I have a Bathroom and a wet room that I am refurbishing.

I am down to the old Plasterwork and and down to the "bonding" coat on
another, after removing the tiles etc.

I am going to tile from floor to cieling in both rooms and would need some
guidance on how to prepare the walls. The Tiler is asking me to
Plaster/Skim throughout using standard PVA and then skim over? I want to
ensure the tiles fit perfectly as well as give me some good water proofness.

What products should I buy for the Plasterer. Plasterer is open to
suggestions he says just buy plaster from the B&Q or Wickes?

Any guidance? and where I can buy these with free and quick delivery? I
would prrbably need about 5 bags and some PVA?

Thanks
Yaz

I am going to tile from floor to cieling in both rooms and would need some
guidance on how to prepare the walls. The Tiler is asking me to
Plaster/Skim throughout using standard PVA and then skim over? I want to
ensure the tiles fit perfectly as well as give me some good water
proofness.

A bit odd. I wouldn't bother with a skim if I was tiling over, provided the
wall is approximately flat. The skim would just give an alternative point of
failure. A few holes don't matter either, as they will be filled with
adhesive.

If it was to be replastered, I would probably use sand/cement render, which
is waterproof and cheap.

Christian.

Yaz wrote:
I have a Bathroom and a wet room that I am refurbishing.

I am down to the old Plasterwork and and down to the "bonding" coat on
another, after removing the tiles etc.

I am going to tile from floor to cieling in both rooms and would need some
guidance on how to prepare the walls. The Tiler is asking me to
Plaster/Skim throughout using standard PVA and then skim over? I want to
ensure the tiles fit perfectly as well as give me some good water proofness.


Don't worry about waterproofing in tiled walls. You don't need it.

To be honest, its often easier to plasterbaord walls that are to be
tiled - flat suraface immediately

Otherwise use battens and a level to set up a 'frame' that you can
plaster to..suface finish is not critical on tiles - but flatness
is..and use just bonding plaster leveled off to the battens. Remove the
battens and fill the gaps.

Ive never found sealing to be necessary, but slapping thinned PVA on
will do no harm.


What products should I buy for the Plasterer. Plasterer is open to
suggestions he says just buy plaster from the B&Q or Wickes?

Any guidance? and where I can buy these with free and quick delivery? I
would prrbably need about 5 bags and some PVA?

Thanks
Yaz

"Yaz" wrote in message
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I have a Bathroom and a wet room that I am refurbishing.

I am down to the old Plasterwork and and down to the "bonding" coat on
another, after removing the tiles etc.

I am going to tile from floor to cieling in both rooms and would need some
guidance on how to prepare the walls. The Tiler is asking me to
Plaster/Skim throughout using standard PVA and then skim over? I want to
ensure the tiles fit perfectly as well as give me some good water
proofness.

What products should I buy for the Plasterer. Plasterer is open to
suggestions he says just buy plaster from the B&Q or Wickes?

Why can't the plasterer buy the products? We had our bathroom skimmed before
retiling and the plasterer sorted everything.

Isn't it usual for plasterers to come with their own supplies, if required?

On Thu, 30 Nov 2006 15:21:36 GMT, "Paul Andrews"
wrote:

"Yaz" wrote in message
...
I have a Bathroom and a wet room that I am refurbishing.

I am down to the old Plasterwork and and down to the "bonding" coat on
another, after removing the tiles etc.

I am going to tile from floor to cieling in both rooms and would need some
guidance on how to prepare the walls. The Tiler is asking me to
Plaster/Skim throughout using standard PVA and then skim over? I want to
ensure the tiles fit perfectly as well as give me some good water
proofness.

What products should I buy for the Plasterer. Plasterer is open to
suggestions he says just buy plaster from the B&Q or Wickes?

Why can't the plasterer buy the products? We had our bathroom skimmed before
retiling and the plasterer sorted everything.

Isn't it usual for plasterers to come with their own supplies, if required?


Well at least he can't complain that you bought crap products if he was
responsible for buying them .


Stuart .

Paul Andrews wrote:
"Yaz" wrote in message
...

What products should I buy for the Plasterer. Plasterer is open to
suggestions he says just buy plaster from the B&Q or Wickes?

Why can't the plasterer buy the products? We had our bathroom skimmed before
retiling and the plasterer sorted everything.

It sounds very odd to me that he's "open to suggestions" - what sort of
plasterer is this? I've yet to come across one who's not extremely
fussy about exactly what type and brand of plaster he uses, depending on
the application.

David