Tile Grout Question

Posted by Charles Schuler on February 24, 2007, 7:00 pm

> Thanks. By "water-base" do you mean one without silicone (i.e., straight
> latex, painter's caulk)?

The labels can be confusing. You have to read the whole thing (on the side
of the tube). If it states water clean-up, you are good to go. Or, go to a
decent paint store and ask for help.

Posted by dreamchaser on February 24, 2007, 8:57 pm

I don't guess you know what brand of grout you have. The grout in my
new house has color matched caulks. Go on line and look.

I recommend you use a silicon based caulk, not 100% silicone. Regular
caulk is porous and will stain after a couple years, the color will
change as the dirt gets impregnated in it. If you can get a good
steady run going with the caulk gun, don't even use your finger to
smooth it out. Leave the pretty little bead there. A bead of caulk
will rarely crack whereas when you smooth it out to a flat or concave
surface, it will have more of a tendency to crack, especially if its
outdoors.

The grout is not going to stick to the baseboard. I have the same
problem in my shower. It has very nice shiny large tiles and they
grouted the bottom where the fiberglas base and the tile meet, it's
already cracking after 1 year. I will be shopping for the caulk
myself.

Posted by Ben on February 25, 2007, 1:47 am

The area where my bathtub and ceramic tile meets have the same issue.
We just opted to use clear silicone. Due to the weight of the water
causing the tub to shift/expand a small crack does form at that joint.
But I can clearly see the silicone coating is completely intact.
Leaves me with some peace of mind.
-ben

Posted by gpsman on February 25, 2007, 12:49 pm

> The area where my bathtub and ceramic tile meets have the same issue.
> We just opted to use clear silicone. Due to the weight of the water
> causing the tub to shift/expand a small crack does form at that joint.

Yeah, the old tile setter's "trick" is to fill the tub and sit on the
tub edge while you caulk, and leave the water in there 24 hours.
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- gpsman

Posted by Frank Ketchum on February 24, 2007, 11:18 pm

>A few years ago, I had ceramic tile installed in my house. In several
>places the grout is cracking where it meets the baseboards (it's fine
>everywhere else). I have tried regrouting those areas but they crack again.
>One solution I thought of it to find a caulk that's close in color to that
>of the grout and put the caulk in the cracks, being careful not to overdo
>it. But first I'd like to ask if anyone has other ideas. I realize that the
>ideal way to install the tile would have been to remove the baseboards
>first and then put the baseboards back on top of the tile, but that isn't
>how it was done. Thanks.

You could try installing shoe molding to cover the problem area.

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