Be careful to cut.
Tiling plaster walls shower.
Holes or cracked plaster requires patching.
Slide a putty knife or plaster spatula behind the tile getting as much of the.
I d assumed he would cut out the wall and put in cement board or something.
We recently hired someone to finish the tiling up to the showerhead and he placed the tiles directly on the wall.
Tiling over damp plaster causes the wall to fail because the plaster won t become strong if it can t dry out.
Cut away the grout surrounding the tile or tiles that you want to remove.
The area around the bathtub shower is only tiled halfway up the wall.
Fresh plaster whether applied as a patch or to the entire wall must dry completely before tile is applied.
You should not tile over wallpaper glossy surfaces lead paint or plywood.
Work slowly and at about a 45 degree angle.
My house was built in 1925 it has plaster walls.
Don t try to use the tile setting adhesive or drywall joint compound to patch plaster walls.
However tiling over tile can add quite a bit of thickness so make sure your wall can handle the weight.