Saturday, February 27, 2010

Holes and adhesive on plaster walls?

HELP.


My husband and I were installing vinyl TILES to the walls in our kitchen, and they look great everywhere.. except over the stove. For some reason they shifted there, and were out of line, and it's the most visible spot in the kitchen. So he took the tiles down, but now there is adhesive residue left over... and there are chunks of wall that came off on the tiles themselves.


I don't have a CLUE how to fix this part of the wall to make it even again... help... please, thanks. :(Holes and adhesive on plaster walls?
The tile glue residue should come of by scraping, if not you could try universal thinners to soften the glue then scrape it of. You want to get as much of it off as possible. If the residue is really hard you may want to try sanding it to a smooth finish.





Once you have got the residue off, or sanded down smooth then you will need to get some drywall plaster, premixed, and apply by joint knife, try and get it as smooth as you can if the chunks that fell out were fairly deep you will have to apply two or more coats to these areas to build it up flush. Once you have done this and its all dry then sand smooth using a 220 grade sandpaper.





Now seal this plaster with a water based drywall primer and your back to square on and ready to re tile. If the tile glue you were using was a water based one then you will want to let it fully cure before using the stove as any steam or heat will soften the glue which may have been the problem in the first place, consult the supplier of the adhesive for more detailed advice on this.Holes and adhesive on plaster walls?
Put the tiles right back up again;the tiles will cover the holes


If the walls are really uneven, try a heat gun to soften the glue and use a metal putty knife to scrape it off.

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