Tiling onto painted wall

[pertinky]

Hey guys,

Just a quick question regarding preparation of the this type of surface for tiling.

I'm planning on sanding down (matt emulsion), and priming. Is this acceptable?

The plaster is about 6 months old.

I'm tiling using dunlop fast set and 100mm travertine tiles.

Its for a kitchen splashback!

Thanks for the advice!!!

 

[diyplumber1980]

Hey guys,

Just a quick question regarding preparation of the this type of surface for tiling.

I'm planning on sanding down (matt emulsion), and priming. Is this acceptable?

The plaster is about 6 months old.

I'm tiling using dunlop fast set and 100mm travertine tiles.

Its for a kitchen splashback!

Thanks for the advice!!!

if you score the paint with a stanley life this should be sufficient and remove many loose paint. as the tiles dont appear to be heavy.

 

[pertinky]

Pretty much what I did in the end. Made a cats claw. Had to give it a bit of a hack where the claw wouldnt fit (around the edges and under the wall cupboards) just so theres something to key onto

 

[pertinky]

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• pertinky
• 21 May 2013
• 1

Heres the almost finished result.

Reasonably happy for my first attempt. In hindsight I probably picked a very bad combination for a novice; stone tiles and fast set adhesive! I had to work alot quicker than I would have liked...

Considering resetting 3 tiles in the corner that are a little lipped before grouting. Should be easier to remove now and I have to fit the last few tiles when I've cut a notch from the wall cupboards.

 

[diyplumber1980]

Wow im impressed! That is a superb job, but what about those cuts around corners? U going to use a diamond electric wet cutter? How much would u have charged a paying customer for that job?

 

[pertinky]

Wow im impressed! That is a superb job, but what about those cuts around corners? U going to use a diamond electric wet cutter? How much would u have charged a paying customer for that job?

Thanks! Its all done now looks great. I ended up cutting small notches from the kitchen cupboards and used whole tiles. Looks better I reckon I did buy a second hand saw though for some other cuts. I have no idea how much that would have cost me, but I paid 50 for the tiles, 75 for the tools as I'm a proper newbie I didnt have any tools so had to get the lot! Still got a box of tiles to move on myself now