Plaster over ceramic tiles?

busiscoming2

Hi
Does any one know if you can plaster over ceramic tiles in a bathroom? A friend of mine reckons she had her kitchen ones plastered over and the guy used some 'black stuff'?! Is this possible?

HugoSP

I would not advise it.

Better to remove the tiles then cope with what is underneath, even if you have to replace sheets of ploasterboard.

Remove the tiles with a wide wallpaper stripping knife, tapping the handle if necessary with a hammer.

H

Andybez38

I would remove the tiles. Give it a good coating of a pva unibond (sealing everything). Then plaster over the rough surface. It might take more than one skim of plaster.

nelly_2

I did this the other day I told the bloke whos house it was to remove them when I got there to do the job they were still on.

So I thought right if you cant be arsed then neither can I and just went over them after 2 coats of pva. I have been back a couple more times to do other rooms (checked it yesterday) and I'm there again today there is no problem.

However I wouldnt advise it.

Macnab

I'm having the wall knocked through to form a door from my bedroom to my bathroom and want to try and remove the tiles where the doors going to be to use as spares or for repairs around the doors. Any hints on how to take tiles off without breaking them? would get the whole bathroom re tiled but its tiled floor to very high celing on everywall and its just too expensive