Tiling shower enclosure

[essex_lee]

Hello, i am going to tile my new double shower, 2 of the walls are plasterboard and have been skimmed, what is the best way to go about this?

waterproof before tiling? and what products do you recommend ?

Thanks, lee

 

[diamondtiling]

Hi Lee, welcome to the forum.

What tiles are you putting up?

 

[sibleytiling]

will deffo need to pva the wall b4 tiling just make sure you get the correct adhesive and grout dont go down the route of 'will save a few quid by getting the cheaper grout' buy the most expensive CORRECT stuff that you can

 

[essex_lee]

hi, thanks.

havent bought them yet, they will be natural stone, proberly these >>>
Travertine Floor Tiles - Cream - 30x45cm - 4 Pack from Homebase.co.uk

Wont be to the ceiling, just to the top of the shower door

Thanks 🙂

 

[diamondtiling]

will deffo need to pva the wall b4 tiling just make sure you get the correct adhesive and grout dont go down the route of 'will save a few quid by getting the cheaper grout' buy the most expensive CORRECT stuff that you can

Dont use PVA :mad2:

 

[Alan.P]

The walls would have been better bare, more weight per m2, now your down to about 20 kilo per m2, do not use pva, you'll probably need an sbr primer, what tiles are you using, and what adhesive were you planning on using.

EDIT: must type faster, those tiles will be very close to the limit, if not overweight for the skimmed walls.

 

[essex_lee]

Dunlop Waterproof Wall Tile Adhesive 7.5kg - Screwfix.com, Where the Trade Buys

i was going to buy this ?



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[Alan.P]

Yep, those tiles are way to heavy for the substrate, even without the plaster, see this link for weights, you'll have to rethink substrates and or tiles... sorry.

And that adhesive is no good, you need a powdered adhesive, I think you need a total rethink.

 

[diamondtiling]

Hi lee the trade do not use screw fix for adhesive, thats their sales gimmick. Go to Tile giant if you have one nearby, if not find a decent shop that sells white flexible adhesive for your travertine, its in a bag not a tub.
You need a sealer for the tiles, are you going to tank the walls because with your choice of tile you really should.

 

[essex_lee]

There is a tile giant round the corner to me, am i looking for a particular brand or product ? how much is it ? ive got to do a small amount of floor tiling too, will this adhesive be ok.

should i buy smaller tiles ? lighter tiles ? what will happen to the tiles if they are to heavy, just fall off ?