plaster board

[charly]

Is it possible if the bathroom is being tiled to not plaster the walls and just tile straight onto plaster board ? Thank you

 

[roy c]

Yes no problem at all , but don't put plaster/board in your shower area

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

I'd never tile straight on to plasterboards, when you decide to, or she who must be obeyed does . To remove the tiles and revamp the not so old bathroom .
You'll find when you remove the tiles it rips the boards to bits.
If I do board in the bathroom, I fix hardboard to the plasterboard in the tiled area.
or skim over.

 

[charly]

I am the she who must be obeyed !!

I have to board 3 walls in the bathroom as they have had to be battened and insulated for BCO but the wall that the shower goes on has been rebuilt so is a cavity wall and is just thermolite i think (grey anyway ) Thanks both

edited to say i wonder could i attach ply to the battens and plaster onto that ???

 

[roy c]

I'd never tile straight on to plasterboards, when you decide to, or she who must be obeyed does . To remove the tiles and revamp the not so old bathroom .
You'll find when you remove the tiles it rips the boards to bits.
If I do board in the bathroom, I fix hardboard to the plasterboard in the tiled area.
or skim over.

I have never removed tiles off walls in my own house and if I wanted new ones I would just tile over the old ones..

 

[roy c]

I am the she who must be obeyed !!

I have to board 3 walls in the bathroom as they have had to be battened and insulated for BCO but the wall that the shower goes on has been rebuilt so is a cavity wall and is just thermolite i think (grey anyway ) Thanks both

edited to say i wonder could i attach ply to the battens and plaster onto that ???

No you can't plaster on to ply-wood...If you are going to tile over ply in your shower area make sure you put a couple of coats of acrylic primer on it first.

 

[charly]

I am the she who must be obeyed !!

I have to board 3 walls in the bathroom as they have had to be battened and insulated for BCO but the wall that the shower goes on has been rebuilt so is a cavity wall and is just thermolite i think (grey anyway ) Thanks both

edited to say i wonder could i attach ply to the battens and plaster onto that ???

No you can't plaster on to ply-wood...If you are going to tile over ply in your shower area make sure you put a couple of coats of acrylic primer on it first.

sorry i meant tile onto plyboard has been a long day

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

I am the she who must be obeyed !!

errr

 

[charly]

I have never removed tiles off walls in my own house and if I wanted new ones I would just tile over the old ones..

Doesn't your bathroom just get smaller and smaller ???

 

[roy c]

Its small already charly but i've put mirrors on two walls to make it look bigger (the bathroom that is )

 

[charly]

 

[Richard C]

I have never removed tiles off walls in my own house and if I wanted new ones I would just tile over the old ones..

Oh Roy how could you

Only ever use Moisture Resistant plaster board in bath/shower rooms but never in wet areas; you can tile straight onto it but, as stated, you will never get them off again. Don't use plywood in a wet area, it’s not stable when wet & your tiles will probably end up on the floor unless it’s tanked.

Tile backer boards is what you need inside the shower.

 

[roy c]

I have never removed tiles off walls in my own house and if I wanted new ones I would just tile over the old ones..

Oh Roy how could you

Only ever use Moisture Resistant plaster board in bath/shower rooms but never in wet areas; you can tile straight onto it but, as stated, you will never get them off again. Don't use plywood in a wet area, it’s not stable when wet & your tiles will probably end up on the floor unless it’s tanked.

Tile backer boards is what you need inside the shower.

Hi Rich I only said I would, but I never have As for the ply on the shower walls I have been putting half inch WPB ply on shower walls for years and putting an acrylic primer on it before I have tiled. Years ago there was never any of these fancy products that you could put on shower walls. And most of new build house's had p/board on the walls in showers unless WPB ply was specified. So I must admit I am abit "old school" and have got ply in my own shower and the wall covered with large floor tiles, and i've had no probs with it.But I must admit its only been up for 12 years

 

[Richard C]

So I must admit I am abit "old school" and have got ply in my own shower and the wall covered with large floor tiles, and i've had no probs with it.But I must admit its only been up for 12 years

Must be down to the skill & attention to detail of the person did it . The old methods will still work for those prepared to put in the time & effort, it’s just that modern materials are such a lot easier & quicker to use & are far more tolerant to lack of attention to detail or even outright mistakes. I’ve only been at it for a relatively short number of years yet even I’ve attracted criticism for some of my tried & trusted methods being old fashioned you never stop learning

 

[charly]

Thanks everyone for taking the time to reply