Removing or Keeping old plaster board/Fibro

[nic]

Hi
Planning a bathroom reno, time is a bit short. The in law says we just remove old tiles and keep as much plasterboard/fibro as possible to save time/cost.
I'd be more tempted to strip everything back to the studs and start from scratch.
The current walls and floor "seems" to be flat and in good shape

What are the pros and cons of each approach ?

Thanks

Nic

[arms]

it really depends on the finish you are left with ,in my experience it is cheaper and more time efficient to strip back to studs and go from there ,but for you renomats with time on your hands then carefully romoving tiles and making good the repairs is the way to go ,

[zebedy]

Short answer - go the studs. Did a similar job for mum and at the end of bathroom one, (three days picking tiles off the fibro and another 2 days patching the damage) I just thought bugger it, life's too short and ripped the guts out of the second bathroom - even the screed. Demolition 1 day, new membrane and blue boards, 2 days, tiling and refit 2 days.

enjoy

[johnc]

Depends on the glue holding the tiles, some glues will almost guarantee the destruction of whatever they hold onto. Some other glues may see the tiles simply come away with the light application of a paintscraper. See if the tiles will come away without damage to the base, if so why bother removing everything. If the tile comes away with chunks of wall attached then new villaboard after removing all the old cladding may be the easiest path.

John.

[nic]

Ok, thanks for the feedback.
I'll tell the in law who the boss is and it will be done my way

cheers

Nic

[HandyAndrea]

If you strip out the old plasterboard/fibro, you can check/shift/renew waterlines and power cables, and also add in some insulation while you're at it!