i have so far removed the tiles on 2 sides of my bathroom, using club hammer and a scraper.
it will be a few weeks before i can get the walls plastered, so i am wondering should i leave some tiles where the shower is? if the walls get wet could it cause a problem?
this is what it looks like:
Not sure what you mean - are these really the walls of a cubicle (or whatever) in which you're proposing to use a shower? If so, bad idea. If the walls will get soaked, then you could cover them with big overlapping sheets of thick polythene sheeting.
David
hi dave its a full bathroom the photo just showed one wall i removed tiles from and the one next to it where i havent. i cant get the plasterer in for a couple of weeks so have left some tiles where the shower is. i was wondering if i could still remove all tiles and prep the wall (pva/paint) to keep it waterproof what do you think the plasterer will want me to do before he can skim over the walls? cheers
New plaster is not going to take well if you have been using the shower. There will be soap/grease film. Can you put up a batten as high as poss and then hang a heavy polythene sheet down into the shower tray? DONT put PVA on it unless you really want to pi88 off your plasterer!
Bob
hi bob i have left the area round the shower tiled, and guess i will remove this just before the plasterer can do the job. any ideas what i can do to the areas i've removed tiles to prep for plastering? for an artex ceiling he told me to scrape any long bits off then pva 50/50 all over it. i did a little scraping then changed my mind as there wasnt really much sticking out and i thought theres a small chance of asbestos. cheers
If, he is just skimming, I'd remove any highspots to allow for at least
3mm of plaster. Remove anything loose and fill any deep holes with 6:1 sand cement mix. If you have gone back to brick or blockwork and he will be rendering it as part of the job then no prep needed. If in doubt ask him what he wants.hth
Bob
Cheers Bob, will ask him when he does my bedroom no 2 ceiling
That would be best. I expect when he is doing a ceiling he will want to get artex all over first and then start the patterning so a bit of pva will slow down the suction to give working time. When the pros plaster they chuck it up so quickly that they normally want plenty of suction so they can get on with the polishing. Each trademan will have his favoured way of working so be guided by him. good luck
Bob
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