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I'd appreciate your suggestions on preparation for tile over my bath.
Photo shows the old bath. The new bath will be in by the end of the week. The soil pipe will be boxed in to the width of the bath using Aquapanel, and a mixer shower and concealed bath valves will be attached to it.
All three walls surrounding the bath, and around the window, will be tiled (DIY) with 75x150mm "farmhouse" ceramic tiles, 9mm thick, from the tub up to the ceiling. The wall at the head of the bath will only be tiled to the width of the bath.
The old skim plaster is mostly still OK. There are a few patches where I've removed loose skim plaster. Some paint and tile https://www.tilersforums.com/forums/tile-adhesive/ from the 70s remains over the bath.
The windowsill is solid wood.
I'd like to start the tile in the middle of next week at the latest, so I'm hoping I won't need to do anything that takes ages to dry.
So my question is what should I do to prepare this mess for tile - board the walls with Aquapanel or something? Tank the plaster directly? Some other solution?
Photo shows the old bath. The new bath will be in by the end of the week. The soil pipe will be boxed in to the width of the bath using Aquapanel, and a mixer shower and concealed bath valves will be attached to it.
All three walls surrounding the bath, and around the window, will be tiled (DIY) with 75x150mm "farmhouse" ceramic tiles, 9mm thick, from the tub up to the ceiling. The wall at the head of the bath will only be tiled to the width of the bath.
The old skim plaster is mostly still OK. There are a few patches where I've removed loose skim plaster. Some paint and tile https://www.tilersforums.com/forums/tile-adhesive/ from the 70s remains over the bath.
The windowsill is solid wood.
I'd like to start the tile in the middle of next week at the latest, so I'm hoping I won't need to do anything that takes ages to dry.
So my question is what should I do to prepare this mess for tile - board the walls with Aquapanel or something? Tank the plaster directly? Some other solution?