Ceramic wall tiles,,,,,need a bit advice?
Question:can a put ceramic wall tiles over a vinly silk or matt painted walls or would i have to scrape the paint off first.thanks
Answers:
The point here is that if you fix the tiles over emulsioned walls, the adhesion will only be as good as the emulsions adhesion to the plaster underneath. Even if you applied pva to the wall first, although your tiles would stick well to that surface, if the emulsion hasn't been applied properly initially, that could be pulled off the wall..resulting in the tiles coming off with it. The area where you want to fix the tiles I would score with something like an old saw blade, anything sharpish, so you scratch and break the emulsion surface,through to the plaster,(you don't have to take all the paint off) brush it down and THEN apply diluted pva. When dry, apply your tiles.
You would be better to score the wall first. This will give the bonding agent something to take a hold of.
Gotta take the time and scrape all the old stuff off or you risk the tile and glue from separating and falling off.Worse yet it gets loose and moisture gets in behind and you get a real problem..molds and discustin rot.Hard work,but deffinitely not avoidable.Do it right the first time and save your self headaches later.
if the surface is sound ..then give it a coat of neat pva ..let dry ..it goes on milky but dries clear ..then give it another coat let it get tacky ..then tile ..it should be fine
Some scraping working is required before fixing ceramic tiles.You need not do it.The installation charges are normally inclusive of scrapping adhesive material.Unless this is done the tiles may come off after some time.
Do this correctly and use a product called backer board available at most home supply houses. Other methods work but eventually give problems.
you should have no problems fixing your tiles to a matt or vinly surface,but if you are worrying about it then apply a coat of dilluted pva glue to the walls and allow it to dry before you begin
Yes you can.
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