We recently discovered water damage in the wall of the tiled shower that abuts an interior wall. I opened the wall from the paint (not tile) side and found that the drywall (or greenboard or whatever they used 40 years ago) was wet and removed it. We also identified the source of the leak and fixed that .
However, now we have a wall of tile that is not held up with anything beside the grout and whatever adhesive was used (and the the non damaged pieces of board - the damaged piece was about 2.5 feet square).
I know the obvious answer is to retile the wall or try to remove the tiles one by one, clean them and reuse them. The first options is not financially feasible now and for the second one - I highly doubt I would get through the process without breaking some of the tiles.
Since the tile is against a small interior wall is there a way to attach the new greenboard or waterproof board from the paint side of the wall. I know I can follow the normal steps for attaching it to the studs (i think) but is there a way to reattach it to the tile.
I am looking for a fix that will last at least 1-2 years.
Thanks a lot - I am stumped!
However, now we have a wall of tile that is not held up with anything beside the grout and whatever adhesive was used (and the the non damaged pieces of board - the damaged piece was about 2.5 feet square).
I know the obvious answer is to retile the wall or try to remove the tiles one by one, clean them and reuse them. The first options is not financially feasible now and for the second one - I highly doubt I would get through the process without breaking some of the tiles.
Since the tile is against a small interior wall is there a way to attach the new greenboard or waterproof board from the paint side of the wall. I know I can follow the normal steps for attaching it to the studs (i think) but is there a way to reattach it to the tile.
I am looking for a fix that will last at least 1-2 years.
Thanks a lot - I am stumped!