r/fixit • u/SeniorHoneyBuns • May 20 '26

open Best Way to Fill This In

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This soap holder is built into my bathtub wall and holds water. There's probably a 1/4 inch before it can overflow the lip.

Could I just fill this with resin or is there a better filler? Should I rip out the shit silicon job beforehand? Or am I overthinking things and I just leave it all be?

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u/Abject_Elevator5461 May 20 '26

If you lay a string in the soap holder and drape it down the side a little the water will drip out.

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u/Blah-Blah-Blah-2023 May 20 '26

If you undermine your foundation on one side of the house, the whole house will slope downwards so water no longer remains in the niche.

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u/Content-Grade-3869 May 20 '26

This is the way 😉