Tiling bathroom ceiling

Lit_Up

My bathroom has no windows, and I have a problem with ceiling paint yellowing due to damp. I want the ceiling tiled (white gloss) so that I do not need to keep repainting it. Ceiling dimensions 7ft9in x 4ft10in.

Quote: £190 inc labour and materials. Is this fair? I live in London.

phill99

Have you thought about putting up a Upvc ceiling? It now comes in tongue and groove or wall board sizes. Very easy to install. If moisture is an issue, I can't help thinking that should a little get behind the tiles, the adhesive would weaken. The next thing you know your eat on the loo reading some lads mag and a tile impales your skull.

diywhynot

Lit_Up wrote: »

My bathroom has no windows, and I have a problem with ceiling paint yellowing due to damp. I want the ceiling tiled (white gloss) so that I do not need to keep repainting it

Sounds nasty tbh.

southcoastrgi

Worse idea I've heard this week, just buy some decent paint & get some ventilation

Lit_Up

Well if anybody has other suggestions I would be open to them. However, no tiles have loosened elsewhere in the bathroom due to there being no windows, so I'm not sure why tiling the ceiling would be any different.

Oli.s

Its a very cheap qoute, I was a tiler a couple of years ago and at trade rates for a 3.5m2 area youd be looking at a bag of adhesive, maybe two so say £15-30 at trade rates.

A bag of grout say £8, and a tube of silicone say £3 - £6 trade.

Thats before you've even looked at preping the ceiling to take the weight of tiles, what is it, skimmed plaster, plaster board?

In london id expect £150 - £200 labour per day.

Whos paying for the tiles, what size and weight are they.

Tiling a ceiling is possible, but it needs very carefull preperation, and any tile above mosaic size should really be mechanically fixed for safety. On a wall the tiles weight is pushing downwards to the bottom edge, which is supported by the tile below, on the ceiling the entire weight of the tile is pulling downwards with no support, and tiles, even small ones are heavy with sharpe edges, I wouldnt want one hitting my head.

Have you considered UPVC tongue and groove panels, you can get really good ones now, and they are really easy to fit.

Lit_Up

The tiler says:

"The tiles will fall maybe two years later if premix bucket adhdsive is used which i was not thinking of using. There is a special two part concrete adhesive mixture that is used in shower room that withstands dampness and will hold the tiles in place. After all the tiles are not heavy. I have to research where to get pvc materials"

The materials were part of the quote.

Lit_Up

diywhynot wrote: »

Sounds nasty tbh.

It's like a shower room with a toilet and extractor fan. Nothing you haven't seen before.

Oli.s

Lit_Up wrote: »

The tiler says:

"The tiles will fall maybe two years later if premix bucket adhdsive is used which i was not thinking of using. There is a special two part concrete adhesive mixture that is used in shower room that withstands dampness and will hold the tiles in place. After all the tiles are not heavy. I have to research where to get pvc materials"

The materials were part of the quote.

What size and type are the tiles?

Oli.s

Two part adhesives add flexibility and are not needed for your ceiling. If the tiles are too heavy for a ceiling application using a single part bagged adhesive the solution is to use mechanical fixings.

Ill reiterate, it can be done, but it has to be done properly.

Get another three qoutes, ask them how they intent to fix the tiles, what there experience is and what they suggest then compare what they are all saying.

A quick google, will throw up the same questions asked many times on a tilers forum.

heretohelp

Like the others have said it can be done but you will have to get the prep work done first, you could buy the best adhesive in the world but if your ceiling wont hold the tiles it will come down. For £190 all you will get is the tiles stuck to the ceiling and thats it. If it was me i would go for the plastic cladding b&q sell it so should be one near to you or upgrade your fan for one with better extraction.