Tiling Onto Plasterboard In Bathroom

You ll only need it in the shower area the rest of the bathroom will be fine onto plasterboard.

Tiling onto plasterboard in bathroom.

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. It should be a minimum 12 5mm thick when fixed to timber framing or battening and fixed in accordance with the manufacturers recommendations. 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.

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. It is feasible to tile directly to a plasterboard substrate as long as the following criteria are met. Plasterboard is a very common indoor wall surface but is not suitable for tiling without waterproofing.

Can i tile directly onto plasterboard. As for the wall with lining paper on it. Tiling onto plasterboard walls. A second vote for aquapanel here it s what we ended up having to replace the plasterboard with.

To prepare your walls for tiling is rather simple as long as you have the right know how mindset patience and tools. Having had a bathroom tiled straight on to plasterboard by the previous owners of the house i would definitely not recommend it. 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.