Shower tiles fell off, water damaged wall

Originally Posted by JazMan

To do the job the right way you'd have to remove all the tiles surrounding the hole. You might be able to save the corners, but you should remove at least 12 more tiles. But..........

Since you're just applying a band-aide, you can get away with just slipping some more wood to fasten too and hope. After the new board is screwed in, glue the edges so it'll bond to the old wallboard. Let dry overnight, then bond the tiles. Let dry, then caulk the perimeter, cuz it'll likely crack with grout, and either caulk the rest or grout the rest.

I would look further for the right size tiles, 1/4" joints with bright glazed wall tiles would look hideous even if they were all that way. Your choice, it's not gonna last anyway.

list of materials;

the board, screws, thinset mortar - comes in #50 bags, YIKES, or 1 qt. of mastic, or just use adhesive/caulk, caulk, grout, (sanded if wider than 1/8"), Sealer is for the grout but has nothing to do with waterproofing it. Sealer does NOT make it waterproof. Use sealer as a maintenance item to make grout easier to clean. If you're really just looking for a temp fix, this should do it.

Jaz

Originally Posted by badhaircut

Thanks Jaz, I can see you are really good at this stuff!