deano wrote:
Stuart Noble wrote:

Then they're probably not as undulating as you thought.

Academic really when you're going to be dumping a load of water based
adhesive on top. I've tiled over quite thick layers of bonding inside 48
hours. It's not an exact science. Whatever you can get to stay on the
wall. Run a sawblade over it while it's still damp if it's proud in
places. Avoid sanding at all costs


Hi Stuart.

Lack of practical experience meant I only had theory (exact science as
you say) to draw from, which is where I was going wrong!

It's 10pm on Sunday and I have just boshed it over using a bag of
bonding I had in the back of the van... took about 30-45mins and it's
all done... as flat and level as it needs to be... the rest can easily
be taken up by the tiling adhesive.

I ended up using about 3 buckets worth of bonding so, at £15 a pop for
tiling glue, I've saved myself a pretty penny... and loads of time when
it comes to doing the tiling. Granted, I'm probably wearing half a
bucket's worth, but the wall now marries better to the level.

I hope to be able to continue tiling tomorrow if it's dried up
enough... should have done, as the wall was originally plastered about
50 years ago.

Thanks to you (and others) for all the "gentle" encouragement...
practice makes perfect and I won't fear my next tiling project like I
did my first one.

cheerz,
deano.


It may crack in places, but that's the nature of the beast. The good
thing about bonding is that you can always shave a bit off here and
there if it isn't level.
Good luck with the tiling.