Removing a porcelain tile to repair leak

[frank6136]

Hi there,
I have recently had my bathroom tiled with porcelain tiles, unfortunately, I have a leak behind this where my shower pipes are and need to repair it.

Basically I need to remove 1-2 tiles which are fixes to a stud wall. What make it worse is that the wall is tiled from floor to ceiling and these tiles are in the centre of the wall.

Any help/advice much appreciated.

Thanks
frank6136

 

[gcol]

Have you got any spare tiles?

 

[IJWS15]

Stud wall . . . . .

What is at the other side of the wall?

 

[Diyisfun]

Stud wall . . . . .

What is at the other side of the wall?

It looks like a suggestion coming.
Can you get to it from the other side?

 

[gcol]

Yep, more than one way to skin a cat.

 

[joe-90]

The problem is that it will probably be a forward facing elbow that's leaking and may not be accessible to work on from the rear. Then you've got two holes to sort. Why don't people leave the shower in situ for a day or two before sealing it in?

 

[frank6136]

yep, got spare tiles.
Don't know if stud wall is correct term, but can't get to it from other side because this is brick wall to the landing.
It is a wall plate elbow that is front facing and i can just about see that it has cracked on the thread, so when screwing shower valve on to it I imagine that it is just opening up.
I have tried using a lot of ptfe and have been advised to use jointing paste to try to seal it but so far no joy!

 

[joe-90]

It's not a stud wall (which is a lightweight wall built around a timber frame.)

You'll never seal the elbow (as I guess you know) you have to remove a tile or two and replace them afterwards.

Yeah it's a pain.

 

[gcol]

A stud wall doesn't involve brick, so you have a solid wall.
As you have spare tiles, you'll need to carefully remove a few tiles, make your repair and re-tile.
First off, scrape out the grout around the tiles you want to remove. Break the tile then prise the breakages out as carefully as you can.
Patch in the hole in the plasterboard then re-tile.

 

[frank6136]

thanks for your advice. Now got tile off. It was the backplate elbow that had split. Can now continue with this nightmare of a job.
Cheers