Browse Forums DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair Re: Remove paint from cement slab before tiling 3Feb 16, 2014 10:09 am Maybe you just need it rough up a bit ? You'll be putting on the glue etc and the tiles. Re: Remove paint from cement slab before tiling 5Feb 16, 2014 1:07 pm Saint Mike Maybe you just need it rough up a bit ? You'll be putting on the glue etc and the tiles. Looking to get screed done because tiles are 2 x 2 feet and some part of the surface is uneven. Re: Remove paint from cement slab before tiling 7Feb 17, 2014 8:24 am Stewie D Yes, but paint over what ? Existing tiles , timber sheet, masonite, fibro ? Or is the paint directly on the concrete slab ? Stewie Sorry, forgot to mention that it is a concrete slab. THX Re: Remove paint from cement slab before tiling 8Feb 17, 2014 10:16 am You want to make sure then that the screed material is compatible with sticking to the paint. Personally I'd go the SM's suggestion of roughing up the surface and using glue but that will depend on how bad the dips and rises on the existing slab are and what the tiler prefers to use. Stewie Hey There. No problems re jumping in. My original question was "should I have waterproofed" the concrete slab before putting batons down. We have been told we should… 7 4549 Hi, Currently building, we are on a sloping block so we have from floor level to the roof in axon cladding. Below floor level to the ground I want to put brick facings /… 0 4576 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair All my inside walls are Fibre Cement & House has Steel frames... Tricky when one wants to hang pictures or do Wainscoating Paneling up the hallway. Those little nail… 0 3216 |