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The drywall behind the soap dish is slightly clammy (there was a bit of mold on the tabloid, which we cleaned/killed with a bleach solution, but most of the drywall treatise came past its sell-by date. The drywall is not at all spongy or mushy.
I inevitability a quick fix here, as we can't remodel this bathroom for 6-12 months. We must own a shower in the meantime (and the other one won't be done for another 2-3 months). I would close to to put some replacement tile in this spot for very soon. Can I just tape/skim coat over the drywall, consequently tile? More stress, guests are coming tomorrow.
Answers: Quick,,,and to replace the soap dish,,,even if just for the GUEST intense issue, use Liquid nails.
I must,,,after installing multiple thousands of sq. ft. of tile, and remodeling more bathrooms; disagree that a Soap holder is appropriate surrounded by a size larger than the orig. tile install. YIKES... They are manufactured with merely that thought in mind that they will FIT.
Sadly your orig. tile install wasn't done properly over an appropriate substrate and BLACK mold, if caught surrounded by time, especially if only on one side of the drywall,,,can be remediated. Mold lone attacks the paper...or paint,,, NOT the gypsum. You stated the nouns seems firm. If no more moisture intrudes, you may not own any mold worries.
Worry over this AFTER the guests leave,,and no inevitability at all to influence something so many of us do..."You'll enjoy to excuse THAT... We're dealing with IT."
Steven Wolf
Get some tile mastic and of late reinstall the soap dish. It is normal for the edges of dish to cover the nearby tiles. Can use duct tape to hold it within place until mastic drys.
Quick fix a couple of hours to do and let dry over nite.
If the sheet rock isn't too disappointingly damaged tolerate it dry completely. if you don't want to replace the soap dish right now use tile. Double Duty BATH TUB AND SHOWER ADHESIVE. not the regular wall glue. Home Depot etc. Get a tile, cut to fit if necessary. Apply adhesie to wall surface beneath where repair is going. Set the tile and tolerate set 24 hours if possible. Then, grout around tile. You may want to grind out some grout from the surrounding tiles but as a quick fix it isn't important. When you grout make sure to use the correct grout for drizzling walls. Grout and clean up according to directions. Let stand at 24 hours. This is a provisional fix to keep river from getting behind the tile wall. You can also caul around the repair to facilitate keep the hose out. I prefer Phenoseal as it works well and as long as you verbs up before it sets you simply need a slimy cloth. Good luck.
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