Require a little advice please - Tile Advice

[Davidwhite136]

Hi all you have all prob heard this a million times but..

I've dot and dabbed my bathroom Walls would like to tile directley onto it*

Using zamora 30 x 60*Porcelain tiles*
[30x60.html]Zamora Brown Wall and Floor Tile (Topps Tiles[/url]


Can I do this ?
What would I need ?


Thanks. ( been searching but unsure)*

 

[Daz]

Hi David and welcome.

What have you D&D'd, is it plasterboard or cement boards?
And what did you D&D to?

 

[Davidwhite136]

Sorry it's 9.5 plaster board on one wall
and 12.5 on the other
Onto solid brick Walls

on the 9.5 only tilling up 2 high
and the 12.5 all the way up as shower is also on this wall

 

[White Room]

Did you dab with dry wall adhesive for the plasterboard

 

[Daz]

Weight wise you should be okay.
Are you planning to tank the shower area?

Prime the boards with an acrylic primer. Use a flexible single part cement based adhesive with an 8 or 10mm trowel and backskim the tiles as well.
Use a flexible grout and you'll be fine.

Good luck and don't forget the pics when done .

 

[Davidwhite136]

Whitebeam -yes think so not sure of the name can do tomorrow

Captainslow - will do also tank ?

 

[Daz]

Tanking is recommended .

 

[david campbell]

as above shower area should be tanked

 

[nybor62]

as all above

 

[Colour Republic]

This is a job we did with the same tile, straight onto bare plasterboard

 

[deno3]

why tank the shower ???????

 

[Deleted member 9966]

why tank the shower ???????

tanking is a waterproofing system that acts as a barrier between the tile adhesive and the wall substrate. it works to reduce the impact of water ingression through the tiles, adhesive and grout. it's very cost effective when you think of how much a full re-fit could cost if tanking hadn't been used.

 

[dock]

From the BS tiling and grout even if epoxy grout is used cannot be guaranteed to provide a water tight finish. When...........not if...........water gets through.........well safe to say for the sake of a few quid extra its better that the background is protected even if the shower has time to mostly dry out in between periods of use especially if its above ground floor.

 

[obobsmith]

As above mate tank the area as you would not beleive the damage to the underlying structure that water will cause over a period of time. Plasterboard and any wooden structures will turn to mush, damp through to adjoining rooms etc.
Do it right first time, tanking is not that expensive, redoing your work will be.

 

[deno3]

i know what tanking is and what its for but if the job is off sound construction and the tiling and grouting is done properly and the shower is mastic on all corners and the shower tray there is your waterproof surely thats why you do the tiling to stop the walls behined getting wet and to look nice :lol: