Marble Over Drywall

Using an orbital sander go over all the areas where tile will be applied to smooth out any high spots and create a more tactile surface for applying mortar image 2.

Marble over drywall.

How to tile over painted drywall. However the cultured stone can only be installed on certain surfaces and drywall does not serve as a proper base for this material. If you want to update your kitchen or bathroom walls with tiles you don t have to remove existing painted. If you are tiling an area that is not in a bathroom tiles can be applied directly to the sheetrock simply and easily.

Clean up any residual dust with a vacuum cleaner or tack cloth image 3. Problems with drywall while it is a reliable building material drywall is not waterproof or water resistant which limits the materials that can be applied directly over the surface. These tape lines will protect paint that will not be tiled over when sanding. If you re not sure if you have lead paint test kits are available.

However tiling over tile can add quite a bit of thickness so make sure your wall can handle the weight. By locating wall studs outside the tile perimeter and cutting through the drywall along the centers of the studs you can then pry the drywall along with the marble tiles away from the studs. You may tile over existing tile painted or unpainted drywall plaster and textured walls. Sheetrock or drywall is no different for tiling over than wood plaster cement or other wall materials.