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Retiling bathroom

Yesterday I was removing a cupboard from my bathroom in preparation for retiling the walls. Got one side of the cupboard off OK but the other side had been heavily glued to the tiles and when I took it off a 2 foot high by 1 foot wide section of tiles came off with it. Underneath is a solid plastered wall not plasterboard.

I will be tiling over the existing tiles so what is the best method to make this "hole" good and level with the surrounding tiles before the new tiles are added? Is plastering the gap OK, will the new tiles adhere OK to the new plaster which will be on top of the old plaster? Should I prepare the wall with PVA?

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UK DIY
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You didn't say any plaster came off with the tiles. So why add more plaster ? If the skim came off, just tile onto the undercoat plaster. I would not bother getting it level, just PVA the "hole" and stick up the tiles, with a little more tile adhesive it necessary, and push level with the surrounding tiles with a spirit level or piece of wood. Good luck ! Simon.

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sm_jamieson

"sm_jamieson" wrote

I'd be concerned about shrinkage of the adhesive doing that. Personally I would PVA and use one-coat plaster to bring the "hole" to level with adjacent tiles. A straight edge over the tops of adjacent tiles will get it good and level. You will be able to tell if the plaster has taken OK by chipping at it. If it falls off try again. If it makes a nice solid sound and stays put you're good to go :).

Phil

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TheScullster

Oh sorry, didnt read the bit about tiling over existing tiles - I thought the OP wanted just to retile the gap. Yep, patch to level with plaster is what I would do too. Simon.

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sm_jamieson

Your tiling over the old tiles? urghh

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Psst

"Psst" wrote

Not a problem if you use decent adhesive. Did the same in places due to very poor wall partition construction (Paramount) and used Bal White Star adhesive. Used a grinder to key the existing tile faces - probably not really necessary with the adhesive used.

Them boys aint going no place.

Phil

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TheScullster

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