Hi, I am a newbie to this forum and a newbie to tiling! I am currently replacing my bathroom suite and will be retiling the relevant walls.

When I removed the old tiles it has destroyed the wall underneath so I have just had it reskimmed.

Couple of questions to help me here please...

# Do I need to do anything to prepare the fresh plater to tile onto or can I go straight on with the adhesive?

# How long should I leave the fresh plaster before tiling onto it?

Many thanks in advance.

You'll need to prime with a couple of coats of primer - 'Bal prime APD' or 'Bal SBR bond' available from topps or similar. Do not use PVA.

Leave the plaster as long as you can, officially its a 4 weeks dring time from memory (but unofficially you will probably get away with far less.) All damp patches certainly need to have dried completely.

Originally Posted by CDS

You'll need to prime with a couple of coats of primer - 'Bal prime APD' or 'Bal SBR bond' available from topps or similar. Do not use PVA.

Leave the plaster as long as you can, officially its a 4 weeks dring time from memory (but unofficially you will probably get away with far less.) All damp patches certainly need to have dried completely.

Thanks CDS. What would you say is the far less unofficial time? I appreciate that adhesive manufacturers are stating a 4 week wait to cover themselves. I'm not sure how long my wife can wait before I get the bathroom back together!

Chip, I'm not sure it would be prudent to post an 'unofficial drying time' on a public site. Let's just say that I know some builders who will tile as soon as the plaster is visibly dry (and in some cases still a little damp) Of course as a pro tiler I could never support that course of action....

Chris

Plaster not only needs to dry, it has to have time to gain structural strength....

Thats why these times are advised..... ..