Plaster drying time / primer to use before tanking

[Brad]

Hi all....... two questions if i may........may be tiling a shower room in the next couple of days (all four walls / enclosed shower cubicle walls tiled as well)....at present the substrate is moisture board (plaster board)......client is getting plasterer in to skim coat the board......my question is how long do i need to allow the plaster to dry for before i can tile?......also, i am going to be tanking the shower area with gum, probably the WP1 option from topps......there are so many products out there, so what would you recommend i use to prime the plastered board with before tanking?.....thanks so much!

[nybor62]

dont skim the board , much better of with out it, what size tiles are you using, does it say with your tanking kit weather it needs priming or not , or his there a primer with it
i would also use a white powdered adhesive, not a tubbed addy

[Brad]

thanks for that, mate.......i have suggested to the client that i tile directly onto the plasterboard and have explained why.......i am going with cementitious adhesive.........also, the tanking kit is the BAL WP1 which, i have since discovered, comes with the BAL APD primer......BAL's technical guide recommends priming all surfaces to be tanked.....thanks for your interest buddy.

[nybor62]

thanks for that, mate.......i have suggested to the client that i tile directly onto the plasterboard and have explained why.......i am going with cementitious adhesive.........also, the tanking kit is the BAL WP1 which, i have since discovered, comes with the BAL APD primer......BAL's technical guide recommends priming all surfaces to be tanked.....thanks for your interest buddy.

your welcome

[whitebeam]

If the boards are skimmed you might as well put standard board in the shower, as above don't skim.