Dot and dab onto tiles with blue grit

[PieThePlasterer]

A bathroom on a job im doing has mostly small green tiles on, can you use blue grit on the tiles and dot and dab straight onto it? Cheeers.

 

[ChrispyUK]

A bathroom on a job im doing has mostly small green tiles on, can you use blue grit on the tiles and dot and dab straight onto it? Cheeers.

I wouldn't. Is board being skimmed or tiled?

 

[Gurva]

A bathroom on a job im doing has mostly small green tiles on, can you use blue grit on the tiles and dot and dab straight onto it? Cheeers.

Live a little go on do it

 

[PieThePlasterer]

Being skimmed i wasnt sure because if you could skim into it on tiles then the dot and dab would stick aswell, some of the tiles are off so thought instead of hacking the rest of just board over the feckers

 

[hollybank]

A bathroom on a job im doing has mostly small green tiles on, can you use blue grit on the tiles and dot and dab straight onto it? Cheeers.

No dont do it it will bite you on the arse

 

[JessThePlasterer]

Being skimmed i wasnt sure because if you could skim into it on tiles then the dot and dab would stick aswell, some of the tiles are off so thought instead of hacking the rest of just board over the feckers

Are they the old tiles that are cemented on? Pre grit says it can go over tiles, bond and skim.

I’ve never done this myself though

 

[Djr]

I've skimmed and dabbled over lots of tiles with pre grit been fine

 

[paulf]

Hack the tiles off bond and skim.

 

[Djr]

Dabbed

 

[ChrispyUK]

Being skimmed i wasnt sure because if you could skim into it on tiles then the dot and dab would stick aswell, some of the tiles are off so thought instead of hacking the rest of just board over the feckers

50/50 ish.

Personally id just get the sds out and get them off, but that's me. If it's a customers job then surely you've allowed to remove them?

 

[S a plastering]

Don't get this if they are well stuck just grit em an dab done loads with no probs its designed for this shhit

 

[Vincey]

Unifinish would work straight onto them
But I’d smash them off with my Bosch and float and set tbh
Probably take 10 minutes to go back to brick
Piece of piss

 

[ChrispyUK]

Don't get this if they are well stuck just grit em an dab done loads with no probs its designed for this shhit

Fair enough mate. Usually id be re-tiling so wouldn't entertain the idea.

 

[Cockney]

A bathroom on a job im doing has mostly small green tiles on, can you use blue grit on the tiles and dot and dab straight onto it? Cheeers.

Surely by the time it takes to blue grit it you could hack them off? How many tiles we talking here?

 

[lurpak]

Better hope that walls perfectly plumb if you’ve got 20kg boards hanging off 1mm of grit.

Hack em off I’ve never had an issue getting tiles off especially in bathroom

 

[lurpak]

 

[BobbyJack]

I've done it before. Was using plas prime. The green stuff. Dabbed straight onto it. Tested it on glass too. Multi straight onto the grit and it worked. Need to stick to manufacturer instructions for drying. Tho k most say 24 hours

 

[beader]

There is just something wrong with plastering over tiles don't care what people say i could just not do it ....but that's me .

 

[BobbyJack]

There is just something wrong with plastering over tiles don't care what people say i could just not do it ....but that's me .

Don't get me wrong. I would advise against it. Not because it doesn't work but eventually the room will get smaller and smaller. I'm always for knocking back to base and starting again

 

[Johno2167]

A bathroom on a job im doing has mostly small green tiles on, can you use blue grit on the tiles and dot and dab straight onto it? Cheeers.

I wouldn't your asking for trouble
Take the tiles off .what happens if the tiles become loose from their backing .
Your boards become free floating
The easy way is never the best way
My motto is if your going to do a job do it right or not at all no offence

 

[johnzo]

A bathroom on a job im doing has mostly small green tiles on, can you use blue grit on the tiles and dot and dab straight onto it? Cheeers.

god no ,the tiles will have to come off its as simple as that

 

[JessThePlasterer]

Don't get me wrong. I would advise against it. Not because it doesn't work but eventually the room will get smaller and smaller. I'm always for knocking back to base and starting again

Agreed. In a bathroom every mil counts

 

[Johno2167]

Your right enough johnzo what's a tub of thistle bond these days 50 quid
Rather put a labourer in to hack them off for 50 quid then board and tile or skim and get a perrrrrrrrrrfect job done and dusted

 

[BobbyJack]

Agreed. In a bathroom every mil counts

I understand now. You have one of those stick on tile personal appliances and the more room space you have the longer the appliance can be fitted

 

[BobbyJack]

I wouldn't your asking for trouble
Take the tiles off .what happens if the tiles become loose from their backing .
Your boards become free floating
The easy way is never the best way
My motto is if your going to do a job do it right or not at all no offence

Just playing devils advocate but what happens if a plaster board becomes loose. I know it shouldn't and wouldn't happen but the same applies for tiles