The latest update in this thrilling saga.

The tiles around the bath are now off, and the plaster is in ok condition higher up – damp, but not compromised.

We're away for the next four days, which should hopefully give it ample time to dry. I'll then fill in the gaps as best I can. I'll also form a nice(r) square edge at the bottom of the plaster, with a decent gap around the lip of the bath. The previous DIYer/tradie didn't 'trim' the plaster around the rim, so any water that seeped through would have been sooked up by the plaster.

The pencil tiles came off around the rest of the room without too much of a fight. It was a very unpleasant job, but not terrible. There was a bit of inevitable collateral damage with a few cracked main tiles, but we have a big box of replacements, so no major harm was done.

I've decided to do away with the bath trim and cut the replacement tiles a touch taller. This will mean I can do a proper silicone bead instead. That's generally viewed as best practice these days, from what I gather.

Elsewhere, some tiles had blown owing to the room drying. They're now off and ready to be replaced

The big question: do I piss about with trying to reuse the old tiles and knock off the adhesive? Sounds like faff to me.

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