Hi,
Apologies in advance if this is in the wrong sub-forum, I wasn't sure if this counted as building, flooring or tiling...it's a bit of all three I suppose.
As you can see from the attached picture, I've had a reasonably sized hole dug out of my slate tile/concrete floor to repair a leaky pipe. The pipework is now fixed, but I'm left with a hole that needs filling in, concreting over (presumably?) and then re-tiling.
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I know this is probably pretty basic stuff, but it's my first flat and I've no DIY experience but rather than get a handyman in to do the whole job I thought I'd do as much myself as is sensible given my basic skills!
I've got a couple of questions if anyone can help me, firstly, what should I use to fill the hole? Sand? Cement? Concrete right to the top? And secondly, if I fill it with, say, sand, can I then concrete on top of the sand, then re-tile on top of that?
I have spare tiles, so that's not a problem!
Finally, I'm aware that the pipe work is a bit of a mess (it looks a bit like spaghetti junction!) and the pipes will need lagging before I put anything else in the hole (but correct me if I'm wrong!)
Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.
Nick
Apologies in advance if this is in the wrong sub-forum, I wasn't sure if this counted as building, flooring or tiling...it's a bit of all three I suppose.
As you can see from the attached picture, I've had a reasonably sized hole dug out of my slate tile/concrete floor to repair a leaky pipe. The pipework is now fixed, but I'm left with a hole that needs filling in, concreting over (presumably?) and then re-tiling.
image upload
I know this is probably pretty basic stuff, but it's my first flat and I've no DIY experience but rather than get a handyman in to do the whole job I thought I'd do as much myself as is sensible given my basic skills!
I've got a couple of questions if anyone can help me, firstly, what should I use to fill the hole? Sand? Cement? Concrete right to the top? And secondly, if I fill it with, say, sand, can I then concrete on top of the sand, then re-tile on top of that?
I have spare tiles, so that's not a problem!
Finally, I'm aware that the pipe work is a bit of a mess (it looks a bit like spaghetti junction!) and the pipes will need lagging before I put anything else in the hole (but correct me if I'm wrong!)
Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.
Nick
