Hello,

I had a new shower with tiled walls and ceiling put in about 5 years
ago. This year the grout in one specific row of tiles on the ceiling
is really starting to crack. This started last year as a hairline
crack in the grout along the entire length of the row of tiles. Now
the crack has widened and I must do something to repair it ASAP. The
thing is, I'm not sure what it is that should be done.

Photos he

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/b...alltile_01.jpg

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/b...alltile_02.jpg


Should I regrout the whole cracked area? If so, should all the old
grout be scraped out first? What would be the best way to do that (if
indeed that is what I should do)? Tools?

Also, is it a problem if water has seeped into the crack a bit? (There
were drips from the ceiling tile where the crack is today). My hope is
that no permanent moisture has entered the ceiling.

Any and all help or advice is greatly appreciated.


*If you have water dripping from the ceiling it sounds as though there are
other issues going on that need to be addressed first. Maybe you have a
roof leak which is causing the ceiling to flex and thus causing the crack.

There is at least one hand tool available for removing grout. Dremel has a
grout removal attachment for their tools.