PVA plasterboard or not?

[popeye]

Hi everyone I am a newbie - have introduced myself in the Newbie thread..... about to tile my bathroom, never done it before so I am looking at it as a challenge!!

I have had new plasterboard walls and ceiling, will I first have to pava walls? I have read conflicting views, some say yes some say no?

Thanks guys

 

[popeye]

Sorry PVA not Pava :mad2:

 

[doug boardley]

definitely not PVA popeye. You can prime your boards with an acrylic primer tho' such as a diluted sbr

 

[nybor62]

pva:ban:

 

[david campbell]

http://www.tilersforums.com/threads...ys-use-a-primer-when-tiling-and-not-pva.2511/

read this to understand why p.v.a is such a no go area mate

 

[popeye]

Thanks - what is sbn? Or could I just skip the primer and tile straight onto the walls?

 

[doug boardley]

what adhesive are you using popeye?

 

[doug boardley]

this is sbr

 

[popeye]

Ahh.... SBR Bond, I have bought cerafix non-slip tile adhesive

 

[popeye]

Interesting link David - Thanks