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Repairing advice needed

Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2014 9:48 am
by corematrix
We have just removed the tiles from the bathroom and are not 100% sure if we need to repair the walls.
Brick wall - outside wall
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Plasterboard - inside wall
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Also we are not sure how to repair the window ledge
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:dunno:

Re: Repairing advice needed

Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2014 11:55 am
by Rorschach
What do you plan to put up afterwards?

Re: Repairing advice needed

Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2014 9:57 pm
by corematrix
Large tiles

Re: Repairing advice needed

Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2014 10:36 pm
by kingnewport
If the plaster board is sound just just tile over it all

Re: Repairing advice needed

Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 8:06 am
by Megaross
Oh yeah that needs at least filling and by the time you've pissed around filling you may as well have skimmed - you need a flat, sound surface to tile on.

1. Because the tiles won't grip to unsound surfaces

2. Because the files won't be flat if the surface is bumpy and knackered

9/10 retiling means new plasterboard and a full skim for any areas where the tiles are removed. Thing to remember though is the skim needn't be perfectly smooth for tiles - it's actually better for it to have a bit of roughness to it as long as it's nice and flat and well bonded.

Unibond it a couple of times, skim over with multifinish and then when it's dry give it a coat of SBR before tiling.

Note: I notice you say large tiles - if the tiles are over 20kg per m2 you won't be able to tile on to plaster skim, if they're over 30kg per m2 you won't be able to tile on to tanked plasterboard. You'll need to line the surfaces to be tiled with hardibacker or something like that.

Re: Repairing advice needed

Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2014 11:06 pm
by corematrix
Looking good, now didn't have to do much repair just some filler.

Re: Repairing advice needed

Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2014 11:10 pm
by pfb5
corematrix wrote:Looking good, now didn't have to do much repair just some filler.
Until it all falls off!

You didn't say if you took any notice of Megaross's advice. Good luck.

Re: Repairing advice needed

Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2014 11:19 pm
by corematrix
Ended up using a professional tiler with 15 years of experiences so hopefully he knows what he's doing.