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TileGuySteve
Good morning,
I've used this site a number of times for tiling info and have always found it really useful, but this time I wanted to post a question before I start a tiling job.
I am about to start work on our en-suite shower. I need to remove the old tiles and (no idea what is under there i'm assuming plasterboard going by how the rest of the house as been done) but i will probably need to re-board the area. Was planning on using Wedi board as its the shower can get pretty wet but I had a couple of questions about the process of re-boarding.
1) What is the safest way of removing old board without damaging the stud behind it. Time isn't an issue luckily so happy for any suggestions.
2) Once I've put up the boards (Wedi as I mentioned) and taped the joints (self adhesive reinforcement tape) do I need to run a thin layer of adhesive over the tape? If so, the same as I will be using for the tiling job?
Any other general advice regards boarding a shower would be great.
I've done some pro tiling courses and feel like i've got a good grasp on the tiling and the knowledge that is needed but i'm still a beginner when it comes to prepping using matts and boarding. Hoping that by working on my own house will give me more confidence.
All the best,
Steve
I've used this site a number of times for tiling info and have always found it really useful, but this time I wanted to post a question before I start a tiling job.
I am about to start work on our en-suite shower. I need to remove the old tiles and (no idea what is under there i'm assuming plasterboard going by how the rest of the house as been done) but i will probably need to re-board the area. Was planning on using Wedi board as its the shower can get pretty wet but I had a couple of questions about the process of re-boarding.
1) What is the safest way of removing old board without damaging the stud behind it. Time isn't an issue luckily so happy for any suggestions.
2) Once I've put up the boards (Wedi as I mentioned) and taped the joints (self adhesive reinforcement tape) do I need to run a thin layer of adhesive over the tape? If so, the same as I will be using for the tiling job?
Any other general advice regards boarding a shower would be great.
I've done some pro tiling courses and feel like i've got a good grasp on the tiling and the knowledge that is needed but i'm still a beginner when it comes to prepping using matts and boarding. Hoping that by working on my own house will give me more confidence.
All the best,
Steve
