No more nails or Gorilla Glue?
Discussion
I need to attach a soap and shampoo dispenser to our tiled bathroom wall. The tiles are very difficult to drill even with a diamond drill and it isn't possible to dill the grout lines because they are in the wrong place. The adhesive pads supplied with the dispenser, unsurprisingly, didn't work so I'm looking at glue.
The dispenser is about 2kg when full and gets put under load when it's used.
Will either No More Nails or Gorilla Glue be up to the job or am I going to have to risk cracking tiles in order to secure it properly?
The dispenser is about 2kg when full and gets put under load when it's used.
Will either No More Nails or Gorilla Glue be up to the job or am I going to have to risk cracking tiles in order to secure it properly?
There isn't any tile that you can't drill through - you just need the right tools
http://www.builderdepot.co.uk/rubi-easy-gres-diamo...
http://www.builderdepot.co.uk/rubi-easy-gres-diamo...
I agree about the drilling comments. However, our tiler went through double his usual number of drill bits fitting our bathroom and had to replace a tile which cracked when drilling to fit the shower screen. It just seems our tiles are unusually hard. Given the tile I'll be drilling is right next to the shower I'd prefer not to risk drilling it unless I have run out of options. I'll get some quality tape and silicone and see how that goes first. Appreciate the advice though.
AMG Merc said:
Can you try silicon first? Done properly it's stronger than you may think. The glues set hard whereas silicon doesn't.
I've done this before and it works very well indeed.If your soap dish thingy breaks, goes rusty or you just decide on a change, it's fairly easy to remove it with a blade
Ours is simple human, but the pads alone weren't enough. It is asking a lot given they're holding 2kg on a wall that gets wet and the dispenser gets pumped several times a day.
I bought some 3m command pads for bathrooms and some Unibond all weather 100% adhesive and sealant. Fingers crossed.
I bought some 3m command pads for bathrooms and some Unibond all weather 100% adhesive and sealant. Fingers crossed.
battered said:
Sounds fair. I'd avoid driling holes where possible because even if it works withoiut buggeration you have a permanent hole. 2 years down the track, you need a new soap dispenser, old one comes off, hole in the wall and suddenly SWMBO is demanding a new bathroom.
Am I wrong?
been there with the benefit of hindsight , i would drill the tile and keep a couple of tiles in a safe place, for future upgrades. there is not a tile made that cannot be drilled. Am I wrong?
SonicHedgeHog said:
I agree about the drilling comments. However, our tiler went through double his usual number of drill bits fitting our bathroom and had to replace a tile which cracked when drilling to fit the shower screen. It just seems our tiles are unusually hard. Given the tile I'll be drilling is right next to the shower I'd prefer not to risk drilling it unless I have run out of options. I'll get some quality tape and silicone and see how that goes first. Appreciate the advice though.
If you have a spare , take to a water jet cutter.Tiles by their nature are a pita. So many variables in their fabricaton cause all sorts of problems.
If you silicone, go for a neutral cure and use a squeegee, not your finger to clean up the excess.
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