Damaged bathroom tiles

[dannym72]

hi ,

i was removing a old showerscreen in our house and unfortunately this has left some holes in the wall tiles when removed .

I dont think they make the tiles anymore as it is a old house so my question is

what is the best way of filling the holes and making them watertight. the holes are where the showerscreen will go so will be largely hidden

any advice would be appreciated

Danny

 

[Dan]

I'm with Doug on this one. Everybody does a bumpy white. Match the size in mm, as they can be slightly different. Might not be exact white either. But I'd put money on you being able to get some.

Be polite on here though.

The lads work all day with tiles, every week; and then get in and carry on talking about them, for free.

But they don't have to. They enjoy it so do it. But it's not enjoyable doing it when somebody isn't being polite about they way they're going about their posts.

Let's leave that there now and assume you're just stressing your bag off about your holes.

 

[dannym72]

I'm with Doug on this one. Everybody does a bumpy white. Match the size in mm, as they can be slightly different. Might not be exact white either. But I'd put money on you being able to get some.

Be polite on here though.

The lads work all day with tiles, every week; and then get in and carry on talking about them, for free.

But they don't have to. They enjoy it so do it. But it's not enjoyable doing it when somebody isn't being polite about they way they're going about their posts.

Let's leave that there now and assume you're just stressing your bag off about your holes.

Thanks for the advice and those that offered help. I went with sourcing some tiles and using the flexible grout and adhesive so will finish it off today.

Totally get your point and once again thanks to those that offered advice I truly appreciate it. Respect is a 2 way thing and nobody likes asking for help and being met with a comment like that first up especially when it wasn't expected and not helpful.I have asked questions on a number of forums previously and never had that happen.If people are offended then apologies

Thanks again and all the best

 

[Dan]

Sounds like you've bought some adhesive and grout combined and ready mixed?

I'd swap that for a small bag of adhesive and small bag of grout.

That ready mixed all in one stuff is neither good as an adhesive or a grout. I don't know why they still make it. It's horrible to work with and isn't water resistant usually. And the ones that claim it's water PROOF need to do their own bathrooms in it and see how quick they change the wording then.

 

[dannym72]

Sounds like you've bought some adhesive and grout combined and ready mixed?

I'd swap that for a small bag of adhesive and small bag of grout.

That ready mixed all in one stuff is neither good as an adhesive or a grout. I don't know why they still make it. It's horrible to work with and isn't water resistant usually. And the ones that claim it's water PROOF need to do their own bathrooms in it and see how quick they change the wording then.

Hi dan

I bought the mapei one suggested above .

Is that no good, do you recommend something else

 

[AliGage]

That'll be fine.

Reading through I agreed with @Doug Boardley they look like 250x200 bumpys to me.
Either adhesive or Silicon were reasonabls, working solutions. But at least replacing the tiles won't cause any issues finding a good fixing for your new screen.

 

[Dan]

That's perfect.

Thought you'd gone for adhesive and grout combined.