Bathroom renovation

Lex Luthor

Hello, we plan to completely renovate the en suite in the spring

The tiles currently on the walls have been on for almost 18yrs. Floor to ceiling

Just trying to get an idea but would it be better to replace the plasterboard underneath completely in the room or is it worth salvaging?

How much of it is likely to come away when the existing tiles are removed?

650gs

If there stud walls it quicker to pull off the slab's and re slab you just need to tape the joints

Sir Arthur Daley

I would ply it out and you could use cement board in the shower area if you wish be far superior job to slabbing.

Handsandtools

It will be much quicker to take off plasterboard as well, and from my experience, there's no point saving it, because You need to waterproof wet area under new tiles and make a good surface for new tiles.
Check facebook.com/handsandtools for some idea.

Lex Luthor

thanks all for advice
will strip the whole bathroom down as we want to relocate the position of the electric shower and put in some recesses aswell so it will probably be easier to do this with plasterboard gone

Handsandtools

For sure it will be better and quicker.

mick121

Lex Luthor wrote: »

thanks all for advice
will strip the whole bathroom down as we want to relocate the position of the electric shower and put in some recesses aswell so it will probably be easier to do this with plasterboard gone

Use moisture boards.like plasterboard but designed to tile onto without skim coat etc.only a few euro dearer.there a green finish unlike gray for ordinary slabs

Lex Luthor

not going to be doing the work myself, was more a question to get peoples opinions on what is the better idea when I get to tendering out the job

But thanks for all the info, much appreciated

Handsandtools

There's more than one solution for boards. 1) plasterboard and tanking kit for bathrooms; 2) Plasterboard and fiberglass tanking ( expensive); 3) Gyproc aquaroc, bathroom boards. Just a green plasterboard are moist resistant board, can be used on bathroom ceilings, but no point to use them under tanking kit.

650gs

Green plaster boards are not made for ceilings the purposely made for under tiles, and tanking then even better

Handsandtools

Green plasterboard are moisture resistant but not water resistant. Just a green board don't protect from water damage, have to use tanking resin to protect from leaks. But, because resin protects from water any material, there's no need to buy more expensive plasterboard.
That's why there's new aquaroc boards for bathrooms, to make work quicker and don't confuse builders with moist and water resistant issues.
There's a lots of useful seminars organized by British gypsum, Knauf etc. about the use of right materials in the right places.

650gs

As I said made for under tiles the whole bathroom should be slabbed in these that's what there made for. and for the record MOISTURE RESISTANT NOT WATER PROOF. http://www.gyproc.ie/index.php/products/plasterboards/gyproc-moisture-resistant/107