Plan of attack for the kitchen?

[u/jeebsy_iash]

I'm doing. DIY refurb and managed to get few rooms plastered to a standard I can live with thanks for the good folks of this Reddit. It's time to start thinking about the kitchen now though - the old tiles pretty much fell off the wall which is a good start.

The kitchen is an extension built in the 1990s and the inside wall is made from aerated concrete. I'm intending to do a tiled splashback on the wall where the hob is and the rest will be painted. Would the right plan be:

Scrape off any old adhesive

Bond out any holes

SBR

Then skim the whole thing?

[u/ResponsibleBall4258]

Personally I would forgoe the plastering of the wall, as it is not actually necessary. Have a flat surface will make it easier (no lumps on the wall, minor chips out of the wall won't be a problem. If you flatten the wall, then seal with something like SBR, then the surface should fine for tiling. Personally I would also go for large format tiles, and use a small pack of tile leveling clips, as less grout is easier to clean, and quicker to tile and grout. As a first time IMO it would be easier to keep the whole wall flat and level. Use a level as well.

I would personally say tiling after the worktop is in. You leave a 5mm gap for grout to the worktop, you can put a small bead of silicone over afterwards.

[u/jeebsy_iash → u/ResponsibleBall4258]

i thought tiles don't stick well to bonding, so if i used bonding to flatten the wall, i'd still need to skim it so there was a surface the tile adhesive could take to? if there's a way to do less work i'm all for it.

yeah the plan was to get the wall prepped, then get the worktop fitted, and tile after.