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Plastering/Tiling question

McLannahan - 18/1/11 at 09:19 PM

Evening - I'm trying to re-do my kitchen and have started in earnest tonight!

I'm removing the tiles and most of them have come off easily and cleanly.

They have though pulled off the 2mm skim of plaster revealing the rough plaster/cement underneath. It's uniform and looks fine - there's no big holes or anything and the base seems very sound. It's a normal wall - not stud or plasterboard and the house is quite modern (1996)

Can I put the new tiles back on to this base or do I need to have the wall re-skimmed?

Thanks everyone!

Michael

designer - 18/1/11 at 09:24 PM

I would give it a coat of PVA to seal and tile.

tegwin - 18/1/11 at 09:26 PM

If its a cavity wall with a proper damp proof course I would just go right ahead and tile over the render....might need a little extra adhessive, but it will be fine

bigrich - 18/1/11 at 09:27 PM

I know i would just get on and tile over the missing skim coat. not sure if its technically the right thing to do but i would and have done in the past.
I think the adhesive would key better to the rougher plaster instead of the smooth top finish?

McLannahan - 18/1/11 at 09:36 PM

Fantastic - Thanks everyone. Have got some PVA too somewhere so I'll slap that on and carry on! I'd feel bad if it was a huge chunk missing but my thoughts were as everyone else's!

Thanks chaps!

Michael

nick205 - 18/1/11 at 09:41 PM

Slap the tiles straight on.

LAst tiling I did I didn't even bother with proper tile adhesive and just stock them on with no more nails and grouted them in as normal - rock solid and much quicker and cleaner than messing about spreading adhesive on the wall.

McLannahan - 18/1/11 at 09:53 PM

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Originally posted by nick205
Slap the tiles straight on.

LAst tiling I did I didn't even bother with proper tile adhesive and just stock them on with no more nails and grouted them in as normal - rock solid and much quicker and cleaner than messing about spreading adhesive on the wall.

I like the sound of that! That's my kind of half-arsed solution Nick!

JoelP - 18/1/11 at 09:54 PM

If its as new as you suggest then you should be fine straight onto the existing - just make sure you get them all even! Old types of plaster can be very dusty or crumbly and i dont think the adhesive would stick.

McLannahan - 18/1/11 at 10:03 PM

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Originally posted by JoelP
If its as new as you suggest then you should be fine straight onto the existing - just make sure you get them all even! Old types of plaster can be very dusty or crumbly and i dont think the adhesive would stick.

It's not dusty or crumbly at all Joel - seems like a really solid foundation. Having seen the neighbours kitchen I know ours is original too as the units are the same. So by my reasoning the plaster is original and as old as the house, 1996.

I've not done much tiling before - only patching up the bathroom so this will be interesting! Fingers crossed I'll get them even!

lsdweb - 18/1/11 at 11:58 PM

Lots of good tips here - http://www.ultimatehandyman.co.uk/

nick205 - 20/1/11 at 02:27 PM

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Originally posted by McLannahan

quote:
Originally posted by nick205
Slap the tiles straight on.

LAst tiling I did I didn't even bother with proper tile adhesive and just stock them on with no more nails and grouted them in as normal - rock solid and much quicker and cleaner than messing about spreading adhesive on the wall.

I like the sound of that! That's my kind of half-arsed solution Nick!

Well there's no point overdoing it on the effort front is there