How to make a plasterboard wall with tiles

Here are easy step-by-step instructions for creating a tiled wall on a plasterboard surface:

• Remove as much dust as possible from the plasterboard with a brush or a damp cloth.

• Outline on a sheet of paper and then transfer roughly to the wall with a construction pencil, helping yourself with the measurements with a professional tape measure, a tile positioning scheme by calculating dimensions and centimeters well, in order to avoid laying errors.

• Wear protective gloves to prevent the fixative or glue from damaging the skin and a mask with filter so as not to breathe directly into the smells of the products.

• Now apply the appropriate fixative to the slab with a short-haired microfibre roller to obtain a better grip of the skim coat.

• Wait for the fixative to dry and spread, homogeneously, checking the linearity of the wall, the leveling compound with a level bubble.

• Drown a 0.4x0.4 cm mesh fiberglass mesh in the freshly applied smoothing compound. The mesh will provide the entire wall with a solid structure and act as a reinforcement "reinforcement".

• Spread homogeneously over the fiberglass mesh, checking the linearity of the wall with a level bubble, the elastic and water-repellent adhesive suitable for the application of tiles on plasterboard with a notched trowel (NB: it is necessary that the glue can resist the "natural" micro-movements that a plasterboard wall can undergo over time especially due to thermal changes).

• Take the tiles and position the first starting from the bottom and following the scheme described above (NB: usually the experts in the sector always start from the second row to ensure that once the whole is settled, the first row acts as a "repairer" by making small corrections on the joints and symmetrically aligning the wall).

• Press firmly on the glue but without excessive thrusts so as not to cause the glue to move.

• Place in the corner of the tile just positioned, special cross-shaped PVC spacers to indicate the correct size of the joint to be made between the tiles.

• Carry out the same operations on the entire surface provided (N.B: every 5/6 tiles positioned, it is recommended to check the correct progress of the application with the spirit level).

• When pressing with the tiles, remove if necessary the adhesive which comes out of the joints and which appears to be in excess.

• After laying, wait approximately three hours and then apply (with a specific gun), only on the joints, a special transparent acetic sealant to prevent water infiltration and to accommodate the dimensional movements of the tile roof.

Tools and materials:

• High quality corrugated cardboard

• 4x4 cover cloth

• Brush

•Tore up

•Sheet of paper

• Construction pencil

• tape

• Gloves

• Protective mask

• Short-haired microfibre roller

• Notched spatula

• Bubble level

• Sealant gun

• fixative

• Overlay

• Mesh in fiberglass mesh 0.4x0.4 cm

• adhesive

•Floor tiles

• Cross spacers in pvc

• Transparent acetic sealant

CAUTION:

Covering a plasterboard wall is not difficult but you have to pay attention to some details:

• Preferably use the plasterboard with the green colored sheet as it is designed to be applied in damp environments such as bathrooms or kitchens.

• Check the weight of the tiles, as the sheet of plasterboard over the years may weaken or undergo deformations caused by too much load.

• Check that the glue is not only elastic but also resistant to humidity and water, in fact usually a tiled wall is made in a bathroom or more generally in humid environments.

• Pay attention every 5/6 tiles to their positioning and do not wait for the adhesive to solidify because then it will no longer be possible to make changes to the wall.

CAUTION:

The advice to get an optimal job is to contact a highly specialized company that can help you.

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