This is one of the reasons why it s not recommended to use a product like rust oleum countertroptransformations on cultured marble or tile.
Can you tile over cultured marble.
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.
There are no tile police.
It s your house your time and your money.
Technically it can be done but in practice it is avoided.
Tiling over cultured marble in shower.
Covering the cultured marble walls is not a good idea.
Chances are that an epoxy adhesive will bond to the cultured marble as ti will to most tiles.
As for tiling over it.
Tile has grout joints where as the cultured marble walls didn t.
You certainly can do as you like.
The tile backsplash can be installed in place of the previous cultured marble splash as long as the wallboard is undamaged.
But i wouldn t consider tiling over a stone as porous as marble.
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.
Cultured marble is basically a plastic type of material.
But i wouldn t consider tiling over a stone as porous as marble.
There are not established standards for adhering tile to cultured marble.
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.
Use the belt sander to scratch the entire area of the cultured marble where you will be installing the tile.
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.
The reason for this is to create a surface rough enough so that the thinset or mastic will bond properly as cultured marble s finished surface is too smooth for tile adhesives to bond.
Caulk is not sufficient protection with tile.
But i would encourage you to consider removing the cultured marble walls and installing an appropriate tiling substrate rather.