Plaster Over Tile Wall
You should not tile over wallpaper glossy surfaces lead paint or plywood.
Plaster over tile wall. If you re not sure if you have lead paint test kits are available. Epoxy tile adhesive bonds with existing tiles making it one of the best options for tiling over an existing tiled wall. Add the fact that wall tiles may not be on a sound solid subsurface and the additional weight of the plaster could cause the wall to crack or even delaminate from the framing. You may need to drill holes into the tiles to penetrate the surface with the screws.
How can you plaster over a glazed tile wall. However tiling over tile can add quite a bit of thickness so make sure your wall can handle the weight. Use 7 5 cm 3 inch galvanised screws and screw directly through the mesh and into the wall framing behind the tile. Mix degreasing cleaner with water in a bucket using a dilution recommended.
Glazed wall tile offer nothing for plaster to stick to so plastering directly to tile isn t a good idea. Can you lay tile on plaster walls. Well in the old days you would drill holes at the top every 150mm put a small hose throught the holes atached to a funnel then you would mix unibond with 70 water and pour in then you would go down half way drill holes again and repeat leave three days to dry with the lime plaster and hores hair and lathes it would harden like concarete give wack with hammer to test its strengh then tile. Install the diamond mesh directly over your tile surface.
Not all plaster wall surfaces will support the tile properly. Both painted and bare plaster allows for the installation of tile. You may tile over existing tile painted or unpainted drywall plaster and textured walls.