How To Dry Out Wall Behind Tiles

Tap a rubber mallet on the head of a small chisel to remove the grout in the tile joints.

How to dry out wall behind tiles.

Let the wall dry thoroughly. Not sure how long it will take to dry the wall out any. Turn the float to 90 degrees to remove the excess grout from the tile faces. An extractor or a dehumidifier or good airflow which includes the window plus another point of entry would do.

Sand with a medium grit sandpaper to create a uniform surface that s not too smooth. Let the grout dry. However remember you must not have portable electrical appliances in a bathroom. Use the rubber mallet to tap the head of the putty knife to pop the ceramic tile from its place.

All tiles need to be removed from shower area walls inspected for moisture penetration mould. Remove any remaining dust oil or grease with tsp tri sodium phosphate or an ammonia based cleanser. Thoroughly vacuum the area and give the wall a once over with a damp sponge or cleaning cloth. You want the tile adhesive to have something to grab onto.

Seal the walls with a skim coat and let it dry thoroughly. I am running a fan for a few more days to try to dry out behind the tile. A fan inside the cube will dry the water out of the wall. Its quite an old flat c1900.

The corners have little grout after removing the caulk they have up to 1 8 gaps up to the top of the shower. You then need to remove the damp air. Start by removing any molding switch plates outlet covers and other hardware attached to the area being tiled. If plaster board is behind tiles then this should be removed and replaced with cement board which will not absorb moisture like plaster board.

If they are solid walls then allowed to dry out and once dried sealed with sbr primer ready for re tiling. The source of the damp is definately the tiles themselves we havent been here too long and when we looked some of them they are mosiac tiles were virtually falling out where the bath joins the wall and just n the spot where the shower falls onto them. Step 2 place a wide putty knife under the ceramic tile parallel to the floor.