After removing old tiles over the bath, I found 2 holes....1 about 2cm's in diameter....1 about 3 - 4 cm's diameter. Both are quite deep - maybe 2 cm's.
I intend to tile over the area, again, but this time the tiles are going to be in the splash area of a new shower.
what product would you suggest to fill the holes prior to tiling over them
2006-08-29 21:32:13 · 15 answers · asked by Vinni and beer 7 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
great answers, thanks....I ws a bit dubious about using polyfilla because of the depth, but am more relaxed about it now....
If pyroboy70167 thinks that 2cm's depth is enough for a glory hole, he must have a very, very tiny penis
2006-08-29 23:18:58 · update #1
My first advice is ignore some of the advice given here!
Forget about newpaper etc - unless you really want to bodge the job....
Pollyfilla or similar will do the job - buy the powder to mix for best economy, but if you really are a DiY beginner, get the readymixed as someone has suggested (you are paying someone to add some water and mix it up!)
Don't be afraid to use the expertise of the folk in your local DiY shop or supermarket when you need something like this. Mostly they work there because they are into DiY - sometimes they are even trained - and the big B&Q and Wickes places have help desks for technical advice. head for someone over 50 and you will benefit from their years of experience.
2006-08-29 21:48:17 · answer #1 · answered by Peter C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pull off the tiles surrounding the hollow, when you've discovered a tile that matches as close as conceivable. With the old tile bumped off, scrape the old thinset away also until eventually you've were given a sparkling floor and the recent tile more beneficial healthful into position. If neccessary, you may trim the lugs/buttons off of the recent tiles to squeeze them right into a good spot. Patch the hollow with a swatch of nylon internet tape or perhaps hardware fabric and fill the hollow in the wall with thinset. Set the recent tiles with thinset also and grout. The old hollow is intense adequate on the wall that that's now unlikely to make certain any direct spray and so the minute volume of water that ought to seep by your grout joints received't have an outcome on wall the position the hollow is. God success!
2016-11-23 14:06:53 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Normal mortar mix should be fine. Just make sure that the surfaces are clean and sound. If necessary scratch the holes even deeper with an old screwdriver etc. If the holes are less than 1 cm use a product like pollyfilla. Use a bonding/waterproofing admix in your tile adhesive.
2006-08-29 22:08:45 · answer #3 · answered by Ray the Grey 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stuff some crumpled up newspaper into the hole, then use something like Polyfilla to restore it to a flat surface. This should be OK to hold new tiles as the grout will give you the waterproof seal.
2006-08-29 21:36:04 · answer #4 · answered by The Findleys 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to B & Q or your builders merchant and buy a kilo of hard-wall finish, finishing plaster, or ANY plaster. Mix just enough in a plastic bowl and fill the holes. Should set in under 2 hours Dont forget to clean the bowl and DON'T wash the contents down the sink, or you will have to replace the trap. Plaster bought in this way is very cheap. Avoid small packs of filler with fancy names.
2006-08-29 21:43:14 · answer #5 · answered by xenon 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Water is not supposed to get behind the tiles so just use plaster. The holes you describe are not big.
A tub of ready mixed plaster will do the job and just tile straight over it.
No problem, 5 minutes total ?
I've had to come back here and re-edit this....gues ther are lots of non-DIY people trying to answer your question...just use plaster or a simple ready mix and be done with it.
2006-08-29 21:38:41 · answer #6 · answered by Michael H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Waterproof Polyfilla
2016-12-17 14:15:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless the tiles are smaller than the larger hole-you don't need to fill them. place tiles right over holes-do be sure to get a good watertight seal with both your mastic and your grout-but you were gonna do that anyway,right?
2006-08-29 21:43:05 · answer #8 · answered by barbara 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could try either a tube of acrylic filler or buy a small bag of plaster mix from DIY and put that in holes and smooth it over afterwards.
2006-08-29 21:41:02 · answer #9 · answered by little weed 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get a piece of card( like a birthday card.).tear off a bit a bit bigger than the hole..put a piece of cotton or string through the middle of it and tie it off..you should now have a bit of card with a string through it..gently force this through the hole..now pull (not to hard) this will now form a base to fill on..hold string and pull while filling the hole...tape your end of the string to the wall to hold it in place..while the filler drys..when the filler dries cut the end of the string off close to the wall..gently rub down if needed...there you have it a smooth repair..product to use any waterproof filler..as its in the bathroom
2006-08-29 21:59:15 · answer #10 · answered by hondanut 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋