Sand & cement or plaster

[nowtaboutnowt]

Hi there
I have just pulled my bathroom tiles off and in places the plaster has come with them exposing the bricks in places. I think the holes are too deep to fill with tile adhesive, would I be ok filling with sand and cement?If so, how long do I wait before re-tiling?

Cheers

 

[jason_s]

If the holes aren't to big,why not fill them with bonding?.It would be alot quicker than sand and cement.

 

[nowtaboutnowt]

Will bonding go off quicker and allow me to tile the next day Jason

 

[jason_s]

Bonding usually goes solid after a couple of hours mate.I'd say bond it in the morning and tile it in the afternoon.

 

[jason_s]

If you want it to go off quicker,chuck a couple of handfuls of cement in with the bonding(shhhhh)

 

[nowtaboutnowt]

Cheers for that. On the subject of plastering, do I need to use joint compound on SE plasterboard with jointing tape. I'm planning on taping and skimming, is this correct?

 

[jason_s]

If your plastering over plasterboard that is joined then you use plastering tape(the mesh variety).Place the tape over the joins,then i usually add a little plaster to bed it down,then throw on the skim.

 

[gcol]

Bonding usually goes solid after a couple of hours mate.I'd say bond it in the morning and tile it in the afternoon.

Hmmm I find this a little bit quick. I've seen bonding take over a fortnight to dry out properly depending on the base and the conditions.

 

[jason_s]

If its a large area,then i'd say yer g.But if its only small areas that need patching,then it wont take as long to go firm.Plus it depends on the thickness being applied.Many a time i've bonded in the morning and then skimmed in the afternoon.Never had a problem yet.

 

[nowtaboutnowt]

Firstly on the bonding topic it is only in small areas about 1 & 1/2 inches deep, but another problem is the thin skim that was on, most of that has come away. Can I clear the rest of this plaster and seal the render/plaster and tile onto this.
Secondly skimming plasterboard Jason, I bought some self adhesive jointing tape for the joints, is this wrong?

 

[jason_s]

Sounds like you have the dry lining tape mate.You want the mesh tape costs about £4-5 a roll.

 

[nowtaboutnowt]

Thanks Jason this tape cost me £5.00 I did use some sort of mesh tape when I boarded the loft and skimmed but the joint cracked, maybe due to movement I don't know. This tape I have seems a lot stronger, what do you think this is for then?
Do you have experience of Aquapanel? Is it worth its salt?

cheers

 

[jason_s]

If you doing a bathroom/showeroom then it is best to use aqua panel.It will save you alot of time and effort in the long run.

 

[nowtaboutnowt]

I have done it now and used greenboard, please don't tell me an horror stories about this product.

 

[Multifinish]

Scrim tape