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Posted by Norminn on February 25, 2007, 5:12 am
Ross Payne wrote:
> 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.
>
> Ross
>
>
I doubt you will be able to keep grout that is touching the baseboard
from cracking. And I sure would not slap caulk on top of grout. We had
baseboards and trim undercut prior to installing our 3 rooms of tile.
When tiling was all done, I put paintable caulk around the joint,
masking very carefully to keep caulk from oozing under the tape and onto
the grout. You might be able to use a grout bit or small grinder the
clean out the joint up to the baseboard, then caulk and repaint the
baseboard.
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> 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.
>
> Ross
>
>