Be careful to cut.
Tiling plaster walls shower.
Tiling over damp plaster causes the wall to fail because the plaster won t become strong if it can t dry out.
My house was built in 1925 it has plaster walls.
Holes or cracked plaster requires patching.
The adhesive and tile will block moisture from evaporating.
The area around the bathtub shower is only tiled halfway up the wall.
We recently hired someone to finish the tiling up to the showerhead and he placed the tiles directly on the wall.
I d assumed he would cut out the wall and put in cement board or something.
Work slowly and at about a 45 degree angle.
Don t try to use the tile setting adhesive or drywall joint compound to patch plaster walls.
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.
Slide a putty knife or plaster spatula behind the tile getting as much of the.
You may tile over existing tile painted or unpainted drywall plaster and textured walls.