Hi, my wall tiles in the kitchen were starting to come off and large chunks of them sounded hollow.
We decided to retile the kitchen and they just fell off the wall with the plaster attached. The cement on the walls was so sandy that the plaster was not sticking to it.
All tiles have now been removed and if I rub my finger along the wall a few times I can create a groove in the sandy cement. That lets you see how sandy it is.
I am now ready to start tiling, but should I use some sort of stabilising solution or PVA to prevent them from falling off with a layer of sand , or should the tile adhesive be sufficient?
many thanks
nahcartsnai
We decided to retile the kitchen and they just fell off the wall with the plaster attached. The cement on the walls was so sandy that the plaster was not sticking to it.
All tiles have now been removed and if I rub my finger along the wall a few times I can create a groove in the sandy cement. That lets you see how sandy it is.
I am now ready to start tiling, but should I use some sort of stabilising solution or PVA to prevent them from falling off with a layer of sand , or should the tile adhesive be sufficient?
many thanks
nahcartsnai