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My favourite customers of over 8 years have moved house and this is the first of 5 bathrooms/ensuites ending with 130m2 floor.
Original bathroom looked great at first look but on closer inspection there were a few red flags.
Tiles came off the walls in seconds with no damage to substrate as they'd been dot and dabbed onto skimmed plaster board, white wash paint and neat PVA.
Thought I'd do a little job diary as the prep was a pain and might help others in future.
Normally removing white wash is quick and easy with a damp sponge but because of the neat PVA that didn't work.
Tried lots of things and discovered the easiest way of dealing with it was steel wool, lots of clean water and a sponge.
Got the tiles up off the wooden floor to find a Durabase mat 🤬!
I know a decoupling mat is quicker and easier to fit than cement board but it's the wrong product for this situation and means I've got to strip it out and grind all the adhesive off - picked the hottest day of the year as well!
Next day I got the new tray in and boarded the floor.
Original bathroom looked great at first look but on closer inspection there were a few red flags.
Tiles came off the walls in seconds with no damage to substrate as they'd been dot and dabbed onto skimmed plaster board, white wash paint and neat PVA.
Thought I'd do a little job diary as the prep was a pain and might help others in future.
Normally removing white wash is quick and easy with a damp sponge but because of the neat PVA that didn't work.
Tried lots of things and discovered the easiest way of dealing with it was steel wool, lots of clean water and a sponge.
Got the tiles up off the wooden floor to find a Durabase mat 🤬!
I know a decoupling mat is quicker and easier to fit than cement board but it's the wrong product for this situation and means I've got to strip it out and grind all the adhesive off - picked the hottest day of the year as well!
Next day I got the new tray in and boarded the floor.
