600 x 600 Porcelain tiles on wall?

[Saddleworthnut]

Hi guys,

1st post so please go easy!

Question if I may!

Can I fit 600x600 porcelain floor tiles to my en-suite bathroom walls?

Walls have been recently been replastered and was only going to partially tile shower and sink area. Was going o PVA walls before tiling too.

If possible whats the best stuff for this?

Any advice will be appreciated.

Cheers

 

[macten]

600x600 porcs are too heavy for plaster skim I'm afraid.
PVA has no place in tiling - Acrylic primer to compliment your chosen adhesive manufacturer should be used.

 

[kilty55]

on plastered skim walls i wouldnt advise it saddleworth far too heavy

dont use pva either if you get a primer such as primer g that will be better

 

[Rich]

As above, you would need to change the substrate to take the weight of those tiles and never prime with PVA, get yourself a decent primer.

 

[Saddleworthnut]

Ok so I guess it's the single weight of the larger tiles that is the problem, so would 600x300 be better??

If so what adhesive do you recommend guys?

Really appreciate the advice

 

[Ian]

It's not the size of the tile, it's the weight per square metre you need to be wary of. Someone will post what it is on plastered walls, I can't remember off the top of my head, 30kg per metre I think.


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[White Room]

20kg m2 on plastered walls...Hi and welcome.

 

[Stewart]

You need to check how much your tiles weigh per m2 on the box, then add the weight of the adhesive and grout. Plaster skim has a limit of 20kg per m2 and bare plaster board has a weight limit of 32kg per m2.

 

[Saddleworthnut]

May sound like a daft question, but if I got a similar tile but 600x300 what's the difference? I'm still having to put the same(ish) mass on the wall?..

Thanks

 

[Ian]

It doesn't matter if the tile is 10x10cm or 100x100cm, it's the weight per square metre not the size of the tile. Most tiles come in boxes of 1 m2 and will have a weight on the box, this will help you choose a suitable tile.


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