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Romelee

Hi all,

I am getting quotes in at the moment for my bathroom to be fully tiled, all walls top to bottom and floor.

So far the quotes are ranging from £590-690 but before any of them can do any work i need to remove the tiles.

So now the dreaded bit, what would be the best way?

All i can tell you is the following:

Left wall is plasterboard, behind that wall is a walk in cupboard.

Back wall is plasterboard, behind that wall is my next door neighbours house joint to mine.

Right wall is plasterboard, behind that wall is the front of my house.

Any ideas of the best way to remove the tiles without damaging the plasterboard to a extent that it will have to be replaced.

I was thinking of getting a cheap SDS drill but not to sure as i don't want to buy something for this sole purpose only to find out i will still have to replace all of the plasterboard.

Also attached some piccys of the tiled walls i need to remove.

Your thoughts are most welcome.

All the best

Jay

Left Wall-min.JPG Back Wall-min.JPG Right Wall-min.JPG
 
R

Romelee

Hi,

Many thanks for all the tips acaciaguy, just a few more things.

Any idea of what size tile backer boards i will need?
Best and cheapest place to buy all this?
What tape will i need to cover the joints?
Does anything need to cover the tape?...i.e plaster?
What's the best screws for the tile back boards?
How to cut the tile backer boards, same as plaster board?

Sorry for all of the questions

Jay
 
R

Romelee

Also found this info:

FIXING TO STUD PARTITION WALLS
6mm boards are not suitable for fixing to stud walls. For 10mm and 12.5mm thick boards, vertical studs should be set at *300mm centres. For board thickness
of 20mm and above * 400mm centres are suitable. All board edges must be supported by timber noggins and fixed using approximately 15 fixings for a
1200mm x 600mm board or 27 fixings for a 2400mm x 600mm board. PCS 35mm diameter washers must be used under the head of a steel screw
. Screw
down until the washer bites into the board. Tape all joints using a self-adhesive alkaline resistant tape or suitable waterproofing joint sealing system. (* Stud
centres should be set subject to load requirement)

TILE FIXING TO WALLS
Once the adhesive for securing the boards has hardened and all joints have been covered with an alkaline resistant tape or suitable waterproofing joint
system, tiles can then be fixed directly to the board surface.
 
R

Romelee

248x398 tile size sounds like BCT (British Ceramic Tile) - many tilers would advise against this brand due to quality issues.

Yeah you are spot on, that is the brand i was going for "Brighton Linear Grey wall tile by British Ceramic Tile" now i am back to square one of finding tiles at a decent price:oops:
 
Yeah you are spot on, that is the brand i was going for "Brighton Linear Grey wall tile by British Ceramic Tile" now i am back to square one of finding tiles at a decent price:oops:

They are a decent price.

Just not a decent quality . . . .
 
R

Romelee

They are a decent price.

Just not a decent quality . . . .

Can you recommend a place that do decent quality tiles at a reasonable price, i would not mind buying expensive tiles but this is not my home, it's council owned and i am just decorating it room by room to make it a better home.

All the best

Jay
 

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If you go with the Brighton tiles remember to add 30-40% more to allow for glaze faults, chipped edges and completely different sized tiles I’m talking 2-3mm.

I fit a fair few BCT tiles, they are not all bad but these ones will be.

Keep back all the bad ones and get a refund from where you buy them from.
 

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