I have taken old tiles off a bathroom wall. As the tiles came off, some of the old skim (2mm finishing) has come off too. But in most areas the old skim is fine. I want to skim the wall to make it level for new tiles. Do I need to remove ALL of the old skim or can I just remove the damaged (weak) parts and then skim, so that the new plaster is level with the old plaster (which is in good state)
Preparing Wall for skim
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If the majority of the old skim is sound, then just leave it on. As long as the damaged/loose or hollow areas are removed, the rest should be ok,, but check it over well,, rub the back of you fingernails over the wall, and you'll hear any hollow areas of skim.
For the sake of 2mm, i'd fill the the missing areas with tile cement, just to flush them off. Roughen it up a little, leave it to dry, (next day), then tile over it. Some might not even bother, and just bed it out with tile adhesive as they tile,,, but i'd flush it off if it was me.
For the sake of 2mm, i'd fill the the missing areas with tile cement, just to flush them off. Roughen it up a little, leave it to dry, (next day), then tile over it. Some might not even bother, and just bed it out with tile adhesive as they tile,,, but i'd flush it off if it was me.
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