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Cultured Marble Shower Stall Re-Caulking
I have a cultured marble shower stall that the Silicone caulking looks
bad on, black mildew behind the white caulking. I had this shower stall installed 2 years ago & it looks like crap already. Where it looks bad is along where the floor and walls meet. There is not a "pan" for the floor, it is a more flat cultured marble piece that has a rough non-slippery surface that the walls sit on. I have removed all of the old silicone & was ready to put in new silicone. My dad says to use grout instead, that it will hold up better and be easier to install. I thought I had heard that grout was not waterproof? My question is, can I use grout in this joint along the floor in the shower stall? Will it hold up? If so is there a type of grout that would work best? I do hate working with silicone, it is such a mess & the stuff I worked all day to dig out was only there 2 years. Thanks in advance! |
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On May 12, 5:10 pm, wrote:
I have a cultured marble shower stall that the Silicone caulking looks bad on, black mildew behind the white caulking. I had this shower stall installed 2 years ago & it looks like crap already. Where it looks bad is along where the floor and walls meet. There is not a "pan" for the floor, it is a more flat cultured marble piece that has a rough non-slippery surface that the walls sit on. I have removed all of the old silicone & was ready to put in new silicone. My dad says to use grout instead, that it will hold up better and be easier to install. I thought I had heard that grout was not waterproof? My question is, can I use grout in this joint along the floor in the shower stall? Will it hold up? If so is there a type of grout that would work best? I do hate working with silicone, it is such a mess & the stuff I worked all day to dig out was only there 2 years. Thanks in advance! Once you have used silicones, nothing else will adhere. Any grout will fail in a matter of days. This time, use the right kind of silicone, the stuff formulated for tubs and showers which is mold and mildew resistant. Read the label on the product to be sure you bought the right kind. One unique property of silicones is that they form a terrific bond with old silicone material, so if you develop a bit of a technique for the caulking it will look fine and perform better than you expected. Good luck. Joe |
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replying to forward2office, RDS wrote:
Hello Just wanted to let you know I share your pain for exactly the same reasons. I seems that silicone has become a panacea for mitigating bad fit and assembly. It allows you to slap things together and walk away. Its like a pig with lipstick. A year or two later you need a re-do ($$). Would say no to that dress except you aka customer. -- for full context, visit https://www.homeownershub.com/mainte...ng-216748-.htm |
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