Rotten Wall Behind Bathroom Tile

If the studs are fine you can proceed to re tiling the bathroom wall.

Rotten wall behind bathroom tile.

Rotten wall board behind shower tile date. With tiles removed you. First install a vapor barrier. Recurrent mold and mildew on bathroom surfaces broken tiles decaying grout or caulk and poor waterproofing may lead to moisture forming behind the tile painted surfaces and wallboard.

Since the mold and mildew are actually growing from the inside out repeated scrubbings won t help this problem. Once you have found the damage begin to remove the affected tiles. Drop those pieces into a bucket of hot water to separate the gypsum backing from the tiles. You might be able to get pieces from a local lumber yardof home depot these get damaged all the time and you only need a small amount.

Once you get to the end of the rot you could always reframe the damaged area and use a tile that will accent the older tiles so you do not have to remove all of them. Cut out the drywall. Then pull the tile and small squares of drywall out together. The tiles need to come off all three walls and sink splash back.

Replace the wallboard with greenboard which is a moistureresistant sheetrock. If a proper ventilation system doesn t help you probably have a moisture build up below the surface of walls or the floor. But if you decide to go the whole route of removal. Stud walls need replacing with wetboard aqua board shower tray may need removing but a cupboard would need to.

11 1 2008 2 07 pm post new post reply reply later create poll. To remove tiles that won t budge reach into the wall and use a utility knife to score the drywall from behind. Depending on the severity of the. Leave some of the old drywall exposed where it will meet the new backerboard.

Nail thepieces on then you can apply a thick coating of tile adhesive and replace the tiles. We have a upstairs shower two of the stud walls were made from ply wood the grout has cracked water has penetrated and the wall behind and support have rotted. Report post recommend it. 0 i finally got around to replacing the caulk in my shower stall only to discover that the wall board behind the lowest tier of ceramic tile is crumbling presumably from.