New Member - Question re: removing tiles

[Kobbie]

Hello and welcome

 

[tpwuk]

Again thanks for the welcomes! 🙂

I've taken your advice and removed all the tiles. Well to be honest, I removed a couple of them (which came off quite easily with a claw hammer) and then I just dragged the whole section of plasterboard down...tiles and all!! So I'm going to put up some new plasterboard tomorrow and then give it a coat of acrylic primer - some Granfix stuff.

Another question if I may:

The tiles I've got for the shower are these:

http://www.worldsendtiles.co.uk/tile-detail.asp?id=122

(the combi dark ones)

I've not started to set out yet but was wondering if it's possible to dry cut this type of tile? And I don't mean along the fake grout line but vertically through the centre of one of the sections? Or am I looking at wet cutting them?

Thanks again.
Glenn

 

[monty]

Hello and welcome to the forums...... 😉

 

[grumpygrouter]

Hi Glenn, welcome to the forums.

 

[Perry]

not such a wuss then lol check that granfix recommend to prime the plasterboard first its not plaster you are tiling to its a while since i used there adhesive but you never used to prime plasterboard if they are large tiles you may find it best to use cement based adhesive if they are porcelain you also need a admix or single part flexible adhesive regards Pete

 

[Gazzer]

Again thanks for the welcomes! 🙂

I've taken your advice and removed all the tiles. Well to be honest, I removed a couple of them (which came off quite easily with a claw hammer) and then I just dragged the whole section of plasterboard down...tiles and all!! So I'm going to put up some new plasterboard tomorrow and then give it a coat of acrylic primer - some Granfix stuff.

Another question if I may:

The tiles I've got for the shower are these:

http://www.worldsendtiles.co.uk/tile-detail.asp?id=122

(the combi dark ones)

I've not started to set out yet but was wondering if it's possible to dry cut this type of tile? And I don't mean along the fake grout line but vertically through the centre of one of the sections? Or am I looking at wet cutting them?

Thanks again.
Glenn

I have used this tile many times and the only problem you may encounter is if your vertical cut is too close to that centre fake grout line. You may find that when trying to snap the tile it will want to follow the fake line and not your scribed line. Using a decent cutter (Rubi , Sigma etc ) will help but as long as the breaker on the cutter applies even pressure then you should be fine.

 

[tpwuk]

Thanks for the tip Sir Ramic! 🙂

I'm grouting these tiles with a grey coloured grout, am I right in saying the grout should be applied to the fake grout lines also? Also, what size spacers do you use?

Many thanks,
Glenn

 

[Turkish]

Hi Glenn and welcome!

Turkish

 

[tpwuk]

not such a wuss then lol check that granfix recommend to prime the plasterboard first its not plaster you are tiling to its a while since i used there adhesive but you never used to prime plasterboard if they are large tiles you may find it best to use cement based adhesive if they are porcelain you also need a admix or single part flexible adhesive regards Pete

hehe...yeah, I thought sod it! What's the worse that can happen!!? ;-)

I'm using this adhesive:

http://tileadhesive.co.uk/products/ready_mixed/supergrip.html

Tiles are 300 x 216.

Cheers,
Glenn

 

[Perry]

hehe...yeah, I thought sod it! What's the worse that can happen!!? ;-)

I'm using this adhesive:

http://tileadhesive.co.uk/products/ready_mixed/supergrip.html

Tiles are 300 x 216.

Cheers,
Glenn

sounds like a good company on there data sheet they tell you not to prime thats why i stopped using them but it will still be ok i think lol
http://tileadhesive.co.uk/PDF%20files/Granfix%20Data.pdf