Can you tile onto plasterboard?

Posted by M Akram, on Thu 11 Oct 2018 08:41am

Can I tile directly onto plasterboard in the bathroom or need to plaster first? If yes, do I need to apply some kind of primer first?

Mark Ellery

Sun 21 Oct 2018 06:58pm

i'd also add, that it is better to tile onto a "tile backer board" which is screwed to the studs. So in future, just install 12.5mm tile backer board instead of 12.5mm plasterboard

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Andrew Spence

Thu 11 Oct 2018 07:31pm

Yes all you need to do is prime first to ensure that board does not take all of moisture out of adhesive You can either use a pva mix or a primer do the night before you intend to tile

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