Tiling Onto Plasterboard In Bathroom

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.

Tiling onto plasterboard in bathroom.

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. 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. As for the wall with lining paper on it.

A second vote for aquapanel here it s what we ended up having to replace the plasterboard with. It is feasible to tile directly to a plasterboard substrate as long as the following criteria are met. Having had a bathroom tiled straight on to plasterboard by the previous owners of the house i would definitely not recommend it. Tiling onto plasterboard walls.

To prepare your walls for tiling is rather simple as long as you have the right know how mindset patience and tools. You ll only need it in the shower area the rest of the bathroom will be fine onto plasterboard. I thought perhaps a thin sheet of hardboard or similar attached to the wall a couple of coats of pva onto this and then tile onto this then in a couple of years we can take the tiles off without damaging the plasterboard and re tile. Plasterboard should be a minimum of 12 5mm thick and should be securely screw fixed preferably at 300mm centres maximum to a seasoned timber framework incorporating stiffening noggins where necessary.

Can i tile directly onto plasterboard. Another suitable board would be the knauf aquapanel plasterboard usually around 26 for a 2400 x 900 size board. When we re tile we only plan to go a couple of rows high from worktop up.