Do I need to remove paint before tiling

[BratfudBantam]

Hi all

We're replacing our bathroom suite and having a bath with shower attachment installed.

We will be having a section of the bathroom tiled, above the bath/shower etc and along the rest of the wall/by the sink.

Previously, the bathroom has only been painted with "wrongly" silk emulsion.
(it's bubbled and peeled off before)

So, do I need to remove the paint back to the plaster where the tiles are going to be or is it ok just to give it a base coat of matt emulsion.

cheers

 

[Diyisfun]

You need to get back to a sound surface, you can then pva it or emulsion

 

[gcol]

Get the paint off.
Matt emulsion is no good to tile onto.
You can forget using pva around a shower too.

 

[Diyisfun]

Get the paint off.
Matt emulsion is no good to tile onto.
You can forget using pva around a shower too.

Apart from 'get the paint off' what was the advice?

 

[gcol]

Get the paint off.
Matt emulsion is no good to tile onto.
You can forget using pva around a shower too.

Apart from 'get the paint off' what was the advice?

Let me explain how this works....

Question:

So, do I need to remove the paint back to the plaster where the tiles are going to be or is it ok just to give it a base coat of matt emulsion.

Answer:

Get the paint off.
Matt emulsion is no good to tile onto.

Geddit?

 

[JohnD]

Is this the right room for an argument?

 

[gcol]

He started it.

 

[Diyisfun]

There are people that love to arugue or is it win I dont know, but wot I can say is those that are regular know who they are, for the casual visitor, Im sorry you have to put up with us.
Yes I could have said put up with them, but you will see who replies.

 

[Diyisfun]

He started it.

But did he..?????