Help, window out of plane / Bal adhesive

[geordie13]

Hi there,

I'm a DIYer tiling my bathroom and find that the window is jutting proud of the rest of the wall. To the left and top & bottom centres it is 3 - 4 mm out, but to the right and rh bottom, it is 10 - 12 mm out.

My first thought was to take the angle iron off the window and cut the plaster back to the line of the wall. Messy, time consuming and I would only be going back 3 - 4 mm.

Looking at the floor adhesive, it can be laid in beds up to 20mm. Could I but a thick bed on the wall and fill the gaps when tiling? If I do this would it be better to fill the hole with adhesive first to give a reasonably flat surface for tiling?

Also, would it be better fitting a row of tiles at a time and allowing the adhesive to set before fitting the next row?

The tiles are ceramic 60 * 30 cm.

The local supplier stocks Ultra Profix would this do the job.

I see from the forums that Bal is the adhesive of choice. Why? Is it easier to work, does it grip the tile better. I live in the sticks and the nearest stockist is some 45miles away, so using the Ultra would be easier, but would the Bal be advisable?

Thank you, Ed

 

[Tats]

20mm on the floor is not 20mm on the wall I'm afraid and there is no adhesive out there that will cope with 20mm on the wall. I suggest you look at sorting the wall out prior to tiling for example you could dot and dab plasterboard over the wall first to make it flat.
This obviously depends on what is on the wall right now. you could also bond the wall out andnthen skim over the top personally I'd go with dot and dab plasterboard, also if it's in a wet area you will want to tank the plasterboard once fixed. Therebare plenty of choices for tanking out there.

As far as addy choice this is a preference and although some are better than other most comply with bs standards make sure you use a single part flexible adhesive what ever brand of addy you go for unless the walls are solid ie brick/block work then a standard ctf will be ok with the ceramics.

 

[Ceramico tiling]

Mappei is just as good and allot cheaper.I would probarbly take the wall down and build it up on the other side inorder to make it flush with the window.But pictures would be nice.
Adhessive can b used to build up wall surfaces,I plaster it first and let it dry,rapidset is best for this.

 

[johnryan]

if it was me, i'd take the plaster back to brick around the window, and set the angle bead in properly, so i have a flat surface and 90% angles for the reaveals. it's a lot of trouble i know, but it's a critical place to get right, as it's a focal point. i think badly done windows look really bad, so it's worth going to the trouble to get them right.

 

[geordie13]

Thanks for the replies. It is a stud wall and I am going to have to study it carefully as it seems to be all over the place and finding where to start is the problem. As Johnryan says, probably sorting the window out and reboarding the worst section in line with it is probably the way to go

 

[DHTiling]

Hi there,

I'm a DIYer tiling my bathroom and find that the window is jutting proud of the rest of the wall. To the left and top & bottom centres it is 3 - 4 mm out, but to the right and rh bottom, it is 10 - 12 mm out.

My first thought was to take the angle iron off the window and cut the plaster back to the line of the wall. Messy, time consuming and I would only be going back 3 - 4 mm.

Looking at the floor adhesive, it can be laid in beds up to 20mm. Could I but a thick bed on the wall and fill the gaps when tiling? If I do this would it be better to fill the hole with adhesive first to give a reasonably flat surface for tiling?

Also, would it be better fitting a row of tiles at a time and allowing the adhesive to set before fitting the next row?

The tiles are ceramic 60 * 30 cm.

The local supplier stocks Ultra Profix would this do the job.

I see from the forums that Bal is the adhesive of choice. Why? Is it easier to work, does it grip the tile better. I live in the sticks and the nearest stockist is some 45miles away, so using the Ultra would be easier, but would the Bal be advisable?

Thank you, Ed

Just to say Tats, Stone fix adhesives do 20mm in one bite.... but not that i condone this on walls.. ffs..

 

[Tats]

If you don't condone this why bother mentioning it. 20mm on the wall my ***. Show me the technical data file showing it!

 

[DHTiling]

I mention it because there adhesives will do it..?? Simple as that..

An adhesive that does 20mm is wall or floor.. isn't it..? So yes i mention it coz it does it..🙂 and not pin pointing one adhesive from them ,coz they all do 20mm..:lol:

 

[steve187]

As others have said, sort out the window first, if it is out then you will have loads of problems getting it to look good, i would suggest taking down the beadings.

if the beading are out have you checked the reveals for plumb and level, just a thought

all the best

 

[Barry bp]

A stud wall with a window?