Tiling on painted walls

[swanman]

Before I start tiling
the walls have a rough painted surface going into a shower area.
Shall I score and prime walls first.
customer is a nightmare and is in such a rush,

 

[Deleted member 43753]

tell the customer you can not guarantee the work if the shower walls are not prepared properly! NO RUSH or else problems

 

[cam_low]

surely if you have been tiling for 12 years you know what to do ?

scoring the walls will weaken them and under no circumstance would I ever tile onto a painted surface in a wet area. remove the paint, reboard, hack back, replace with cement boards. lots of different options but not to tile onto with a painted surface in a wet area...good luck !

 

[swanman]

Thanks
and Camlow thank you so much for your first comment . Yes I have been tiling for 12 years it's just nice sometimes to here what other tilers would do.
i won't be thanking you for your post on this occasion .

 

[cam_low]

maybe you should, as your first post insinuates you know not of what to do at all !!!!

 

[Dave]

12 yrs., means every day is a learning day and today you learned another lesson.

move on , soak up the info and converse .

 

[swanman]

Tell Camlow that

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Views from members is what the forum is all about and in my humble opinion anyone who replies to a thread you started deserves the courtesy of a 'thank you'.
Too many times the typed word can be misread in meaning and people should take a while to re read the text before replying.
Cam low must have taken the time to look at your profile before making the same observation as myself - it is surprising that in 12 years of tiling you have not encountered painted walls before!

 

[m3fitter]

Views from members is what the forum is all about and in my humble opinion anyone who replies to a thread you started deserves the courtesy of a 'thank you'.
Too many times the typed word can be misread in meaning and people should take a while to re read the text before replying.
Cam low must have taken the time to look at your profile before making the same observation as myself - it is surprising that in 12 years of tiling you have not encountered painted walls before!

everyone has come across this.... interesting ??

 

[Time's Ran Out]

[/B] everyone has come across this.... interesting ??

Not sure why you've quoted my post or indeed your question!

 

[m3fitter]

Not sure why you've quoted my post or indeed your question!

As you said John, painted walls are common place on a refurb, and with 12 years experience, he should of come across them and dealt accordingly

 

[swanman]

another no it all

 

[WetSaw]

another know it all

Corrected for you[emoji6]

 

[Peter]

On these threads everyone likes saying "remove paint" but there's rarely a method suggested on how to do this. :lol:


For what its worth a 4" removable blade scraper will usually shift it.