Tiling Onto Plasterboard In Bathroom

Tiling onto plasterboard in bathroom.

Tiling onto plasterboard in bathroom.

Plasterboard is a very common indoor wall surface but is not suitable for tiling without waterproofing. You can tile over a wide range of surfaces and textures but wall preparation is absolutely crucial. Before you get to it you should level the bathroom the kitchen and or the hallway walls. You should not tile over wallpaper glossy surfaces lead paint or plywood.

Preparation for tiling onto plasterboard plasterboard should be dry securely fixed and rigid with no protruding fixings with the face to receive decorative finishes exposed. By spacejam9 thu apr 02 2009 8 06 pm. Also would normal plasterboard be ok or should i be. To prepare your walls for tiling is rather simple as long as you have the right know how mindset patience and tools.

If you re not sure if you have lead paint test kits are available. 3 posts page 1 of 1. Tiling over plasterboard involves adhering tiles to a paper surface and although this will present little problem in dry areas if the wallboard is subjected to moisture it may deteriorate causing failure. Having had a bathroom tiled straight on to plasterboard by the previous owners of the house i would definitely not recommend it.

You ll only need it in the shower area the rest of the bathroom will be fine onto plasterboard. However tiling over tile can add quite a bit of thickness so make sure your wall can handle the weight. When we re tile we only plan to go a couple of rows high from worktop up. Would i need to seal or treat the booards in any way before tiling.

Tiling onto plasterboard walls. A second vote for aquapanel here it s what we ended up having to replace the plasterboard with. It should be a minimum 12 5mm thick when fixed to timber framing or battening and fixed in accordance with the manufacturers recommendations.