Help!!!! Tiles falling off wall!

[White Room]

If you do get round to sanding wear a good mask.....don't know if you can get somethink like this to help Search Results for peelaway - Decorating Warehouse

 

[Lily Swizzle]

That looks like great stuff whitebeam but will probably prove a bit too expensive as I'm only doing the area around the bath and sink - about 5msq in total. Thanks for thinking of me though. I've probably done about 2msq so far - have been at it since 8am!! Packing in now for the night! Off to B&Q tomorrow to stock up on Primer, Adhesive & will look for some more sanding sheets for the sander. (Have been wearing a mask & had window open...). Thanks for your support!

 

[macten]

Try a heat gun with your scraper Lily - tends to 'rubberise' the paint and it comes off in big scraper wide films.

 

[CJ]

Wotever you do Lily, wear a decent mask.............some of those old paints could contain asbestos.............and defo contain lead.

http://www.screwfix.com/p/dr-ger-p3-painters-half-mask-set/73127

Expensive I know..............but so are lungs.

 

[Lily Swizzle]

Thanks macten. I do have a heat gun and had thought about that but was put off as the instructions said use with wood or metal - no mention of walls. Didn't want to risk it destabilising something. But if you think it will be ok, I'll give it a go..... will try anything if it works!!

 

[Lily Swizzle]

Your scaring me now CJ!! I'll 'upgrade' my mask when I go to B&Q later on..... then all set for a weekend of paintstripping!! Thanks. You guys are lovely - nice to not feel alone in all this!

 

[Ambercat]

Hi Lily, as you can see you're in capable hands here. Good luck with the job (try soaking your tiles in warm water for an hour then scraping off the adhesive if it proves a bit stubborn) and don't forget to post us a pic when you're done!

 

[Alan M]

hi there lily
a bit of a pickle you got yourself into. but you are nearly there.
the tiling looked great thow.

iv go a bahco scraper. it has a carbide blade almost pointing back at you. you pull it along the wall etc and it shaves the paint off.
iv usd it doesens of times in situations like this. a bit dear for a scraper but it does a great job

 

[Lily Swizzle]

Thanks Alan - maybe a carbide blade is the way to go...... will check them out in B&Q when I go later on..... Am going to do a couple of hours now, then give myself the night off so I can be ready to go again Saturday morning - and probably all weekend.... Can't wait to actually get tiling again - but that will probably be a while yet! Will keep you all posted with pictures!

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

keep the picture coming Lily they are great

 

[Lily Swizzle]

Hahaaaaaaa!!!!!! Just tried the heat gun - it's the way to go methinks!! Here's a pic of where I'm up to so far. Taking a break now - till tomorrow. See you then peeps. x

 

[Lily Swizzle]

Treated myself to a new scraper today - one with a tungsten carbide blade (thanks for the tip off Alan!). It's great!! Have nearly got all the paint off the wall by the length of the bath! Have been using a mixture of new scraper and heat gun.... marvellous!! Thanks guys, will keep you posted on further developments. x

 

[Lily Swizzle]

Just found a big hairy bit in the wall!! Had visions of a human head hidden underneath - but I'm sure it's nothing that sinister!! Have bought some one coat plaster to fill up the other big holes where the plaster has disintegrated...... Never plastered before so I hope I can master it.....

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

Most probs horse hair Lily, how old is the house? horse hair was used to bind old lime sand mortar.

 

[Lily Swizzle]

Hi Phil. The house was built in 1907 so could probably be horse hair as you say. Have nearly got the paint off the walls but in some places underneath where the paint was removed appears to be a horrible brown coating of something (doesn't look like paint to me). (See pic). Do you think I should try and get this off as well? Or will I be ok painting it with the Mapei Plaster Primer I've got when I prime the rest of the wall.... (once I've plastered the big holes....). Thanks.