Can I tile on this wall?

[DIYPanda]

Hi, I've been all over the internet and cannot find the info I'm looking for.

I'm planning to re-tile my bathroom. I'm tearing some 6mm tiling which only comes to waist height around the bathroom.

The bathroom measures 2m x 2m approx 2.6H.

I've got some 250x330 8mm tile and was wondering if its possible to tile onto the partition walls.

I've scoured the internet and I think I've determined the type of wall to be metal lashe (sp?). Picture attached from drilling pipe holes.

I've removed someplugs from the walls which has caused some of the bonding plaster to come off too, but the rest of the plaster seems firm. Is there something I could use to fill the holes/depressions?

Cheers

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• DIYPanda
• 7 Jun 2013
• 1

 

[tictic]

Yes looking at its metal lathe pathe framing..

The hole looks rather big with a cavity behind it..

IMO I would just look into over boarding the whole wall with a cement based board..then tile...this way you would be saving on a lot off hassle..

 

[DIYPanda]

Thank you tictic

I was thinking of that option with aquapanel which I'm going to the use for the bathpanel. My only worry is finding the joists so that I can screw the panel into the wall and also loss of space to the bathroom.

Because there's a metal mesh my stud/screw finder is having trouble locating them.

But thanks for the tip.

 

[tictic]

The stud centres should be about 400mm apart so your first one will be in the corner,so come of there 400mm I would just gently knock some holes into the wall to locate them ...

As for loss off space.. with those tiles you can use a 6mm backerboards so your not losing to much diypanda..

 

[DIYPanda]

Thanks again tictic.

Will the aquapanel 40mm screws be ok for screwing to the wall. Do I need to put adhesive behind the aquapanel so that it sticks to the old wall?

Cheers