Porcelin Tiles, first time advise, please.

[nick901]

Hi
This is my first post so be gentle :yes: , i have 300*300 polished porcelin tiles i want to fit to the bathroom walls.
This is the problem, fairly newbuild, plasterboard walls :furious3: uneven surface, sh*t workmanship.
I have got the flexi adhesive and grout (boy its expensive). I have tiled quite a bit of ceramics before but have nearly always used 'dot/dab' method, dont abuse me, due to uneven walls etc. I have read that you must use the 'comb' method, is this correct ??. What other issues are they with using porcelin over ceramic, i have got the sealer for the front i believe.??
Also the tiles are a white/cream solid colour and they have, what is hard to describe as watermarks, i was told to clean each tile :whatchutalkingabout with salt/water to get the shine before sealing and fitting, the salt appeared to work but thats a lot of work before i start???.

Sorry to go on, hope it makes sense.

Many thanks

Nick.

 

[Fekin]

It all depends on how uneven the walls are really.

If it's just plain plasterboard then I'd be tempted to either try and screw it down better, or if that won't do then take it down and re fix it propperly to get a nice even finish.

For porcelain I use Bal Goldstar cement based, good adhesive with porcelbond included, which you really could do with.
Dot and dab isn't good, must use a good solid bed trowel when using porcelain as it's heavy gear, so you need to know your getting good coverage\stick.

Always use a good porcelain sealer too.
Some like to seal them before fitting then after fixing before grouting too, give them at least one coat, maybe 2 depending on what make you use.

Where have you got the tiles form ?, if their badly stained I'd take'em back for better condition ones.

 

[Deleted member 1779]

And dont forget your porcelain tile drills......

R