Tile on tile - advice needed please!

[Grace'sDad]

Customer has a shower in an en-suite, all plasterboard walls. Ideally I'd rip out the walls and re-build but they don't want to cost. Bearing in mind this is a shower and existing tile size 30 x 20 portrait, new tiles 30x20 landscape, what adhesive should I use? I've used Whitestar before but only for splashbacks. I always score the glaze with my dremel and sugar soap 1st. Any ideas out there? Thanks in advance!

 

[White Room]

This is what I would do, As your've said clean and rough up surface then I would use white powdered flexi adhesive, Can't remember the last time I used white star. Do they realise how much this is going to build up on the wall's, Oh, and another thing is what was used to put on the existing tile's, If a cheapy addy was used onto new plaster it could make the tile's unstable, Check for stability of existing tile's. As a last resort would they have the old tile's (If weak on the wall's) srapped off.

 

[Grace'sDad]

Thanks for that! I have to take out the border (raised pattern type) anyway to replace with standard 6mm and bring level. If the border tiles pop off easily then I'll insist on removing the lot and tanking.

Cheers,

Mark

 

[tiler tom]

You always do as the customer asks and never give your own opinion as that way you dont get any comebacks. As long as you have included it in the price then remove prominent border and pack out, clean existing and I use a ready mixed waterproof tubbed adhesive. The customer must be made aware of the fact that your tile is fixed only as well as the one underneatrh and if they want you to go ahead then any failures they have been made aware off.

 

[Perry]

i wouldn't use bucket adhesive as it could take up 2 weeks before you can grout it, i also would advise the customer take the plasterboard off and replace with new board 2 hours work ? £16 materials crazy ete

 

[GazTech]

I would insist on doing it right. If the customer wont pay for it ,nor listen to your professional advice, they deserve a disaster, just don't give them a chance to hold you responsible.......PS you could save them money Mark, by suggesting they stick with what they already have.....Gaz