100 yr old house...

[virgilns]

stripped a wall back to brick to be re-plastered, partly for tiling and partly for painting (bathroom). Yellow soft brick construction with I presume lime mortar.

have had a quote for a render finish followed by a skim with the idea that it's stronger than plaster, hardwall or bonding. My worry though is that it'll be too strong for the underlying wall.

Ideally, should an old wall (no issues of damp etc) have a render internal prep for skim or hardwall/bonding?

 

[virgilns]

no takers then?

I've had and read conflicting reports on what to do...expert advice sought

 

[stevethespreader]

no takers then?

I've had and read conflicting reports on what to do...expert advice sought

render is a better choice for a bathroom because hardwall or bonding do not like moisture if it was my bathroom i would go with render and skim and not worry to much about anything else

 

[virgilns]

The kind of advice i was after!

thanks.

 

[joe-90]

Better off with plasterboard and Aquapanel in my opinion.

 

[Micilin]

Render but better with no skim if possible for tiling.

 

[joe-90]

With render, you have to wait too long for the wall to dry out. The walls will be icy cold and you'll get loads of condensation, and unless the guy is very very good (unusual) your walls won't be flat enough for tiling.
If you want it to look like a tile showroom - then plasterboard it. It will be flatter, less cold, less condensation.

When you want to change the tiles you simply rip it all off and re-do it.