Help!: Tiling onto foil backed Plasterboard

[gordonu2]

Hi, just got my 1st proper job but need some advice. It is a bathroom with the walls being lined with foil backed Plasterboard all over. Will these boards need to be primed with acrylic primer and then tiled onto or do i need to put up normal plasterboard. I'm worried that the tiles won't stick to the foil backing.
My apologies if this is a daft question.

Originally Posted by gordonu2

Hi, just got my 1st proper job but need some advice. It is a bathroom with the walls being lined with foil backed Plasterboard all over. Will these boards need to be primed with acrylic primer and then tiled onto or do i need to put up normal plasterboard. I'm worried that the tiles won't stick to the foil backing.
My apologies if this is a daft question.

the foil should be on the studding side !!!!!

some bright sparks put them up back to front oooooopppsssss

[Dave]

surely the foil goes to the back...is it double faced..?..

[gordonu2]

Not sure if it's double faced but i was thinking it was put on the wrong way because i've not heard anybody mention it before

[Dave]

I just asked coz iv'e never seen double faced either.....so it's been put on wrong....needs swapping over.....

take them down and do it right

[gordonu2]

Thanks very much

Originally Posted by gordonu2

Thanks very much

the bills in the post

[bobbin]

Don't take it down if they have paid someone to out this up, get them to do it, there is a very good reason why it's foil backed, retaining heat. This is there mistake, and such a fundamental f**k up. If the boards have not been put up yet, just make sure they will go foil side to the stud.
It's like you tiling the walls with the ribbed side of the tile facing out!

[gordonu2]

Just got off the phone to them. They were advised that it was the right way but they're going to sort it out. I ain't touching it 'till it's fixed.

[bobbin]

Originally Posted by gordonu2

Just got off the phone to them. They were advised that it was the right way but they're going to sort it out. I ain't touching it 'till it's fixed.

What, who the hell advised them that, Cowboys'R'us!

Mate, don't go near it until it's fixed

[Droopy]

The clue is in the name, Foil BACKED