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Turkish

Hi guys,

Got my first job booked today, seems a fairly easy one to start with but just wanted to check something before I start it next week:

The bathroom is half tiled already with 300 x 200 ceramics which appear to be set onto plasterboard. The plasterboard has been painted and on the whole the paint seems sound however:

1) Along two of the vertical joins in the wall there is some flaking, no sign of water damage though. I put some gaffer tape on these flaking areas and it took the paint straight off, I also put some tape on the main areas of the wall and that seemed ok.Am I ok to just sand these flaking areas down and then score the rest of the wall with a knife and then prime? Wire brushing it is out I suppose cos surely it would just rip up the surface of the plasterboard?

I`m sure there was something else I wanted to ask but can`t think of it at the moment so any advice on this for now would be really appreciated.

Cheers

Turkish.
 
T

Turkish

Thanks Dave yet again! I have now thought of the other things I wanted to check on, One of the wall areas measures 45 x 82 inches but there is a window in it which measures 33 x 45 and is recessed 7 inches. How do I work out the amount of tiles required for this? Also I know it`s best to leave them 24 hours prior to grouting but if absolutely necessary could I do it safely at the end of the day?

Cheers again
 

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