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Any construction experts here? Help!

November 1st, 2012 at 05:21 pm

It would be hundreds (if not a thousand of dollars to pay someone to do it.

We need to fix this ourselves, but do it properly. Can anyone advise us how?

Tile from the bath fell out when I pulled off baby's bath toy that was attached by a suction cup! When I tried to clean up stuff under tiles, more of them came loose (I think the whole lower section is loose).

The tiles are affixed by some brown stuff (can be cleaned off) to some white stuff (which is REALLY brittle and crumbles off) Underneath the white brittle cardboard-like stuff there is earth like soft stuff.



I know I can't put tile adhesive directly on the earth-like stuff. So what do I do?

For now, I covered it with tape and plastic so we can use the bath, but it is not a good solution. (it is starting to get moldy under the tape). So I need to fix this ASAP. Can anyone tell us how???

Thank you!

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4 Responses to “Any construction experts here? Help!”

  1. creditcardfree Says:
    November 1st, 2012 at 05:34 pm 1351791270
    1351791270

    Ok...this is what I think from the picture. You tile is attached to drywall, which is attached to 2x4's. The drywall is wet under there. The drywall needs to come out and replaced with a product used for bathrooms called greenboard. It has a different kind of backing that makes it better for wet areas. You would then apply adhesive, tile and grout to finish it up. You might look at doing the whole shower or at least the lower 1/4 of the tile closest to the tub.

    I hope that helps! It took a guy about 5 days to do our shower/bath over five years ago. We paid $700 and used basic tile.

    Good luck!!

  2. Looking Forward Says:
    November 1st, 2012 at 06:08 pm 1351793321
    1351793321

    I think you are going to have to pull out all the loose tile and remove any mushy stuff. Moist and mushy are NOT normal/okay to leave.

    The layers of matieral goes like this: tile, mortar, cement "backer board", drywall (for wet areas) then the 2X4 framing of your room.

    I agree with CCFree, you are probably going to need to re-do the lower tiles. There are plenty of YouTube how-to videos or a free tiling class at home improvement stores.

    Good luck! Smile

  3. Jerry Says:
    November 4th, 2012 at 11:24 pm 1352071450
    1352071450

    Oh, sorry! That stinks. We had something similar on the backsplash area behind our kitchen sink in our first house, but fortunately it was a very small area. We were able to manage it with a little help from a handy friend, and my wife tiled it very nicely. I think that a bathroom leads to another level of job, and your best insurance might be to at least have someone advise you first hand, if available. Good luck! Again, sorry this happened to you guys...
    Jerry

  4. Nika Says:
    November 5th, 2012 at 08:16 pm 1352146575
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    Thank you for your replies.
    This board thinks that greenboard is a cheap solution which is not waterproof and that cement board should be used.

    http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/oldhouse/msg0910541227093.html

    My problem is how do I attach said cement board? I can manage to attach the tiles, but how do I attach it solidly to something that is brittle and crumbles?

    Hiring a professional to do it is not really an option right now -- even if I want to spend over 1K, after the storm the demand for their services is huge, as people are in a desperate need to make their house livable. So this is minor in comparison.

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