Very Slightly Un-even wall

[dweeksy]

Hi all, I am new to this and a complete virgin tiler. I plan to start soon. I got some good advice down my local topps tiles in Reading and now at least think I am set to start.

My problem is I am laying limestone tiles 10cm thick on bathroom floor and walls. I have spent most of today cleaning them with some kind of cleaner and sealing them all layed out on plywood in my garden, as least it didnt rain!

I have put hardi-backer down on the floor and three of my four walls seem flat with a few old drill holes, the house is about 100 years old.

One wall though was replastered at one point and some of it didnt take properly. I have scraped/ cleaned off al the lose finish and there are a couple of ridges of maybe 1 to 2mm's .

Should I just hardi-back the wall to get it flat or wont this much make a difference??? Putting hardi-back on the wall seems like a difficult job and I am not sure if I can just 'glue' it on using a rapidset tile adhesive or if I should try and screw it on using masonary fixings which I figure will be pretty difficult. With these I am not sure how I would line the holes up.

Cheers for any advice!!!

Cheers!
David

 

[DHTiling]

welcome to forums dweeksy. regarding the uneven wall which doesnt sound that bad use 6m notched trowel and lightly back butter tiles with adhesive,use single part flexible white as limestone might stain, this method will give you a solid bed of adhesive, advisable when wall tiling in b/rooms etc.

 

[GazTech]

welcome to forums dweeksy. regarding the uneven wall which doesnt sound that bad use 6m notched trowel and lightly back butter tiles with adhesive,use single part flexible white as limestone might stain, this method will give you a solid bed of adhesive, advisable when wall tiling in b/rooms etc.

I agree with Dave ,solid bed is advisable for all tiling and welcome to forum dweeksy

 

[Varley]

Hello mate, welcome to the forums

 

[tilinga2z]

Yes, good advice boys, but do you really mean 10 cm thick???, if so fix em well!!!

 

[DHTiling]

10 mm trowel er wot 10cm???????????

 

[brian c]

obviously its 10mm thick tile kos walls will fall down if you put 10cm tiles up.(said in a good spirit not as a dig)

 

[Varley]

Yes, good advice boys, but do you really mean 10 cm thick???, if so fix em well!!!

lmao, well spotted mate, sure he'll have meant 10mm though :wink_smile: