Should I Skim Coat Painted Wall Before Tiling

Angus 03 13 2011 03 19 pm 5.

Should i skim coat painted wall before tiling.

Your good to go just make sure the tiling and grouting is done to a very high standard if water is able to pass to the wall you will end up with damp problems. If you can t remove the wallpaper your options are probably limited. Seal the walls with a skim coat and let it dry thoroughly. The skim coating process involves applying a thin coat of joint compound to a divot in a wall to fill and cover the imperfection.

Remember solutions are always easy to come by before you start tiling. Because a skim coat is a type of texture you normally. Once dry the wall can be painted wallpapered and otherwise decorated as normal. It s also good to skim coat if you paint the walls with a gloss or semigloss paint because reflective paint tends to exaggerate defects.

Or prime and paint the entire wall room before starting with your tile project. Prime an area larger than you plan to tile to minimize the cut in work when you paint the rest of the room. But if you re a remodeler who does only occasional skim coating to fix wrecked walls you know it s a tough skill to master. I would guess that your best option is to prime things really well to give the tile something less slick to stick to.

If you re a skilled drywall taper or plasterer you probably use a hawk and trowel to skim coat walls we don t expect to change your mind if you use those tools as second hands. If you re working with new drywall there s no need to tape the drywall joints. I am also tiling a hallway floor that was part of the original floor plan. Sand with a medium grit sandpaper to create a uniform surface that s not too smooth.

Answered 19th jan 2017. Score the wall with a stanley knife all over the area to be tiled the more heavily the better. You want the tile adhesive to have something to grab onto. I am laying a tile floor in a bathroom that was added onto the house some time in the past.

Previously painted textured drywall prep. Then give a couple of coats of pva or sbr bond. I have a question concerning thinset as a skim coat.