Greetings all! Any Southampton based tilers here? - Tile Advice

[James C]

hi all!

Long time lurker, first time poster etc I hope someone can give me some pointers please ,or if based in Southampton, quote for the job

I am doing up the living room and my other half has her heart set on 2 sq metres of split face stone on the wall (I’ve attached an image of her dream!)

The wall is a dry lined wall that’s currently painted (I’ve attached an image of the room as it is, red squiggle shows the areas to be tiled)

What is the best method to attack the job?

Tile straight into the current wall

Or screw something different through into the breeze blocks behind the plasterboard
(Cement boards or ply wood?)

Any help or ideas would be very helpful!

James

 

[James C]

Photos of the wall and the desired outcome!

 

[LM]

Welcome James, that should look kool when it’s done.

 

[Qwerty]

Welcome James. I am doing something similar in my living room in the near future.

You may want to post your advert for a tiler HERE or have a look through our tiler directory for local tilers to you

 

[Old Mod]

Hi and welcome to the forum James.

2m2?
Glad I don’t work in Southampton
Looks kool tho!

 

[hmtiling]

Welcome to the forum James.
I'd glue and mechanically fix a 4mm marmox or similar and then tile away.

 

[James C]

Hi everyone, thank you so much for the help so far.

Depth is a challenge so I need to be able to fit the chosen substrate straight to the existing wall rather than stud it out. Hmtiling, your solution would be the most favourable as it’s onlg 4mm plus glue!

Thank you so much!

 

[James C]

HMTILING - also to confirm as I’m not clever...

Mechanically fix as in screw through to the brick behind? Or something else?

 

[hmtiling]

HMTILING - also to confirm as I’m not clever...

Mechanically fix as in screw through to the brick behind? Or something else?

That's the one James. Those split face are heavy and tiling to paint is a no no. Mechanical fixing into the block wall with plugs screws and washers(see wedi washers) will sort this out. I'd use a 10mm notched trowel to glue the board and a decent s1 adhesive.

 

[James C]

Amazing! Thank you so much hmtiling!

 

[Flintstone]

Don't be tempted for cheap split face when it comes to buying as they can be awful some times with glue showing and not locking together !