Walls Out

[Andrew Case]

Hi
I'm on my course in 2 weeks. I'm sure I will find my answer to this question, but seeming as I can't wait, here goes:

In my bathroom which only has a small section tiled, one of the walls is bowed. When looking along the length of the wall I can see that the middle of the wall stands further out than the top and bottom by about an inch
When it comes to tiling this wall, it is not tiled at present, how would you go about dealing with this?
Plastering? Backer board? Thicker adhesive? Or just tile it so it follows the contour of the wall?
Or if you were doing a paid job for a customer would you be expecting the substrate to be perfect BEFORE you started?

 

[White Room]

Personally I would hack out the bowed area until the top and bottom of the wall are flat (check with a straight edge or a 6 foot level then fill with a gypsum plaster and then finish...depending what tiles you plan to use though

 

[Andrew Case]

Thanks. So is plastering and patching like this quite common on tiling jobs? Particularly domestic?

 

[White Room]

It can be, Bathroom refits can need some serious work....if you do go into a job which you will be tiling tap the walls to see if there hollow, it could save some heartache later on.

 

[macten]

My first day on most jobs is spent straightening walls. If I expected walls to be made good and tile ready before I poll up I would never get a job. Part and parcel of being a tiler.

 

[Andy Tiler]

Hi Andy I also do my own prep work!
I've used plasterer,s in the past but I've not met one!that can dot n dab a wall flat... The ones I've met try and do the lot with one bag! and they also use eye levels..... Lol..It would be handy to do a plastering course though..


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[Andrew Case]

Thanks guys
I'm seriously considering going "all out" and doing a 4-6 week plastering course in the new year. Goldtrowel are highly recommended. That way I can offer both tiling and plastering plus make prep for tiling jobs easier

 

[charlie1]

Hi Andrew, I'd be dot dabbing plaster board on that bad wall

 

[Ken Bruty]

Sometimes it's worth scraping the old plaster off for how long it takes, and just dryline it (as Charlie1 suggested)and tank it and you're ready to tile. After all, if the other walls are ok, you can crack on with those while you're waiting for drying times etc..