Prime Walls Prior To Tile John Bridge

My question is do i need to prime a wall somehow.

Prime walls prior to tile john bridge.

Previously painted textured drywall prep. Like davy and cx i don t prime drywall before tiling. Start by removing any molding switch plates outlet covers and other hardware attached to the area being tiled. Getting my bathroom tiled on thursday i have the tiles spacers grout and adhesive all ready and tile strips.

Remodeling contractor just outside the glass city. Prime the wall with thinset and allow ample drying time. Use the type of thinset mortar. If so you might pull off both last runs.

Best of luck a great place for information comraderie and a sucker punch. Or do i just put the adhesive straight on the wall and stick the tiles on like i always thought. I would not want to tile over a latex paint however or over drywall mud texture as the mud will emulsify with the thinset and not bond as well. Johnny is correct that the most ideal is to tile over unfinished drywall.

Vacuum clean and wipe the walls. Prime the surface prior to the tiling. However i have never seen tiling over primer as being an issue. Patch any cracks or holes with spackling compound and sand smooth.

Or prime and paint the entire wall room before starting with your tile project. The technique of layering means for you to apply one layer of filler and let it dry before you apply the next coat. Sandbagger are you suggesting the zinsser instead of tiling or under the tile to prime the green board. Count how many tiles you ll need.

Easier to cut a sq. The technical folks from thinset manufacturers that i ve talked to prefer not to apply thinset over paint due to the fact that wet thinset has a relatively high ph level and will work on softening the paint until it dries. When i said mortared and screwed i meant glued and screwed with construction adhesive to the old plaster ceiling and screwed through the joists which. Are either of the pairs of walls plumb.

If you are tiling over brightly colored walls with translucent tiles apply primer to the walls prior to sanding so the color doesn t bleed through the tiles. Start with planning your wall tile installation. If i m using it to prime under tile we re back to the original question of this post. Tile the bogus wall first getting the cut to fill the slant close enough the plumb walls tile can cover.

Prime an area larger than you plan to tile to minimize the cut in work when you paint the rest of the room.