Tiling a bathroom ceiling

[chubbywayne44]

Hi this is my first post and i was hoping someone out there could help with advice.
i am considering tiling my bathroom ceiling which is only 4 square meter. i am a joiner by trade so the problem doesnt lie there.
what i need advice on is
has any body done this before did you use plywood, plaster board,???
what adhesive what grout
what were your results.
Basically can it be done so they dont fall off:yikes:.
if so please could you give advice to a struggling chippie
thank you all
wayne

 

[nybor62]

yes it can be done , it depends what tiles you plan to use ,you have to think about the weight .
and to be honest why?

 

[chubbywayne44]

The tiles are 400 x 400 and only 6mm thick.
as for the why the wife would like it tiled.
i myself would reskim it but that would be to easy.
any help would be great
cheers

 

[Mike]

i'd never feel safe lieing in your bath never mind what addy you'd used. i've tiled window/door headers but i'd not like to do a ceiling. put her off the idea mate!

 

[nybor62]

im with mike , and not very practical ,you would get a lot of condensation on the ceiling as well

 

[Mike]

women have some strange ideas, i've just tiled a bedroom wall for a lady customer, looks nice but not my cup of tea!

 

[Alan.P]

It can be done, you'll need to overboard your ceiling with either a backerboard or plasterboard, use a good bagged adhesive, flexible rapid set would be my choice, and a good flexible grout, there are some pictures in my albums of a ceiling we did in a kitchen area in Chiswick.

 

[chubbywayne44]

ive been thinking of all angles to do this.
could i epoxy resin some mesh to the back of the tile then when dry epoxy this to plywood ceiling ??????????
has any one tried this?????
i might give it a try on a test piece first.
again any advice would be great.
cheers

 

[chubbywayne44]

Hi Alan many thanks.
so you dont think condensation would be a problem????

 

[Alan.P]

Hi Alan many thanks.
so you dont think condensation would be a problem????

I wouldn't like to say, I suppose it depends on ventilation, how much steam and how hot / cold the room is.