Hello!
This morning I started by tearing down my old tiles in the kitchen. I then discovered that the previous owner had tiled over tiles. So, there were two layers of tiles.
I'm now stuck and unsure which option is easiest.
Tear down the old tiles? One wall has drywall, the other is a concrete wall. I know that both the concrete and the drywall can come off if I remove the tiles. Should I plaster to get the walls even again, or should I put up drywall on both walls?
Remove the old adhesive and tile over the tiles?
I hope someone can help a handy woman who's a bit stuck 😄
The tiles are even but the old adhesive is still there. What's the easiest way to remove it?
I need to put up tiles that are 7.5x15 with beveled edges.
How thick is the layer of old adhesive that remains? It might be possible to sand it down with a simple sander. Was the old tile you removed well attached?
Don't know if it's visible in the picture, but it's mostly where the grout was, and the rest followed the tile. No, it was super easy to remove 😝 that's why I'm thinking it might be better to remove all the tiles and put up new drywall, what do you think about that?
It will be less work to saw away the old gypsum boards and put in new ones. But on the concrete wall, you have to remove the tiles, and if pieces of the wall come off, it can be repaired with gypsum plaster.
It will be less work to saw off the old plasterboards and put in new ones. But on the concrete wall, you have to remove the tiles, and if that takes pieces from the wall with it, it can be repaired with plaster compound.
Oh, so you can't put a new plasterboard on the old one?
the wall with plaster. remove all plaster. put new. possible putty/seal so the wall becomes relatively tight
the concrete wall remove the tiles. and putty the wall afterward.
the wall with plaster. remove all plaster. apply new plaster. possible putty/joint so the wall becomes relatively sealed concrete wall remove the tiles. and putty the wall afterwards.
Thank you! Is there a risk of sawing through the studs behind the board?
If you use an oscillating multi-tool like a Fein Multimaster, you can easily detect if you're cutting through plasterboard or hitting a stud. It might also be that you have a chipboard/OSB behind, and the same applies there - you'll feel when you cut through or hit it. Don't forget to insert some form of stud or sheeting material in the joint between the new and old board if there's nothing behind the plasterboard.
Plaster compound for repairing concrete is definitely the easiest to work with.
Thank you! Is there a risk of cutting through the studs behind the board?
depends on what you're using.
with a handsaw, you'll notice when it's wood, be more careful then.
maybe a depth stop if you are going to use machines.
gypsum normally 13mm
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