Browse Forums Renovation + Home Improvement 1 Feb 13, 2017 11:56 pm Chasing some tiling wisdom, tips and tricks from the tiling community... I have an external 2x bare brick wall 3m high x 2.1m wide double brick that I need to prepare for tiling 900x450 rectified porcelain tiles. The are blade feature walls at the entry and tiles on all faces x 0.3 sides. - If brickwork is uneven, what is the best easiest and cost effective way to prepare it? Can I fill low stops with adhesive or other recommended fillers? - Can I put adhesive onto bare brick or should it be sealed/primed first like Bondcrete? My thoughts are it would bond best to bare brick if cleaned thoroughly first. - As the wall is out in the weather, does it need to be thoroughly dried out first after rain or is some minor moisture ok? - What adhesive do you recommend for exterior use in full weather? Can I use Davco SMP Evo as I've used it before inside and have a 20kg bag left over? - Are 2mm grout gaps acceptable practice? - What is the going rate per square metre for installing rectified tiles vs normal tile As I know they are more challenging/time-consuming? I might have to call in a pro but am confident I can do a good job and save money for my friend! I will mark out tile pattern thoroughly before hand and hi/low spots and take my time. I have use of a power tile cutter and will mitre edges and us levelling system to help reduce and risk of lippage. I have tiled before and turned out great but I know rectified tile will be a challenge. I love a challenge... Any tips or advice is much appreciated. Cheers Re: External brickwall tiling 2Feb 15, 2017 12:03 pm Check how straight the wall is first by running a decent straight edge over it both vertically and horizontally. Any high spots mark them and either grind them down a bit or you will be forced to build out the rest of the wall with more adhesive. Most wall tile glues you can use up to 15mm or so as well so you don,t have to be too fussy, it just means you,ll use more of it. Stewie Re: External brickwall tiling 3Feb 27, 2017 12:41 pm Hi there, It really depends on how uneven your brick work is, if it is only uneven in some spots you can fill the spots with glue, but if it is very uneven we suggest you render the wall to make it level, SMP EVO is a great adhesive that provides good adhesion. As the tiles will be quite heavy, it might even be a good idea to add Davelastic which add more strength and flexibility to the adhesive. Also, we recommend that you to check the best before date of the adhesive. They usually have a shelf life of about 12 months. All adhesive manufacturers recommend using primers on all types of surfaces to control the porosity to get the best out of the adhesive. Looking to tile the facade pillars rather than rendering. Builder is quoting 2500$ laying cost for upto 10msq. The 2 pillars come to be 16msq. So laying costs are 5000$… 0 7554 Hi, I'm clearing the tiles from our horrid 50 year old bathroom and preparing to lay new ones. Bugger of a job getting the old… 0 8091 4 14467 |