Dot & Dab (how much to remove)

[Romelee]

Hi all,

I have just removed the plaster boards from my walls as i could not remove the tiles without damaging the plaster board.

I am now left with lots of dot & dabs, do i have to completely remove the old dot & dabs or can i just remove the thickest parts of it.

I will be dot & dabbing next to the old ones where the wall is bare/smooth and then putting new plaster boards up.

p.s The hammer and Chisel is killing my arm

All the best

Jay

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Use a SDS drill !
Are you retiling after?

 

[Romelee]

Use a SDS drill !
Are you retiling after?

Sorry, i don't have a SDS drill, I am getting someone in to do the tiling.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Ok - what size tiles?

 

[Waluigi]

Hammer and bolster, it’s a technique you need to adopt and they just pop off.

 

[Romelee]

Ok - what size tiles?

27x50 cm...........8 dot and dabs removed, 45 more to go, i am getting the D&D's down to about 1-2mm left on the wall, right now i am mainly getting the very thick parts off.

 

[Waluigi]

1-2mm? Leave that on, it’ll be fine.

Get yourself a decent straight edge and level and watch both the British gypsum and Siniat video on how to properly dot and dab. You actually need a continuous line of ‘dots’ at the top and bottom and any board intersections. Most work I’ve seen, people don’t bother.

 

[Romelee]

1-2mm? Leave that on, it’ll be fine.

Get yourself a decent straight edge and level and watch both the British gypsum and Siniat video on how to properly dot and dab. You actually need a continuous line of ‘dots’ at the top and bottom and any board intersections. Most work I’ve seen, people don’t bother.

Thanks for the tips, been looking online for straight edge tool but all i keep seeing is feather edge tool, can this be used?

Jay

 

[Qwerty]

Thanks for the tips, been looking online for straight edge tool but all i keep seeing is feather edge tool, can this be used?

Jay

Yes, or just use a spirit level. I have an old 1800 Stabila I use for dry lining

 

[Boggs]

Thanks for the tips, been looking online for straight edge tool but all i keep seeing is feather edge tool, can this be used?

Jay

Yeah, or just a straight length of 3x2 CLS.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Tiles at 27x50 if they are ceramic may be ok for plasterboard ( if it’s not skimmed) - check weight of tiles first.