can i tile over bonding coat

[diyguy123]

just ripped out the old tiles and coved the room most of the skim coat has come off with the old tile.

i bought some mapei plaster primer to prime all the walls first is the bonding coat ok to tile over though ? i was going to level up the walls first with rapid set .

 

[diyguy123]

can anyone advise what is the safest method to prep the walls before tiling ? i have read either one coat plaster multi finish or quick set render but unsure which method to use i cannot seem to find anyone who stock the quickset render near me either.

i have scrapped all the loose stuff off and no hollow places are left ideally i would like to tile the end of the week so need something that will not take weeks to dry.

 

[SpecialK]

I used cement based tile adhesive to level up / fill my walls before sealing and tiling

 

[diyguy123]

I used cement based tile adhesive to level up / fill my walls before sealing and tiling

that would be the easiest a cheap £10 bag would do.
wondering whether i should chop into the wall a bit and lay 6mm hardibacker boards. no need to tank it then.

 

[SpecialK]

I didn't tank - just acrylic sealer to stop the tile adhesive going off too quick

 

[diyguy123]

I didn't tank - just acrylic sealer to stop the tile adhesive going off too quick

i bought mapei plaster primer, although i do have a bottle of old primer g few years old now not sure if i can still use it

 

[SpecialK]

Sounds good. Whats going on with the shower?

 

[diyguy123]

Sounds good. Whats going on with the shower?

that`s just the ceiling fed shower rail

aqualisa digital, i bought a new rail as the old one was rusty and looked knackered.

 

[diyguy123]

so leveled walls with rapid set and boarded out window so now nice and plumb and flat.
my dilemma is the bath is 75cm wide so that leaves around 13cm for a run of cuts along the wall edge and a full 60cm tile as there are border tiles going up the sides like the strip down the middle that is going to generate a lot of wastage if i just carve the two side off one tile.

is there a good way to get around this other than working out the other cuts before hand ?

 

[SpecialK]

Border tiles both sides?

 

[diyguy123]

Border tiles both sides?

went with a half tile at the bath end and a full tile next to it.
back breaking work.