new plaster

**negsy26** · 24-05-2008

hi guys. just looked at a bathroom job where customer wants floor to ceiling ceramic wall tiles ( 450x300 ) the plasterer has skimmed the walls today on to the brickwork ( no plasterboard) . the customer wants me to tile these walls by next weekend. i have always left new plaster for longer than this. anyone had this experience?

**grumpygrouter** · 24-05-2008

Needs to be left for at least a day/mm thickness of plaster. If a normal plaster job, you will need to wait about a month I think!

Tiler Burden or Devon Mark might come on and advise better but that is my understanding.

**whitebeam** · 24-05-2008

If the finish has been over polished you should run some sandpaper over the walls to kill the hard surface

**devonmark** · 24-05-2008

i would advise you to leave it for at least a fortnight, it will have dried when it goes pink but it will still hold moisture. when it's ready to tile, don't forget to prime.....and not seal with pva..Mark.

**muffinman** · 25-05-2008

four weeks wait time Take no chances , if cutomer wants it doing right ,if not walk away

**Fekin** · 25-05-2008

Best ones you get is turning up to tile a wall and customer says "ohh the plasterers just left 15mins ago, all ready for you to tile

**Turkish** · 26-05-2008

As it sounds like the walls have been bonded and then skimmed then 4 weeks yes, if it was just a skim coat then maybe a couple of days would suffice but i would welcome any comments on that!

Turkish

**whitebeam** · 26-05-2008

Originally Posted by Turkish

As it sounds like the walls have been bonded and then skimmed then 4 weeks yes, if it was just a skim coat then maybe a couple of days would suffice but i would welcome any comments on that!

Turkish

Agree with you Turkish, If bonding the plasterer would have applied pva to the wall so very little suction into the brick or block wall and may take longer to dry.