New bathroom

[Alwayslearning22]

I’ve a brand new house and the builder put the shower head holder low on the wall and it’s become loose. 
 I’m gonna go remove it How can I fill the hole on the tile? An epoxy filler ?  It’s a 6mm hole and I need it to be a long lasting fix.  Thanks 

[JohnMo]

Are you re using the hole to mount the shower head there again, or moving shower head and want to seal the old hole?

[Alwayslearning22]

21 minutes ago, JohnMo said:

Are you re using the hole to mount the shower head there again, or moving shower head and want to seal the old hole?

Sorry, I should have been more clear. 
yes I’m moving the shower head higher up the wall and want to seal the old hole. 
thanks 

[saveasteading]

What material is the wall?

If you could refix it in the same place solidly would you prefer that?

[marshian]

28 minutes ago, Alwayslearning22 said:

Sorry, I should have been more clear. 
yes I’m moving the shower head higher up the wall and want to seal the old hole. 
thanks 

 

Swap the two tiles over??

 

Assumes "Modern house probably tiled straight onto plasterboard"

[JohnMo]

10 minutes ago, marshian said:

 

Swap the two tiles over??

 

Assumes "Modern house probably tiled straight onto plasterboard"

That's brave. Every time I've tried to remove a tile from plasterboard, I ended up replacing the plasterboard as well. Almost impossible to remove cleanly.

[Alwayslearning22]

26 minutes ago, marshian said:

 

Swap the two tiles over??

 

Assumes "Modern house probably tiled straight onto plasterboard"

 

walls tanked behind tiles.  would make a right mess

[Alwayslearning22]

14 minutes ago, JohnMo said:

That's brave. Every time I've tried to remove a tile from plasterboard, I ended up replacing the plasterboard as well. Almost impossible to remove cleanly.

 
im hoping to not replace any tiles or plasterboard for a few years 

[Alwayslearning22]

31 minutes ago, saveasteading said:

What material is the wall?

If you could refix it in the same place solidly would you prefer that?

Just a stud wall with plasterboard 

 

It’s just a handset holder they put it right above the taps. 
 

If I could refix it and seal it will silicone I’ll just leave it there and install a new riser bar 

[saveasteading]

Tiled? Can we see a picture? It can probably be fixed in the same spot with the right fixings.

[marshian]

On 21/03/2026 at 09:46, JohnMo said:

That's brave. Every time I've tried to remove a tile from plasterboard, I ended up replacing the plasterboard as well. Almost impossible to remove cleanly.

 

Did you tile it?

 

Modern house tiled to a price often the dot the adhesive in 4 spots - rather than butter up the whole tile

[Beau]

Fill the hole with silcon and mount a shower shelf to cover it?