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i guess thats kind of what one of the other guys has suggested we do

what would have been different? I have one more bathroom to do yet!

The paint is a matt white paint

is that from experience? I'm not sure that will look the same or if it will stand the test of time

the tiles are not bevelled so it should be easily achieved, they're really flat...

http://www.diychatroom.com/f101/improving-bad-tile-drywall-transition-54493/

This is what someone else was complaining about this is what i don't want to have on my hands so just trying to understand it as best as possible

If i put these 6mm boards a little above the top of the tiles (10-15mm), what would we fill that gap with?

surely you can get the plaster and tile flush. They did it in the finished version. It's extremely flush and even with your hand going up and down the wall, you cannot feel a difference. The only difference is in the different textures of the wall/tile

i don't get why you would just give up on something you want to achieve for a easier route? A bit of research could give a much better result than the easy route!

what about the skimming and protecting the current tiles/grout/bathroom fixtures ?

The area isn't that big so a few boards won't break the bank. No point in penny pinching with the final look. How deep is skimming? 3mm should be fine?

I think using the board you suggested (6mm) with the plaster making up the 3-4mm to be flush with the tile. And if i pretty much sit this 6mm board on top of the tile it won't crack after a few months??

So some of the tiles have already been grouted! So this could be an issue and is another hurdle to achieving this look. Any suggestions?

So put this board 10-15mm above the tiles and skim over? What about the gap. Sorry, i'm not too technical so piecing it together as i go along and i need to explain it to the plasterers, i don't wanna leave it down to chance....

it's as flush as it can be, no one with a good eye for detail would complain about the finish

fill the gap with whatever is best suited, just like in the finished image in my original post

I'm not 100% sure how exactly this would look but i don't want to compromise myself on this detail which will make the bathroom.

i reckon the best option is putting the plaster board 10mm higher than the top of the tile and doing it that way. So that means the plasterboard would be skimmer over but that 10-15mm gap above the tile would need to be bonded and skimmed? or just skimmed or bonded? Either way, a less messier...

Out of curiosity, why is it more likely to crack if it's close to the top of the tile. I actually saw another post on another forum with a guy having this exact issue!

so theoretically the best practice options could be - bond 9mm, skim 1mm right up to be flush with the tile - stick a 9.5mm board above the tiles and skim that (including the gap between the top of the tile and where the plasterboard starts)

for my own benefit are skimming and bonding 2 completely different things? Meeting them half way (which i really don't feel like i have to do) would be the 9.5mm plasterboard and then skimmer over with maybe the 10mm stop bead at the bottom. Although in the picture i posted of the finished...

sure but they would need to skim it with a depth of 10mm. Is that still classed as skimming at that depth?

For some reason the plasterers are so reluctant to bond the walls in the en-suite. That is why they suggested the MDF and then just painting it but it doesn't feel like the best solution, that in my eyes is fudging it. The 9.5mm board with the bead at the bottom is much better but the other...

p.s. what do you mean by 'float it' with bonding

So no boards on top of the existing boards then making up the difference (1/2mm) with a skim? These plasterers are really not keen to use bonding in the bathroom (all the tiles and fittings have been installed)

I am not sure if this is one for a tillers forum or a plasterers so i'll try both I am trying to achieve a flush tile to wall transition The plasterers want me to place piece of MDF on top of the tiles and paint it. I think they're just trying to get the job done quick. I think it needs some...