quick question

[connors12345]

i am tiling a bathroom on friday and the damaged plaster is being repaired with bonding
am i ok to tile over this with bal white star? one of the repaired areas is about a foot and a half square?
would i have to prime first with acrylic primer
thanks in advance
just going out so will look at replies after
thanks again ian

[enduro]

I would always prime plaster, so quick to do and no problems.

[tysfoot]

do you prime evry job

[enduro]

If its plaster i do or ply thats the proper way to do it, dont use pva...got one to look at next week a tiler didnt prime the ply and tiles are popping off, he told customer it didnt need it as primer was in the adhesive.

[Caledonian Tiling]

Yeah will be ok to tile on if applied correctly, ensure plaster fully cured before applying the primer and not PVA as Enduro said.

Ian.

[pjc]

Tysfoot some adhesive manufactures tell you not to prime some surfaces :Pete

[connors12345]

its not plaster he is using it is bonding (used for dot and dab)
is tubbed ok

[DS Tiling]

You aren't strictly meant to tile onto bonding as it draws the water out the adhesive too fast. For a foot square though you will probably get away with it but I would make sure that you prime the area well to take out some of the suction. Tell the plasterer next time to use multifinish.

[Caledonian Tiling]

Hmmmm sounds like a dodgy plasterer there, probably just finishing off a bag of adhesive instead of doing it properly...

[GazTech]

[quote=connors12345;48089]its not plaster he is using it is bonding (used for dot and dab)
is tubbed ok[/quote]Ian you must prime the bonding and skim over with rapid set...then use tubbed gear...white star is suitable......Gaz