Plastering & Rendering

Can you plaster around wall mounted taps or is best practice to tile the wall?

Anonymous user 28/02/2024 - 3.28 PM

I'm in the process of refitting my bathroom and need two walls re-plastering. My preference would be to have painted plaster on two of the walls (one has the sink against it, thus the taps), than it would be to tile. I'm not the biggest fan of all fully tiled walls in a bathroom, and cost wise it will be cheaper to plaster and paint 2 of them than it will be to tile in the tiles I have chosen. (I know I'm more likely to get splash marks from the sink) Now my question is, is it good/acceptable practice to plaster up to and around where the piping for the the wall mounted taps come out from the wall, or should I be looking to tile instead? Thanks. I see what you're saying, the decorative finish on the taps can be moved out the way, then pushed back once plastered, so you wouldnt see the edge of the plaster/cut into the tile. The taps are these https://tinyurl.com/ybrb2por