Tile Over Old Adhesive? - TilersForums.com

[gordybaillie]

Hi

Have just removed tiles from my bathroom and there is old adhesive still on the plasterboard (plasterboard is fine).

Quick question - can I tile in top of this as it seems solid?

Thanks!

 

[hmtiling]

If using light ceramics I'd say it would be fine to prime, tank if wet area and tile.

 

[hmtiling]

You'll want the wall flat to tank though

 

[White Room]

Is it a powdered adhesive or tubbed addy ...

 

[hmtiling]

And preferably flat to tile!

 

[gordybaillie]

I will be using a powered adhesive and have got new MR Plasterboard in wet area it is just the rest of the room that is still old plasterboard with adhesive on it.

 

[On one]

Not sure what Whitebeam was alluding to.....
....weather the old adhesive on the walls or the adhesive your going to use?

If the old adhesive is ready mixed tubbed adhesive...
I would use this Gundlach 100mm Scraper £10.79 in stock - next day UK delivery plus Tile Cutters and Tiling Tools ,then if that fails I would use a steam wallpaper stripper(because I already have a one) this will moisten the adhesive in seconds if used lightly and sparingly.
If the old adhesive is powdered cement based adhesive used correctly it isn't going anywhere....so (possibly tile over).

 

[Flintstone]

If it's on solid and not coming off with the scraper, prime it and tile over it