Tiling On Block Wall

[average]

I've 35sq meters of 100-150mm tiles to be laid onto block walls. I'm wondering will I have to float the walls with sand and cement first for better adhesion for the adhesive or roll on the tile primer or that primer that's used for tiling over tiles. If this was your own job, what way would you do it.

Its a 35sqmeter(32 without doir)bathroom using these small bathroom tiles and I'm thinking maybe 4 or 5 days I should have it done taking into consideration the amount of cuts,holes drilled and beads.

As for laying the tiles, would you cut both corners of the wall or lay 1 time normal and cut at other end of same wall. Reason why I'm asking, this is first time I've tiled a full room using such small tiles, only ever used these tiles on splashbacks.

All advice welcome.

 

[widler]

if you aint right good at plastering just dryline it with plasterboard, especially with small tiles

 

[Qwerty]

if you aint right good at plastering just dryline it with plasterboard, especially with small tiles

Ditto

 

[average]

if you aint right good at plastering just dryline it with plasterboard, especially with small tiles

I'm sound at the aul plastering but one thing that slipped my mind, how long do I wait until I can tile onto newly floated walls.

As for the OP, is it possible to tile straight onto the block wall or is it best not to.

 

[widler]

Id board it mate,quicker and you can tile straight away .
As for tiling on blockwork , it can be done , as long as its flat as a pancake, every block is perfect , then yes spread it on as u would a normal flat wall (powdered addy), but ive very rarly seen a perfectly flat blockwork wall, in fact , never

 

[average]

Id board it mate,quicker and you can tile straight away .
As for tiling on blockwork , it can be done , as long as its flat as a pancake, every block is perfect , then yes spread it on as u would a normal flat wall (powdered addy), but ive very rarly seen a perfectly flat blockwork wall, in fact , never

Might just go with what you suggest however, I am always wondering if the dot and dab boarding will fail with the tiles on it.

 

[widler]

Might just go with what you suggest however, I am always wondering if the dot and dab boarding will fail with the tiles on it.

Not a jack palance mate, it sticks like baby poo to a blanket 😉

 

[Old Mod]

Not a jack palance mate

Haha I wonder how many guys even know who Jack Palance is Craig! 😛

 

[AliGage]

Board it!

 

[average]

Board it!

Will do but I take it no one likes tiling onto block walls going by the lack of responses about it.

 

[p4ulo]

No.
No-one would like it or do it.

 

[Just Rizzle]

plasterboard over then tile easy peasy

 

[average]

How do you cover the above the door if its boarded. If the board brings me out 15mm(12.5+3mm addy) and say the tile is 6-12mm, when putting a bead on, what about the 15mm board and add behind the bead. How will i close this off. Is it with just grout or sealent?

 

[Rizzle from the Portizzle]

ok how good is your rendering and how quick is your tiling if both are good why not lay your tiles into the rendered wall with a slurry backed tiles best way of fixing any tile