need help for painted bathroom

[brother-chunky]

hey guys, just a quick one, got a job coming up and the customer has just got a bath and a bath splash back which is around 3 tiles high, they would like these removing and the tiles extended all the way to the ceiling and they are also having a shower fitting before i tile, my question is, will tanking be enough to seal the area around the bath and shower, the substrate is painted plaster and skim i believe on a new build house. any advice would be awesome.

 

[LM]

You shouldn't tile on paint at all and what weight are the tiles you intend to use as skim has a weight bearing limit of 20kgs per sqaure metre. A bit more information on your tiles and then we can best advice on how to tackle it

 

[brother-chunky]

You shouldn't tile on paint at all and what weight are the tiles you intend to use as skim has a weight bearing limit of 20kgs per sqaure metre. A bit more information on your tiles and then we can best advice on how to tackle it

tiles are 250 x 500 ceramic tiles was thinking of backing board but customer on a budget

 

[Old Mod]

As above, paint must be removed.
A lot of paint can removed with just a sponge and bucket of water.
If not, sandpaper and water, or even a wallpaper steamer. Careful not to overdo it with steamer tho or you’ll damage the plaster.

 

[Flintstone]

Tiles will probably be ok if there ceramics and not 10mm thick. As above remove paint, will probably come off very easy if it’s a new build. If it’s an emulsion type paint wet it, if it’s a glossy bathroom paint scrape it dry it might peel in sheets