Spent the day stripping the old tiles off the bathroom walls

Now there are patches where the old tile adhesive has striped the original plaster skim off the wall down the the paper backing of the plaster board, and in some areas its gone past the paper to the plasterboard itself. There is also a few smaller indentions where the chisel went more into the wall than taking the tile off.

I am going to re-tiling the walls with porcelain tiles but would like to have a little advice......

Do i need get the walls re skimmed with plaster or could i get away with a waterproof BAL (?) coating painted on to the walls

The bathroom will not have a shower in, just 100% tiled wall & floor, but will have a bath which does its best to contain the water from a 3year olds attempts to splash it all out

Since the tiles are costing quite a lot of money i want to get it right  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

I lined my walls with exterior grade ply before tiling, this was mainly due to the surface being very bumpy so I had to have a level finish to set the tiles onto. It was for a power shower and had to be right, hasn't leaked yet after 3 1/2 years


porcelain tiles! I put them on my kitchen floor , tough sods to cut but indestuctable once layed. I ended up borrowing a diamond bladed tile saw. but I guess wall tiles will be a lot thinner than floor ones.

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Found a tilers forum and getting some great advice, I think there are a forums for everything

They have said they are hard little F The was £73 a sqM, but i have got a end of line deal for £25, they are floor grade, but can be used on walls too

No they are not pink , but a nice beige colour

Going to get some diamond drills from drills365 get a full set for £50, I already have a electric tile cutter, but will replace the blade with a new diamond one too

Costing a fortune and the wife wants it done before the baby comes, which is anytime now  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

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well the wife says they are cream, not beige  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

you mean cream or Magnolia?

You might find it easier to strip the plasterboard skin off the wall and put a freash skin on
no need to skim if you are fully tiling, makes for a much easier job in the end 

I'm in the building trade if its really bad you will need to filled the large holes with carlite bonding then re-skim the walls with carlite multi finish then once dry the walls will need PVA glue on them to seal the surface or the new tile wont stick and they will fall off. Freelander2 GS TD4 Manual in Lago Grey .Roof Mount DVD 9.2''Screen~Window Tints~Parrot CK3100 Bluetooth~Retro Fit Sony Satnav~iPhone Dashmount~Side Steps~Woodco Armrest~Mudflaps~Land Rover Sunglass Holder~LED Interior Lights~Private Plate.Evoque Collected 17th Sept 2012.


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I have been informed via a tiling forum that there is no need to reskim

Applying a coat of BAL ADP Primer should be ok, they either filling the gaps with one shot filler, then re ADP the filler

Need to patch in a couple of larger holes and where the shower was taken out, but thats all in hand too

Thanks for the help  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis