Why would anyone use tile and grout in a shower??
John 9a
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Onyx tile shower: where to use caulk vs. grout?
Comments (3)We plan on very tiny joints. Are spacers used for very thin grout lines? Yes. Usually they're small tapered spacers called "marble wedges", as seen in the pic below. but Bill Vincent recommended siliconized latex caulk in another thread. Are there particular brands that perform well? Whatever the brand grout you used, that's the brand of caulking you get, as well, and from the same place, and in the same color as the grout. Just about all grout manufacturers now make their caulkings with antimicrobial agents in them to put a stop to mold and mildew. Do we fill the tub with water before caulking? If it's cast enamel, it's not necessary. If it's plastic or fiberglass, you'd do alot better to make sure the installer supports the "belly" of the tub with mortar or foam. It'll go alot further than filling the tub. The reason for filling the tub is so that excessive movement won't stretch the caulking past its limits. Even a better idea is to limit said movement (which is what you do by supporting the bottom of the tub). Also, I remember a thread mentioning using caulk instead of grout in the "corners," but I am not sure if that means just the bottom corners, or the whole vertical seams where the back and side walls of tile meet. Any place where one wall meets another, or a wall meets a floor (or in this case the tub), it should be caulked....See Moredid anyone use the wood look tile in the shower
Comments (4)Yes, we have wood look plank in our 5 X 5 curbless shower. Misingi Suber by Arizona tile. And we have a linear drain - it is against the wall - no problem with drainage. - Because I have balance problems, I'm thinking of using a teak shower mat in the shower to avoid slipping and give me a little something for my toes to grasp. Even if we had mosaic tile and had more grout, I would still worry about balance. No problems yet but such is the nature of my disability. (I have a bench I can use if/when it gets really bad). We have bars on all four sides of the shower and so far, that helps me a lot too - at least keep from worrying. But bottom line, no problems whatsoever with drainage. If we did this over, the floor would be the same, we love it and it is the first thing people comment on and they are always very favorable. Here's a pic when it was being tiled:...See Morewhat grout would you use with this mix of tiles?
Comments (6)Thanks! I am glad that other people agree about the gray. Bill, thank you especially for the specific suggestion - it gives me a starting point to ask about when I go back to the showroom. I can't believe but forgot to mention that we are also using rectangular strips - I think 4" x 12" of the darker color stone in the mix (the lagos) as a border around the perimeter of the floor. The reason for this is to tie the bathroom in from the adjoining hallway, which will have lagos on the floor. That is the reason why I wanted to have one wall with the mix, to carry the color up, instead of going all white. We already picked the grout for the lagos for the hallway, so I think that same color grout should be used on the perimeter lagos in the bathroom too. Is it weird to change grout colors like that on a floor? The brown grout we picked for the perimeter fades away in between the brown tiles, so I hope it will seem natural, especially as a carry-over from the next room....See MoreAnyone use crackle tile in your shower?
Comments (10)I put sonoma crackle tile in my steam shower. My installer dipped it in sealant first per instructions in high moisture areas. The sink backsplash and tub areas weren't dipped in sealant since they weren't high moisture. 3 years later, so far so good. I've heard from others who did not apply the sealant in their shower and a few years later they had black mildew problems in and behind the crackle tile....See MoreJohn 9a
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