Bathroom Shower Tile Grout Repair
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Bathroom Shower Tile Grout Repair
I need to repair the tile grout and caulking in my tub/shower. I have a RotoZip and an Oscillating Multi Tool. Which tool would you recommend for removing the tile grout? I don't have a large area to do. There is some paint bubbling on the wall around the corner from the edge of the tub/shower and from what I have read it's probably a moisture problem. My wife had a stroke a little over a year ago and sits on a chair in the shower and uses a hand held shower head which tends to get more water on the lower part of the shower/tub wall than the regular shower water head. My guess is that this hand held is responsible for the problem so I figured that I would re-grout and re-caulk this area. Just wondering what tool(s) are recommended.
Thank You.
Thank You.
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Not sure how you think re-grouting and caulking is going to help, can you post some pics?
You may be right but I'd hate to see you waste a lot of time and effort.
You may be right but I'd hate to see you waste a lot of time and effort.
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Your tub has a tile flange all the way around it so water can not get behind the tile from the tub side.
You have two things going on here. First is water getting past the curtain and soiling the base molding as it runs down the tile. Secondly is the damage to the side wall which would indicate water behind the tile saturating the wall board. I believe that the source of this is a leak at the handles or cartridges dripping down the inside of the wall. Pull back the escutcheons on the handles and take a peak to see if there is a leak.
You have two things going on here. First is water getting past the curtain and soiling the base molding as it runs down the tile. Secondly is the damage to the side wall which would indicate water behind the tile saturating the wall board. I believe that the source of this is a leak at the handles or cartridges dripping down the inside of the wall. Pull back the escutcheons on the handles and take a peak to see if there is a leak.