How To Repair Ceramic Soap Dish That Broke In Half

Removing a broken ceramic soap dish.

How to repair ceramic soap dish that broke in half.

Removal and replacement of both types of broken dish holders are fairly common repairs as houses age. This tub soap dish is an easy. The soap dish immediately removed itself from the wall big surprise and we were stuck with yet another repair job. Drill holes about a half inch apart through the remains of the broken soap holder on the wall creating an x pattern in the holder.

Watch as we cross another quick fix off our list with gorilla glue. Cutting the tile was tough going but it ate through grout like butter. Below you will see evidence of the damage and then below that i ll walk you through the tools and steps required to repair a loose or broken off shower soap dish on a tile wall. The first thing to do is to locate a new ceramic soap dish that matches the broken one.

Tile holders are often used as a handle and pulled off the wall. I was able to get a ceramic soap dish. Now there is a hole in the drywall and a few of the tiles around seem to have lost their adhesive strength and coming off easily. This may be difficult especially if your tile has been up for more than 10 years.

Who doesn t have a million of these jobs around the house. Shower soap dish holders do not last long. Metal type holders tend to collect water and soap scum and rot out. The house is a 60s one.

My kids had an accident and they broke the soap dish which i believe was grouted to the drywall. How to drill through tile without making cracks and install a soap dish diy easy materials drill with hammer action drill bit for tiles me. Attach a 1 4 inch masonry drill bit to a power drill.