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Shower Stall Grout vs. Caulk J.H. Holliday 06-20-2008
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Posted by J.H. Holliday on June 20, 2008, 8:24 am
I've got a very old tiled shower stall that has grout rather than caulking
on the joints between the walls and the floor. The grout is breaking off and
I need to re-seal.

Should I remove the old grout and use caulk instead-- or try to re-grout?



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Posted by RicodJour on June 20, 2008, 10:01 am
> I've got a very old tiled shower stall that has grout rather than caulking
> on the joints between the walls and the floor. The grout is breaking off and
> I need to re-seal.
>
> Should I remove the old grout and use caulk instead-- or try to re-grout?

If it's a mud job shower stall you can go either way. Otherwise there
should be caulk at all transitions between materials and all inside
corners.

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Posted by Steve on June 20, 2008, 10:12 am

> I've got a very old tiled shower stall that has grout rather than
> caulking on the joints between the walls and the floor. The grout is
> breaking off and I need to re-seal.
>
> Should I remove the old grout and use caulk instead-- or try to
> re-grout?

If you re-grout, it will just come out again--maybe tomorrow, maybe in
five years. Chip out the old grout. Take a piece of the old grout to the
store and get some sanded caulk that matches the color. It'll last a long
time.

--
Steve Bell
New Life Home Improvement
Arlington, TX

Posted by Norminn on June 20, 2008, 2:04 pm
J.H. Holliday wrote:

>I've got a very old tiled shower stall that has grout rather than caulking
>on the joints between the walls and the floor. The grout is breaking off and
>I need to re-seal.
>
>Should I remove the old grout and use caulk instead-- or try to re-grout?
>
>
>
>
Remove the old grout. Make it absolutely clean - no soap scum, etc.
Wipe with denatured alcohol, let dry. Wipe with full strength bleach
immediately before caulking (let it dry). Use silicone caulk.
Corners are caulked rather than grouted because walls/floors expand and
contract or move as house settles, which cracks grout.

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