I'm a bit of a novice at tiling, so here goes with a couple of
questions :-} (the tiles are large "bumpy" whites, so the first
question might be moot anyway, as i'm sure they hide a multitude of
sins !)

I've patched up some holes in the walls - the biggest being about 8"
diameter from a Ventaxia fan (the walls are plastered, not
plasterboard by the way) but they're probably not what you'd class as
perfectly flat :-} - I know you can get away with a bit of uneven-
ness, but how much is too much ?

Would a splash of PVA over any fresh plaster be good enough to tile
onto ?

Since it might be a few months (hopefully worst case scenario) before
the bathroom gets replaced, what's the score about tiling onto
emulsion (just to brighten it up in the meantime) - ok, or leave as-is
(bare plaster) ?

Ta :-}

Colin Wilson wrote:
I'm a bit of a novice at tiling, so here goes with a couple of
questions :-} (the tiles are large "bumpy" whites, so the first
question might be moot anyway, as i'm sure they hide a multitude of
sins !)

I've patched up some holes in the walls - the biggest being about 8"
diameter from a Ventaxia fan (the walls are plastered, not
plasterboard by the way) but they're probably not what you'd class as
perfectly flat :-} - I know you can get away with a bit of uneven-
ness, but how much is too much ?

Any is too much. Us a long straight bit of wood as a gauge and scrape
away at high spots with sandpaper and fill any low ones/


Would a splash of PVA over any fresh plaster be good enough to tile
onto ?

Not even that is needed., Just tile.


Since it might be a few months (hopefully worst case scenario) before
the bathroom gets replaced, what's the score about tiling onto
emulsion (just to brighten it up in the meantime) - ok, or leave as-is
(bare plaster) ?

Whatever.

Not sure why you are worried about it at all if its due to be ripped to
bits.

Ta :-}

Any is too much. Us a long straight bit of wood as a gauge and scrape
away at high spots with sandpaper and fill any low ones/

Bugger, oh well :-}

Would a splash of PVA over any fresh plaster be good enough to tile
onto ?
Not even that is needed., Just tile.

OK, wasn't sure, as I was asked in a specialist tile shop while we
were looking for some whether it would be on new or old plaster...

what's the score about tiling onto emulsion (just to brighten it up
in the meantime) - ok, or leave as-is (bare plaster) ?
Whatever.
Not sure why you are worried about it at all if its due to be ripped to
bits.

Because until such time as it gets done (which may even end up being
next year depending on what the as-yet-unknown-quantity of a plumber
(friend of a friend) who said it'd be a month before he could even
look at it, it's a bit dark and dismal in there :-}

Any is too much. Us a long straight bit of wood as a gauge and scrape
away at high spots with sandpaper and fill any low ones/
Bugger, oh well :-}

Had a look at this last night, and mine wasn't actually too bad (2mm
at most) - the original wall was done by a plasterer, and it was about
4mm out towards the top of the wall over a 1.5m length