[gizzygone]

We just had our basement walls installed with Blueboard and plaster veneer. I wanted to install a tile on the bathroom wall, but there seems to be no consensus regarding whether it's okay to tile over or not.

Can anybody provide guidance?

 

[rjniles]

On the bathroom wall? Do you mean a tub or shower area? If so you need a waterproof membrane over the plaster.

 

[gizzygone]

On the bathroom wall? Do you mean a tub or shower area? If so you need a waterproof membrane over the plaster.

No: just a half bath. I was looking for a tile for around a urinal.

 

[rjniles]

I would use Redguard membrane around the fixture.

 

[Sir MixAlot]

I would use Redguard membrane around the fixture.

That's what I was thinking. Coat the surface that you're going to put tile on with Red Gard or Aqua-Defense liquid membrane.

I'd scuff the that area up with some 60-80 grit sandpaper> Wipe clean with a damp cloth > Apply two coats of the liquid membrane> Install tile. :thumbsup: