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Patch a tiled wall

Replacing damaged tiles in your bathroom is simple with these 9 steps. - by Aaron Clayton
  • 30 Jul 2021

Getting to leaking pipes in the bathroom is a destructive process, but here’s how you can patch the tiles and return the wall to its original condition.

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Gather your supplies
• Sand & Cement mix
• Tiles to match existing
• Tile adhesive

You’ll also need
Drop sheets; masking tape; hammer; cold chisel; drill; safety goggles; gloves; BondCrete; paintbrush; scraper; large broad knife; waterproofing membrane; tile cutter; diamond-tipped hole saw to suit (we used 38mm); notched adhesive spreader; tile wedges; grout; silicone

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Here's how

Step 1

Protect the bath with drop sheets. Remove tapware and cover tap spindles with tape.

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Step 2

Wearing safety goggles and gloves, use a hammer and cold chisel to knock out broken tiles. Be careful near unbroken areas. Clean off remaining tile glue so the wall is smooth.

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Mix 4 parts water to 1 part BondCrete. Paint onto bare wall and let dry. Mix another solution, now 1 part water to 4 parts BondCrete, and apply a layer to the same area.

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Mix Sand & Cement mix with water to make cement render. Make the mix moist but not runny. While BondCrete on the wall is still ‘tacky’, apply cement render using a scraper. Render should sit out from the wall surface. Leave for 30 minutes or so until it starts to set. Using a large, broad knife, run along the existing wall and onto the new render, scraping off excess so the render is flush with the wall. Leave for 24 hours.

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Apply waterproofing membrane to new render following pack instructions.

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Using tile cutter, cut tiles to fit. Mark locations of tapware on tile. Using diamond tipped hole saw, drill holes.

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Mix tile adhesive. Make sure your adhesive is compatible with a waterproof membrane. Using notched adhesive spreader, butter back of tile with adhesive. Press tile into position so it aligns with adjacent tiles. Hold in position using tile wedges.

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Step 8

Grout joins between tiles only (do not grout corners or the join between tiles and bath). Wipe off excess using a clean, damp sponge and let dry. Polish tiles with a dry cloth.

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Apply tape along both edges of the wall corner and at the junction of tiles and bath. Cut nozzle of silicone at a 45° angle, slightly wider than joint to be filled. Slowly run silicone down the joint, making sure it is completely filled. Using a finger dipped in soapy water, smooth surface of silicone to edges of the tape. Carefully remove the tape and leave silicone to cure. Replace tapware.

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