strawberry8 0 Report post Posted April 20, 2010 As I do not intend to tile kitchen wall and to save costs, also do not intend to hack kitchen wall. As I learn how forummers plaster and paint, my contractor says can do cement screed and paint. Are these 2 processes the same ? Which is better? Even if I don't hack, must contractor still make 'holes' on existing wall tiles so that whatever they put over the existing wall tiles can bite better ? Thanks for your advice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eiffel76 1 Report post Posted April 20, 2010 hi my case was like tat...if im not wrong, in order to cover the tiles, u will need cement screed first followed by plaster to smoothen the surface.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
strawberry8 0 Report post Posted April 20, 2010 hi my case was like tat...if im not wrong, in order to cover the tiles, u will need cement screed first followed by plaster to smoothen the surface.. Hi thanks for your reply. I did not find your T-blog. Is it possible for you to email your kitchen photos to me or upload it here ? strawberry8_8@hotmail.com Any regrets not tiling your kitchen wall? Did they really hack some 'holes' into existing wall tiles prior to cement screeding ? I wll prob have a 1-m glass backsplash on the kitchen wall behind the hob and paint the rest of the wall. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
boatgal 0 Report post Posted April 21, 2010 I am doing my renovation now and note that for the kitchen which we are painting, they have cement screed it and will be plastering and then paining it over. They did not hack the old tiles away. Is this normal? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
strawberry8 0 Report post Posted April 21, 2010 I saw some forummers also did not hack the wall tiles and simply plaster over it. To hack will cost to 1k ? just wonder if the plaster will peel after a while.....appreciate more sharing from forummers who have done this before.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jaskel 2 Report post Posted April 21, 2010 I am doing my renovation now and note that for the kitchen which we are painting, they have cement screed it and will be plastering and then paining it over. They did not hack the old tiles away. Is this normal? Maybe because u ask for plastering only, didn't ask for hacking, so they didn't hack lor. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vhardono 1 Report post Posted April 24, 2010 According to my ID,cement screed is the first process,it's kind of rough cement that screeded over the tiles which you can see on my kitchen reno picture below: after it dries up,then they can start to plaster the wall which give u smooth surface. In my case,my plastering work will be on Tuesday n I'll update u with another picture 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
strawberry8 0 Report post Posted April 25, 2010 According to my ID,cement screed is the first process,it's kind of rough cement that screeded over the tiles which you can see on my kitchen reno picture below: after it dries up,then they can start to plaster the wall which give u smooth surface. In my case,my plastering work will be on Tuesday n I'll update u with another picture Can you share with me the length of the wall that is undergoing this process and the price quoted to you? Is it contractor or ID ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vhardono 1 Report post Posted April 25, 2010 (edited) Can you share with me the length of the wall that is undergoing this process and the price quoted to you? Is it contractor or ID ? my area is around 2.5 - 3meter. It's my ID who did that for $700 incl painting and box up of the ceiling,so I don't know the breakdown. I've tried to get quotation from contractor to do this job but the difference only about 20% less only,so better to engage my ID for easier coordination n avoid tai chi among them Edited April 25, 2010 by vhardono Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eiffel76 1 Report post Posted April 25, 2010 (edited) Hi thanks for your reply. I did not find your T-blog. Is it possible for you to email your kitchen photos to me or upload it here ? strawberry8_8@hotmail.com Any regrets not tiling your kitchen wall? Did they really hack some 'holes' into existing wall tiles prior to cement screeding ? I wll prob have a 1-m glass backsplash on the kitchen wall behind the hob and paint the rest of the wall. hi sorry as my reno journey was quite bad i did not have a reno blog anyw below is pics of my kitchen i took w my hp... i also have glass backsplash for my hood/hob area (one of the pics).. for us, we do not regret not tiling at all as we are light users of the kitchen..but if u regular user, seriously tiling is better for long run..easier to maintain.. one problem we have is if plastering not done well, may flak (eg) when cleaning, u knock ur mop onto it etc, some paint flakes drop down.. Edited April 25, 2010 by eiffel76 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eiffel76 1 Report post Posted May 24, 2010 Your place looks nice? How much did your ID charge for plastering your place? Includes ceiling? hi ya we plastered the whole place incl ceiling cos my 28yr old flat was in a horrible condition..no amount of painting and scrapping helped...i cant rem exactly how much but i thk it shd b abt 1k for the whole kitchen...i thk u can broadly use the $200-250 per wall surface guideline... if i can add, pls go for the plaster. ur whole house wil look different. like me, i requested for plaster aft nearing handover cos it stil looks horrible haha Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
