Tiling my en-suite

[Ian]

I'm a novice at this and would prefer the ready mixed stuff, is there a ready mixed adhesive that you would recommend, I did sand down the paint before I did anything

BAL whitestar is probably the best ready mixed but, it's a lot of money for what you get. A slow set powdered adhesive will last just as long in the bucket but, cost half the price and do a better job.

 

[PMM9BRO]

Pulled it off after unscrew the screw heads, I have put the batten on again and replaced the tiles should I take the batten of in a couple of hours

 

[Ian]

Pulled it off after unscrew the screw heads, I have put the batten on again and replaced the tiles should I take the batten of in a couple of hours

Dont remove it until the adhesive has fully set, 24 hours minimum I'd say. You still really need to address the paint issue and your tiles are a little on the large side for ready mixed adhesive. Do it right now or you will almost certainly have issues in the future.

 

[AliGage]

I think what you've perhaps done is got adhesive on the batten and pulled it off rather than knock it off. The adhesive on the batten has dried quickly and the adhesive holding your tiles on wasn't quite dry.

You can leave the batten on as long as you like. For tubbed adhesive it needs to be atleast 24 hours though. Run a stanley blade gentley between the tile and the batten before unscrewing. The using the handle end of a hammer tap the batten down to take it off.

 

[Martyn Leeds]

So the tiles are 360mm x 265mm yeah???

A bit too big for tubbed stuff. It will probably say on the tub re max size as well.

Get some slow setting cement bagged stuff. Or you'll be back on this forum in a few weeks/months/days asking more questions as to why they have failed.

If you've any un-opened tubbs and your receipts, I'm sure the retailer will exchange/refund etc...

 

[Mr T]

also make sure your putting enough pressure on the tiles with a slight twisting motion...... what a pro! and I would also check the rest of the tiles you have put on the wall just incase this is the actual issue

 

[PMM9BRO]

Thanks to everyone for posts so far, I have decided to use the tub adhesive recommended earlier in this thread, I have installed green boards in my shower area,mean no one advise do I need to pva the green plasterboard and the normal boards before tiling?

 

[Mr T]

no not pva... use a primer on the boards you can get it from any tile shop

 

[jwatson]

no pva!!!!!!! if u are using bal white star no need to bond on plasterboard.
it is made from acrylic substance.
before you continue on this project i advise you make the most of this site. can be a very costly thing getting it wrong. massive issue tiling on paint aswel.

 

[Mr T]

yeh would also advise to put some pics up and see a few opinions on how to continue... last thing you want to do is mess up the job and later find out there was a much simpler way of doing it lol

 

[mcarthurtiling]

i still wouldnt go with whitestar with that size of tile, go with the cement based.

 

[PMM9BRO]

What can I do about the paint issue I handed it down

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How long does it take before the tiles are secure on the wall

 

[PMM9BRO]

These are some pics of what I have done so far, I would welcome some advice on what I can do with the window cill area

 

[PMM9BRO]

Is it easy to mix the cement based stuff

 

[PMM9BRO]

I'm going to get the powdered stuff can anyone advise the best product to buy and can you tell me how long it takes for tiles to set nd do I need primer for going on top of plasterboard