Renovating bathroom

[luke harding]

I am about to renovate my bathroom. Currently (from the previous owners) the whole bathroom is tiled (tile over oil - 2 layers of tile!!) with plaster behind. I intend to strip the tiles off (both layers). Question....

I am going for tiled walls in the shower area, behind the sink and around the bath, and then painting the rest of the room.

Assuming the plaster is in good condition (hopefully) am I best to;

• Leave the old plaster and get a fresh skim across the whole room, and then tile/paint the relevant areas or
• Knock the plaster back to breeze block and then dot & dab plasterboard

Thanks

 

[NickB_99]

I am about to renovate my bathroom. Currently (from the previous owners) the whole bathroom is tiled (tile over oil - 2 layers of tile!!) with plaster behind. I intend to strip the tiles off (both layers). Question....

I am going for tiled walls in the shower area, behind the sink and around the bath, and then painting the rest of the room.

Assuming the plaster is in good condition (hopefully) am I best to;

• Leave the old plaster and get a fresh skim across the whole room, and then tile/paint the relevant areas or
• Knock the plaster back to breeze block and then dot & dab plasterboard

Thanks

If it is plaster under your tiles you may be better going back to brick in certainly the shower area.
D&D plaster board in this shower area is not a good solution.
Render or something like tile backer board would be better.

 

[luke harding]

Thanks. I think if I start knocking the plaster off it will all end up coming off based on experience in other rooms. I was intending to dot and dab with aqua board of that is the case. Would that work. The brickwork is actually breeze block rather than standard red brick.

 

[NickB_99]

I was intending to dot and dab with aqua board of that is the case. Would that work. The brickwork is actually breeze block rather than standard red brick.

I'm not sure you can D&D aqua board, I think manual fixings are preferred.
You would need to read the instructions with it.
I've not done a wet area in a bathroom yet, so advice more on theory!
I don't think you would want to skim it either before tiling.