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Renovating a bathroom in our 1940's house. Removed the current vanity and found this

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enter image description here I'm eventually tiling over this wall with 3x6 subway tiles. Any suggestions on how to obtain a surface I can adhere some tiles to reduce the size of the opening?

Many thanks...current status

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jerH
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I'd just remove the plaster the rest of the way in the area of interest and replace it with backerboard / cementboard.

Tile is expensive in both materials cost and labor.

Putting tile on a dubious substrate is, therefore, a poor choice. If the substrate fails, your expense in both money & time invested is lost. The slight additional money and labor to provide high quality substrate for tile is well worth it.

You could do any standard large-hole drywall patching technique if you would rather. I would not advise that, and I would not advise tiling the wall (beyond the hole) as it stands, based on these pictures. You might get away with it. You might not.

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