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Hi all

After a bit of advice, I am about to tile my bathroom (one wall behind the bath and return to shower screen) with large 900 x 315 tiles, this plaster is sound, a few little surface dinks where the old adhesive has come off, but i think the adhesive will cover this ok as only 1 - 2 mm deep.

My question is what type of adhesive do I use, I have looked at a few and I'm totally confused. Also do I have to seal the corner, and can you buy a black grout (the tiles are black), and what size spacing would you recommend?

If I am missing anything vital please tell me, never tiled before in my life but have reasonable DIY skills so I thought I'd give it a go

Thanks in advance

Craig

Your tiles may be over weight for the substrate. (i.e. plaster) you'll need to weigh them to ensure they are within the limits. Larger tiles tend to be thicker so more weight per sqm.

You'll need a flexible cement based adhesive (not ready mix)

What are the tiles made from? are they ceramic, porcs, stone...?

They may require sealing

yes you can get black grout... wear gloves!

yes the internal corner needs sealing with silicone, you can also get black silicone. ensure corner is free from grout and only has silicone in it to allow for expansion and contraction

check the tiles are not bowed, do this by placing two tiles face to face and the rotating the top tile, you shouldn't notice any large gaps apearing whilst you do this.

Hi

I weighed the tiles a sq meter is 19.4kg, so assuming they are right on the limit for plaster, what do I do now?

They are made from ceramic, how do I know if they need sealing?

Cheers

Don't forget that it is not just tiles going onto the plaster but adhesive and grout and so you also need to take this into account.

Hi Guys

Tiling on the main wall done, just need to grout it now, thought you might like to see the results

Looking good