Hi all - did a search but no directly relevant answers, so this must be a bit of a silly question: can you tile straight on to a bare (painted) brick wall?
It's an internal wall at the back of the integrated garage that's being part converted. This area will be a small downstairs loo, so keen not to loose too much space by batening / dot-dabbing. The Building Inspector is happy for it not to be insulated as the new stud-wall at the other end of the garage will meet fire and insulation regs.
Hoping to use 600mm x 300mm ceramic tiles up to the mid-point, and then skim & paint the top half.
If it can be tiled directly, is there any prep that should be undertaken first? Score / sand it (not much depth to actually score)? Apply a diluted PVC coat? Skim or smooth the wall (without wanting to go too overboard on the works)?
The wall is pretty flat(-ish) with the obviously exception of the pointed cement lines... Will the tile adhesive take out these irregularities?
Many thanks for your advice.
It's an internal wall at the back of the integrated garage that's being part converted. This area will be a small downstairs loo, so keen not to loose too much space by batening / dot-dabbing. The Building Inspector is happy for it not to be insulated as the new stud-wall at the other end of the garage will meet fire and insulation regs.
Hoping to use 600mm x 300mm ceramic tiles up to the mid-point, and then skim & paint the top half.
If it can be tiled directly, is there any prep that should be undertaken first? Score / sand it (not much depth to actually score)? Apply a diluted PVC coat? Skim or smooth the wall (without wanting to go too overboard on the works)?
The wall is pretty flat(-ish) with the obviously exception of the pointed cement lines... Will the tile adhesive take out these irregularities?
Many thanks for your advice.
