Hi,
We have a lean to type porch on the side of our house. when we bought the house, part of the wall was tiled but the OH wanted it painted. The tiles were well stuck to the render so I pva'd them and skimmed over. Bit of a bodge but it's been fine for about 10 years. The OH has now decided she wants the wall tiling again as she's fed up of it getting marked.
The tiles we've got are 300x100 and weigh about 15kg per sq. m. Could I tile straight over the plaster skim or is not likely to take the weight given that it was applied on top of tiles?
If it's unlikely to take the weight, what's my best option - strip the skim and prime the old tiles before tiling over? Alternatively, I was thinking of screwing 6mm backer boards to the wall to give me a new surface (I'd be limited to 6mm due to being tight for space near a door.
Cheers
We have a lean to type porch on the side of our house. when we bought the house, part of the wall was tiled but the OH wanted it painted. The tiles were well stuck to the render so I pva'd them and skimmed over. Bit of a bodge but it's been fine for about 10 years. The OH has now decided she wants the wall tiling again as she's fed up of it getting marked.
The tiles we've got are 300x100 and weigh about 15kg per sq. m. Could I tile straight over the plaster skim or is not likely to take the weight given that it was applied on top of tiles?
If it's unlikely to take the weight, what's my best option - strip the skim and prime the old tiles before tiling over? Alternatively, I was thinking of screwing 6mm backer boards to the wall to give me a new surface (I'd be limited to 6mm due to being tight for space near a door.
Cheers