tiling onto plaster walls?

[martin & brock]

how long should u leave tiling the walls after they hav been plastered?
and do i need to prime them the night b4(once or twice)?

[Turkish]

If thay`ve been bonded and then a finish coat over the top then 4 weeks. If just a skim coat then personally i would be happy after a week and yes prime with something like Bal APD

Turkish

[Oli]

I would recommend that you leave new plaster at least 4 weeks to dry out properly through normal exposure to air.

Then once dry give it a brush down with a stiff brush, or rub it over with sandpaper to break the smooth surface.

Then prime it with a suitable primer (not PVA) something like Bal APD, used as per the manufacturers instructions.

Dont be tempted to tile before it's dryed out properly, patience it the key here.


TURKISH - 46 minutes with no reply then you go and beat me to it.

[martin & brock]

cheers but customer needs it done on tues and was only plastered the other day.

[Dave]

It not only has to dry it has to gain strength as well...

[smurf21]

walk away mate

youll end up with a bath full of tiles tiling on damp plaster

[tiler burden]

when you say plastered do you mean...

skimmed or floated out in a backing plaster because the drying time will also be effected by the thickness of the plaster?? 4 weeks in the standard practice so allow at the minimum of 2 weeks if at around 10-12mm this time of year..but if you wont to play it by the book and i suppose you should really, then 4 weeks and cover yourself.