Can You Tile Over Cultured Marble

But i wouldn t consider tiling over a stone as porous as marble.

Can you tile over cultured marble.

You certainly can do as you like. If the wallboard is loose or crumbly you ll have to replace it before tile can be installed. This is one of the reasons why it s not recommended to use a product like rust oleum countertroptransformations on cultured marble or tile. As for tiling over it.

Use the belt sander to scratch the entire area of the cultured marble where you will be installing the tile. One of the most frequently asked questions when it comes to tiling is can you tile over cultured marble in the bathroom there are two sides to this question. There are not established standards for adhering tile to cultured marble. Tile has grout joints where as the cultured marble walls didn t.

Yes it s possible to go over a stable tile with a good substrate. But i would encourage you to consider removing the cultured marble walls and installing an appropriate tiling substrate rather. Sir i doubt that any body has ever done that in fact i would go as far to say any contractor that was asked to do that would decline now you may find some one to do it but as i say i do not know of a contractor who would think this is a good idea or this will work. Technically it can be done but in practice it is avoided.

Upon receiving your question i asked all my contacts in the painting industry for help and i also scoured the internet to find a paint for a diy makeover on a cultured marble countertop. You can tile over the marble just scabble rough it up first then consult your local tile shop on the best adhesive to use if you remove the marble you will destroy the dry wall its stuck to you. Cultured marble is basically a plastic type of material. Caulk is not sufficient protection with tile.

Covering the cultured marble walls is not a good idea. But i wouldn t consider tiling over a stone as porous as marble. Chances are that an epoxy adhesive will bond to the cultured marble as ti will to most tiles. There are no tile police.

It s your house your time and your money. As a minimum i would use kerdi band at the perimeter and caulk it to the pan with kerdifix or nobleweld 150 and redguard the remainder of the walls before tiling.