the depth to play with

 

[DHTiling]

Personally if it is going to be a shower area and not a bath now, then i would use a tanking membrane as well.. Now depending on what format of tile you are using you could use palterboard and use a tanking membrane over that but if heavier tiles , then as the lads above have mentioned a backer board and still tank , unless using a fully waterproof backer board like wedi with taped joints or similar.

 

[White Room]

If the existing plaster is thick I'd use plaster board, dot and dab then tank. If it's thin plaster then thistle bonding or some sand/cement and still tank

Oh, hi and welcome

 

[MrT1]

Thank you for the welcome - :smilewinkgrin:

Certainly on the solid wall there is about an inch to make up and the plasterboard (old) I think the same. There is an electric shower at one of the bath which is what the enclosure is goung round and the colc feed currebtly runs under the bath from the tap up beind the plaster on the plasterbaord!!! so that gives you an idea of the thickness.

so do you just cut the tile backer board to size and fix using battens so it isl evel with rest of wall, tank (membrane) and tile!!!

The plasterboard wall may well disintegrate once i take the tiles off anyway.

 

[doug boardley]

same as Whitebeam for me

 

[MrT1]

What do you dot and dab with? :dizzy2:

 

[White Room]

For plasterboard it's called bonding compound or dri wall adhesive

 

[MrT1]

Thank you Whitebeam

 

[Time's Ran Out]

As its a shower I'd forget the plaster options and go with the backer boards or Wedi -which you stick to the wall and screw.

Timeless John.