Bathroom Tiling

[Twofingertyper]

Hi all,

I've been slowly 'improving' my house since buying it last year, and it's been something of a horror show with regards to how far wrong it was (and how much the surveyor missed).

Next up is the bathroom; the last owner moved this from a downstairs to upstairs (making the house two bed as opposed to three); my concerns are that the wall between the bathroom and the adjoining bedroom is probably going to be the standard basic dividing wall (plaster board?) - will this be able to have tiles affixed to it? I'm thinking not, but that's because I've not had a straight forward job in this house yet...

Cheers.
TFT

 

[tpt]

plasterboard is a great surface to tile on - no worries there.

What you do need to consider is whats against that wall. is you shower\bath or any wet area against it?

 

[sparkmanc]

I have a similar problem.

What products would you guys recommend ?

I understand it as this:

1) Prime the plasterboard
2) Use waterproof adhesive
3) Use waterproof grout

Is this correct and which products would you use?

 

[tpt]

Yep

Prime with acrylic bond. Then follow with the appropriate adhesive\grout.

If your in a wet area, tank the area first. Waterproof adhesive\grout isn't going to waterproof the area for you!

 

[sparkmanc]

would the tanking be instead of priming? what product would you use for tanking?

 

[mal92]

Take a look at this video. Will give you the basic idea of how to tank and seal the bathroom.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwR-vS4xc9g[url][/url]

 

[IJWS15]

If the pasterboard is already painted check the paint adhesion before you tile.

I have had emulsion paint come off plasterboard before.

 

[Twofingertyper]

Thanks for this; I'm still plotting out the bathroom - I did think about having the shower against that wall, but given the thinness of the walls it could make too much noise in the adjoining room; but I could re-arrange my thoughts and put the bath against the wall instead.

Oh the joys of planning a new room with limited space to play with!