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i know we can use sealant,not very sure though abt grout

2007-04-09 22:46:21 · 11 answers · asked by Sensy 1 in Home & Garden Maintenance & Repairs

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silicone sealant is the only answer. it needs to flex due to the weight of yourself and the water when your in there. the grout wont do that so it has to be sealant

2007-04-09 22:52:00 · answer #1 · answered by Daniel_Son_Bonsai 4 · 1 0

You'll need to use bathroom caulking. Just make sure you get the anti-microbial caulking. Otherwise you may have rust colored mold/mildew that forms on the caulking.

You don't want to use grout because that needs to flex. The walls of a house actually will move up and down and you need something flexible to allow for that. You're supposed to do the same thing when you put tiling above a kitchen counter-top. The space in between the counter-top and the first row of tile should be filled with caulking instead of grout to give a little bit of flexibility. If you put grout there, the grout would crack.

2007-04-10 00:48:29 · answer #2 · answered by devilishblueyes 7 · 1 0

Depends on the size of the gap, if it is less then .5 inches both sealant and grout will work, make sure grout is water proof. Sealant is guaranteed for good many years(GE has 50 year sealant).

2007-04-09 22:53:55 · answer #3 · answered by minootoo 7 · 0 1

Use white KITCHEN and BATH silicone calking. Be sure it says Kitchen and Bath. This is specially formulated to help prevent mold and mildew. All surfaces must be clean and dry. Buy the big tube and a calking gun. Force the calk into the crack and slowly move along the gap. Barely over-fill the gap then smoothly wipe it with your finger to create a concave joint. Do about two feet at a time until you get the hang of it.

2007-04-10 04:50:42 · answer #4 · answered by big_mustache 6 · 0 0

first of all that Magic bathing room Sealer Trim Is rubbish. i attempted it as quickly as on my tub. I accompanied the educational to the letter & interior of a month it peeled off leaving the messy adhesive backing in the back of. Secondly, if the hollow between the tub & tile is a 0.5 inch or extra i might definately grout it. Caulk will artwork, yet grout is a lot extra everlasting particularly in a niche that extensive. Caulk will crack & smash down in a void that extensive particularly in an area like a bath/bathe. desire this replaced into efficient, reliable luck!!

2016-10-28 08:08:23 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

100% silicone sealant, or tub and tile caulk.
The gap is there to allow the tub and tiles to flex seprately to each other

2007-04-10 01:45:41 · answer #6 · answered by daniel a 2 · 0 0

U can get Silicon gap filler in hardware shop or use plaster of Paris. Spartan

2007-04-09 23:01:32 · answer #7 · answered by Spartan Total Warrior 5 · 0 1

make a platform where you can keep things like shampoo and lotions et all

2007-04-09 22:56:58 · answer #8 · answered by ankit m 1 · 0 0

white silecone sealer is your man,,good luck

2007-04-09 22:48:40 · answer #9 · answered by sred04 2 · 0 0

slincone,.work for me

2007-04-09 22:55:02 · answer #10 · answered by tiny 1 · 0 0

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