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Leor
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tiling over wallpaper
Feb 26th, 2008, 10:47pm
 
i want to tile my bathroom and toilet. the toilet has lining paper on the walls can i tile over it.
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JerryD
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Re: tiling over wallpaper
Reply #1 - Feb 26th, 2008, 11:06pm
 
In a word, no.  Not worth the risk as your tiles would be stuck to the paper, not the wall.
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Leor
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Reply #2 - Feb 26th, 2008, 11:47pm
 
thank u for your answer. one of my walls is plasterboard . if i take the paper off is there anything i need to do to the wall before i tile
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JerryD
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Reply #3 - Feb 27th, 2008, 5:42pm
 
You can tile straight onto plasterboard.
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Reply #4 - Feb 27th, 2008, 6:22pm
 
....unless it's in the shower, then you will need to tank it first.
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