Topic: Caulking ceramics in bathroom

[Slow_lane]

In my bathrooms I have ceramic on walls in showers. Where the wall meet at right angles the installer used grout. The grout is showing very very slight hairline cracks in it where these walls meet. I think these corners shuld have been caulked.

My question is what color caulking to use. For example in one shower I have tiles that are predomantly light brown with small swirls of grey in them. The installer used grey grout. For the corner seam should I used silicone cauling that matches the brown of the tile or the grey grout used elsewhere?

Maybe someone out there with experiance in doing tiles knows the preferred choice.

Also doe you think it is ok just to put a bead of caulking over existing grout line or should I try and remove the grout before caulking?

[inco]

Re grouting the are would be the best solution. Scrape out the area real well and apply new grout. Let thoroughly dry before using again AND seal it afterwards.

[wannabe4x4ing]

In the meantime, if grouting right now is not a task you want to undertake... you could just use a clear sealant, applied thinly.