How do I know my wall tiles won't be too heavy?

Question

If I want to tile walls how do I know that the tiles won’t be too heavy and cause wear and tear to the wall structure? I suppose I should have a professional take a look just in case? Thanks.

Matthew Anthony · Accepted Answer

The guide is 32kg per m2 gypsum plasterboard and 20kg per m2 for plaster skim allow for roughly 2kg per m2 for adhesive over tile weight too

Peter · Answer

Generally, unless the skim coat on your walls is crumbling if you have purchased for purpose wall tiles it will be fine.

The adhesive seeps into the porous skim to form a strong bond

Damian · Answer

Look at the specs and higher a pro tiler to figure this out.

Antonio · Answer

Don't worry about that! Just apply the wall adhesive tiles in the bag, fast setting. That's it. Will be very hard and doesn't matter if the tile is heavy or light.

Andy · Answer

Tiling in most cases make walls stronger as long as the wall is sold ie no movement and depending on thickness of the tile too much weight can be dangerous tile halfway let it cure then carry on it will be stronger as long as fitted correctly

How do I know my wall tiles won't be too heavy?

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