New plasterboard! need to be skimmed before tiling bathroom?

[steve9uk]

Hi
i'm starting to completely refurbish my bathroom and was wondering if i could put my tiles straight on to plasterboard without it having them skimmed over??
is it possible to do this or is it a silly idea???

Thanks

any advice would be welcome

Steve

 

[roy c]

No problem, Steve just whack 'em on. But make sure you haven't put plaster board on your shower wall or around your bath, if there's a shower going on the wall!!!

 

[steve9uk]

No problem, Steve just whack 'em on. But make sure you haven't put plaster board on your shower wall or around your bath, if there's a shower going on the wall!!!

Thanks Roy.
Yes im taking my electric shower out and replacing it with a mixer shower.
So would i have to have the shower area skimmed then tiled???
ive no bath as i took this out?

Steve

 

[roy c]

No Steve. Don't put plasterboard in a shower area..I would take this subject over to "Tiling" I can give you the answers but you would be better getting them from the "horse's mouth" so to speak...

Good luck..

 

[steve9uk]

No Steve. Don't put plasterboard in a shower area..I would take this subject over to "Tiling" I can give you the answers but you would be better getting them from the "horse's mouth" so to speak...

Good luck..

Ok Thanks Roy.

 

[TomBrooklyn]

What is a plasterboard? Is it anything like gypsum board (drywall?)

 

[roughcaster]

Yes Tom, the same. 8ftx4ft is a normal size of a sheet. 9mm and 12.5mm is the normal thickness. You'll have similar/identical?

Roughcaster.

 

[jefoss]

plasterboard is fine in shower area as long as you tank it.

 

[gcol]

plasterboard is fine in shower area as long as you tank it.

I second that.