recommended Adhesive for fixing ceramic tile to skimmed/painted wall

[seka1980]

hi there
Im going to tile our kitchen splash back next week which is currently skimmed plasterboard which has been painted.
can anyone please recommend me a Adhesive to use, ive only ever used bal singe part flexible in the past, would a tubed addy be better
also should I sand down the paintwork 1st?

tiles im using are Bevelled Edge Brick Ceramic Wall Tile



cheers
jon

[kilty55]

hi there,yes remove the paint 1st,i dont use tubbed addy your better of with a cement based one.what colours the tile and grout to be

[seka1980]

white gloss tiles with white grout

[kilty55]

i would use a white cement based adhesive.probably mapei keraquik or similar

[seka1980]

would bal single part flexible be ok

[kilty55]

yes it would

[kilty55]

the thing with tubbed adhesive is you cant use it to pack out so if the walls are out its not really suitable safer to opt for your cement based

[Dale44]

What size is the area to be tiled ?

If just a small kitchen splash back on a flat wall, you will get away with tubbed. But remove paint if posible.

If not sure, speak to the supplier who will give advice.

[Bolter]

and...once the paint is removed, use a proper tilers primer before you tile.

[ROBSON MCGREGOR]

the thing with tubbed adhesive is you cant use it to pack out so if the walls are out its not really suitable safer to opt for your cement based

You can only pack out so far with powder addy, depends what it states on the bag.

What size are your ceramics? if they are a max of 300mm x 300mm then i would use a tubbed adhesive if your walls are flat.

[kilty55]

You can only pack out so far with powder addy, depends what it states on the bag.

What size are your ceramics? if they are a max of 300mm x 300mm then i would use a tubbed adhesive if your walls are flat.

did i stipulate what depths you could and couldnt go to? i dont think i did.

i am well aware you can only pack out so far and since seka is asking about a splashback area i would assume there isnt huge voids



please dont try and belitle me

[paul damian]

Just have to say, i would never use tubbed addy in any circumstance even a splashback , i would rather mix a small batch of powdered addy. When i put them on i want them to stay on..Fixed too many jobs were powdered addy was used and could off scraped it off with paint scraper.

[ROBSON MCGREGOR]

did i stipulate what depths you could and couldnt go to? i dont think i did.

i am well aware you can only pack out so far and since seka is asking about a splashback area i would assume there isnt huge voids



please dont try and belitle me

Whos trying to belittle you?
seka asked a question & im just trying to answer it.
You stated to pack it out, i was only pointing out that you can only go so far with a powder the way you can with tubbed adhesive
This was directed at seka because they wont know these things, thats why they are on here, for advice.

[kilty55]

robson,if you only wanted to advise seaka then there was no need to quote what i said

[paul78]

If its a skimmed plasterboard then the chances are the walls are in reasonable condition. Tiles that size on a small area i would be using tubbed adhesive as you will find it easier to work with plus you can just put the lid back on if you want a break if your not experienced while you scratch your head thinking. Double check the worktop is level before you start, you would be surprised. Everyone likes pics also

[paul damian]

OOPS meant to say fixed too many jobs were tubbed addy was used and could of scraped it off with a scraper. soz.

[ROBSON MCGREGOR]

Kilty, I wasnt meaning anything by posting your quote, I didnt realise that it would have that effect.

I was only pointing this out to seka about the adhesive.

Crack open a beer & i will do the same with a bottle of Peroni, been a long day.

[kilty55]

ok mate,im on cider

heres a kiss xxx lol apologies if i took it the wrong way

[ROBSON MCGREGOR]

Haw, less of the kisses, they will be talking about us on here.

Whit aboot that pair o hairy a*%+d Scotsmen kissing???

[Rich]

I would recommend a powder adhesive, if you are worried about the pot life then you could look at getting a standard setting adhesive instead of a rapid.

[JLM Tiling]

I'd recommend mapei's product P9. It's lovely adhesive, very easy to mix, very smooth to trowel and it's got a pot life of 8 hours. That means it'll last in your bucket that long. Great because you're not gonna be going for it on a kitchen as it's all stop start. Like everyone has said, get the paint off, prime it with a proper primer (very very important) and crack on!