Covering the cultured marble walls is not a good idea.
Tile over cultured marble.
Live with it replace it or hire a company to come in and professionally refinish it.
If the wallboard is loose or crumbly you ll have to replace it before tile can be installed.
Tiling over cultured marble in shower.
Not the most glamours option but it s certainly the cheapest.
The mastic around the edges of the test tiles hardened and cured fine.
Best of luck shaughnn.
Cultured marble and other cultured stone panels can have some shade variation and veining which makes them more decorative than acrylic or fiberglass.
Make sure the thin set mortar you use is recommended for this application.
Use the belt sander to scratch the entire area of the cultured marble where you will be installing the tile.
After 72 hours however i decided to remove the test tiles to see if the rest of the mastic had also cured.
You should use a polymer modified thin set mortar adhesive that meets ansi a118 4 or better yet ansi a118 15 to bond the porcelain tile to the prepared marble surface.
In fact when it comes to making over cultured marble you really have only three options.
How to apply tile to cultured marble step 1.
The tile backsplash can be installed in place of the previous cultured marble splash as long as the wallboard is undamaged.
There are flexible thin set mortars that are recommended for bonding tile over tile too.
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.
Cultured marble is made of an acrylic resin into which marble dust has been mixed.
Colors and sizes are more limited than with tile but the result is a clean and uniform surface.
Epoxy is expensive but there aren t any other settings materials that will give you a reliable bond over this plastic surface.
The first option is pretty self explanatory do nothing and live with the countertop you ve already got.