tilling over hardwall in bathroom

[6spidermonkeys]

to all
can anyone tell me if its ok to tile over hardwall plaster which is going to be wher the new shower will be .the area is about 2.5 high and 600 wide .should i just hack it off and sand and cement it. or am i just being paranoid. cheers

 

[Gazzer]

Hi 6spidermonkeys and welcome to tilersforums.com 🙂

 

[6spidermonkeys]

cheers mate .thought i try this forum lark out .if you dont ask you don find out

 

[Andy Allen]

welcome to the forum, tiles can not be applied to any thistle undercoat plasters, except thistle dri-coat, so best to hack it off or scim over with a finish plaster...

 

[White Room]

If you hack it off why not dot and dab plasterboard....

 

[6spidermonkeys]

me thinks me be hacking it off and cement render.worth the piece of mind cheers al

 

[kilty55]

as above cant you dot and dab it ,tile quicker than a render

 

[6spidermonkeys]

can do whats the difference with hardwall and plasterboard apart from the paper on plasterboard there both pretty soft cheers alan

 

[6spidermonkeys]

can do whats the difference with hardwall and plasterboard apart from the paper on plasterboard there both pretty soft cheers alan
i think i know the answer to this would it make a difference if i pva the hardwall before tilling

 

[Bubblecraft]

Hi & welcome. PVA is a swear word about here. Unfortunately it is a big no no. As stated above, best bet is to dot & dab or coat with a finishing plaster