Holes or cracked plaster requires patching.
Tiling plaster walls shower.
Fresh plaster whether applied as a patch or to the entire wall must dry completely before tile is applied.
The adhesive and tile will block moisture from evaporating.
Be careful to cut.
How to remove bathroom tile without damaging the plaster walls.
Tiling over damp plaster causes the wall to fail because the plaster won t become strong if it can t dry out.
I d assumed he would cut out the wall and put in cement board or something.
Don t try to use the tile setting adhesive or drywall joint compound to patch plaster walls.
Cut away the grout surrounding the tile or tiles that you want to remove.
My house was built in 1925 it has plaster walls.
The area around the bathtub shower is only tiled halfway up the wall.
However tiling over tile can add quite a bit of thickness so make sure your wall can handle the weight.
You should not tile over wallpaper glossy surfaces lead paint or plywood.
You may tile over existing tile painted or unpainted drywall plaster and textured walls.