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Learning, Sharing, and Teaching => Do it Yourself Discussion! => Topic started by: The Beacon on February 04, 2018, 08:57:44 PM
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Hi
My ceramic comer shelf in my shower just broke. I have cleaned the corner up and there is only thinset left in the recess. I just wanted to fill up the recess and caulk it with silicon so that it is water tight.
Could you please take a look at the pictures attached and tell me what I need to fill up the holes? Once the holes are filled up, can I sand them down? I'd be happy as long as it is water tight and not an eye sore.
Your help is much appreciated!
(http://i63.tinypic.com/2yoefkx.jpg)
(http://i64.tinypic.com/2ch7t42.jpg)
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If it were me, I would find some tiles that would fit in the opening and thinset and grout them in place. I think filling up with silicon caulking would A. be very hard to apply in a manner that looked aesthetically pleasing, i.e. not like a bunch of silicone slopped on to fill a hole, and B. would be very hard to keep clean later.
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Thanks lthenderson. How do I get the dead thin set out of the holes? Do I just whack it a few times with hammer? I am afraid I'd damage the backing board behind it.
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I would go gently with the hammer starting with the middle and ends where it is not touching the surrounding tile and work your way back towards the edges. I suspect it probably isn't really well adhered to the surrounding tile from the looks of it. If it is, then get yourself a nice mortar chisel for cleaning up the mortar around the tile edges. I don't think you will damage the cement board behind it unless you are really swinging the hammer hard.
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Thank you very much @lthenderson