But with cement board.
Tile over plaster walls.
Testing the wall for durability.
Not all plaster wall surfaces will support the tile properly.
You may tile over existing tile painted or unpainted drywall plaster and textured walls.
Cover with cement board tape off.
Or flatten walls with a latex modified skim coat product.
You should not tile over wallpaper glossy surfaces lead paint or plywood.
You would have to remove the plaster and replace it not with drywall run from a contractor who says that.
If you re not sure if you have lead paint test kits are available.
Can you lay tile on plaster walls.
Adhesive grout and tile 20kg max weight onto plaster.
The problem otherwise is that grout is porous and any slight crack will cause moisture and mold on any other surface.
Layer newspaper on the floor across the bottom of the tiled wall.
Don t use paint glue pva wall paper paste only use the primer recommended by the adhesive manufacturer of your chosen tile adhesive.
This was back in the 80 s.
Scrub the wall tiles with diluted degreasing cleaner and a nylon scrub brush.
However tiling over tile can add quite a bit of thickness so make sure your wall can handle the weight.
Loose paint must be scraped.
Bring plumbing to code.
Also now it s been plastered you will be restricting yourself to a tile with a max weight of about 16 kg m2.
Follow manufacturer instructions to a tee.
Both painted and bare plaster allows for the installation of tile.
I have repaired tile jobs that were over 20 years old that the tile was applied directly to regular sheetrock and plaster walls.
If plaster is any way compromised you should tear out to studs and start over.
It used to be very common to put tile up on whatever the wall was and seal the the tile.
Mold does not grow on cement.
That is true you cannot tile over plaster if that s your plan.