Tile Over Painted Plaster Walls

Don t try to use the tile setting adhesive or drywall joint compound to patch plaster walls.

Tile over painted plaster walls.

I know the tcna handbook for ceramic glass and stone tile installation says that paint is not a recommended surface for tile installation but here is the situation. I am doing a commercial job and did a wall of large subways. If the walls you want to tile are concrete walls with paint on them remove the paint before you install tile so the tile adhesive has something to grab onto and hold the tile in the correct place. Captain leaky oct 27 2007.

Scrape the paint off the concrete wall or use a blaster. If you re not sure if you have lead paint test kits are available. January 7 2019 mark heinlein. You may tile over existing tile painted or unpainted drywall plaster and textured walls.

Loose paint must be scraped and sanded off to prevent the tile adhesive from failing to adhere. Both painted and bare plaster allows for the installation of tile. Just scratch through with a sharp blade making cats paw scratches all over the area to be tiled to allow the adhesive to bond on the plaster no need to remove the paint entirely. Things you will need orbital sander 80 120 grit sandpaper safety glasses dust mask rags tape measure pencil 48 inch spirit level mastic or thin set mortar grooved trowel tile spacers tile cutting tool grout grout spreader sponge grout haze remover optional distilled white vinegar optional.

Tiling over a painted surface. The owner was taken with the installation and. Fresh plaster whether applied as a patch or to the entire wall must dry completely before tile is applied.