How to Make Your Bath / Shower Surround Grout Look New Again!
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- čas přidán 27. 06. 2014
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You won't believe the difference in the before and after shots! How to do it yourself tutorial on replacing existing grout without re-tiling the wall. Shows tools, tips and tricks of the trade. So easy, almost anyone can do it. #bathrooms #grout #handyman
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Alright so today on Repairs101 I'm going to show you how I was able to brighten up this dingy looking shower surround in only a few hours a day over a period of a few days.
You know the first time I did this I was twenty years old and I had nothing but a simple putty knife and an old box cutter to work with. And you know what? It still turned out really good. So it's an easy job as far as equipment and skills go but if you're not used to doing manual labour you may find this to be a daunting task.
I ended up going with this ready-mix stuff.
Really the first thing I did was repaint the bathroom. Put in the plug and use a drop sheet -- there's going to be a lot of dust that you do not want in your pipes.
Start by pulling back the old silicone. Then use a grout rake to remove a layer of grout throughout.
Do everything you can to remove the dust without getting the grout wet -- otherwise you're going to have to wait another day for it to dry out.
You'll find that diagonal strokes generally work the best, but not always.
You'll have to wait about half an hour for the mud to set up before you can start sponging it clean.
A plastic scraper is ideal for removing excess grout from the tile surfaces before wiping everything down with a sponge for a smooth, even surface.
Now if you can't wait seventy-two hours for it to cure before you have a shower you can hang plastic over the tile like this to protect the grout but you have to take it down right after your shower in order to allow the air to get at it.
Now this last step is by far the most tedious. Have your plastic scraper handy for the little chunks and bits that you'll find are still clinging to the tiles' surface. Polish the haze off each tile individually using your clean, cotton rags.
Make sure that your caulking is for bath and tile and smooth it out with a gloved finger dipped in paint thinner.
Alright, thanks for watching -- and don't forget to subscribe! - Jak na to + styl
Great how-to. Short and straight to the point. All killer, no filler. Saved the video for when I'm ready to tackle this bathroom. Thanks and hi from Scotland
Rock on!
This is super helpful if you happen to buy a house where the previous owner DIY'd a shower install and definitely didn't do the best job on the grout *raises hand*
You can cut the time in half if u have a multimaster tool. I bought a 1/4 grout grinding blade and used a vacuum to removed the dust. Way less prep and way easier to clean.
Multi master tool? Where do I get one?
It’s a tool that multiple people use to masturbate with at once.
installing new grout is best done to moist grout so that there is a chemical bond that takes place. This is called rooting. Depending on the grout you use (some set up much faster) you must sponge tool the grout much sooner than 30 minutes or your looking at a real tough job of tooling and removing excess especially on textured tile or natural stone. . Scraping off exces? there should not be any excess only a film haze on the tile to be removed using a dry towel to buff off.
It's 7 years ago but a very good reference for home diy in 2021. Superb!
Glad you liked it! Best part is - seven years later and my grout still looks fantastic!!
Holy cow. I've had to fix grout several times. You taught me a lot of great stuff! Glad I saw this before I started working on it this week.
Glad it helped!
The best instructions for re-grouting I've found! Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
use the edge of a credit card cut at a angle for the silicone bit, if you use your finger it leaves a curve in the silicon where the water can sit and cause mildew, the straight edge of a credit card makes the silicone into a flat triangle type of shape so the water just drips off
Great tip thanks!
i cringed at his caulking, if you cut the tip the right way you can press it in as you go
hi, ive been told that you dont grout the bottom of the shower where the walls meet the floor
because this is a cracking point, it just needs to be siliconed,,,,,, is this also true for the tiles that meet in the corners "vertically"??, thanks in advance
You only leave a curve if you didn't use enough silicone. If you cut your tip at a proper angle, you'll fill any void space and, when pressing your finger, create a smooth soft-triangle that water runs off of.
Cards or tools leave far more imperfections and have much greater failure rates for mildew/mold due to worn out rubber/imperfections. There is never any subtitute for your finger (don't use a glove either as this can cause bunching/imperfections in the silicone).
Use a piece of timber (a sharp 6mm wide tip) and a washing up liquid in water spray to point the silicone at a 45 degree angle for best results
I love the tip about about hanging plastic sheets so you can continue using the shower.
Make sure you take them down after your shower or your grout will never dry.
Fer sure! A very important point for it to be a great job.
Now I am grout thanks to this video. Real. Simple. Straightforward. Thank you Sir
Glad it helped!
I know the way you did it is SUPPOSSED to work. It wears me out just watching you do such a remarkably good job. I'll have to call someone. Good job!
It would be easier if you sponge the grout before if goes hard then you wont have to scrape if off the tiles
I can't believe this video has so many views when the basics of grouting are done wrong! Smh.... You ALWAYS clean the excess grout off before you allow it to dry!
@@kallenyc
It’s absolutely horrendous 😲
Great job...contemplating doing this to my 1990's beige shower. Don't want to tear down the bathtub.
Go for it! 7 years later mine still looks fantastic!
I use to struggle with caulking and could never do i nice clean line until someone showed me a trick. You put a line of caulking, then with finger smooth it out, and then with a moist rag light wipe the excess caulking away for a straight clean thin linr of caulking.
So do I use the improvised hawk for the tiles on its own? Or do I have to mix it with something
Thank you for your video and useful information.
Greetings from Poland 🇵🇱
Glad it was helpful!
So satisfying to watch
Thanks for all the info!
Use blue painters tape when putting caulking around the tub. Gives it a nice clean line.
Will do👍
That's exactly what I do ALL THE TIME. PERFECT CAULK LINES GUARANTEED!
Amazing clean job 👍👍👍👍
Very straight foward instructions and I learned something new. Thank you!
Rock on!
you made my day!! Thank you for this video.
:)
Color and product name please... I have the same green tile that I'd like to paint in The more neutral blue green you chose
Excellent - thank you!
Nice work! It looks great! I am looking to do this in my bathroom! I've never done it before. I hope mine turns out as good as yours.
+ShelleBelle's Videos - more than a year later and mine still looks great! Good luck!
+Repairs101 Finished regrouting the tiles in the shower, and it looks great! It looks so good, I want to do all the tiles in the bathroom now!
+ShelleBelle's Videos - Awesome! Thanks for letting me know!
Politics? No thanks. I'm Canadian.
OK ok so the thing is a huge percentage of Canadians themselves or their ancestors sought refuge here from poverty, oppression, persecution, war, genocide, slavery, famines and plagues. Its nothing new.
Looks fabulous on those ceramic tiles. What if you have stone, though. It's so porous. Will this method still work?
Man, this is great content. Thank you!!!!
Glad it was helpful!
Brother, what's the best type grout to use and must one use a sealant after?
Did you use those grout tubes and squeeze those out on your hawk or did you use a different product?
Amazing! You answered all the questions I had as I'm watching. Thank you👍
Glad it was helpful!
Can’t wait to do this to my bathroom this weekend and change my curtains n stuff cause it’s time and my damn landlord not doing it but it’s a self project I’m also interested in doing ❤
Hope it went well for you!
Hello...thanks for sharing your knowledge. Was the original grout in your shower a sanded or non-sanded grout? If it was a sanded grout, did you have to remove all of the old grout or just a portion of the old grout prior to re-grouting?
Thanks
Mike R At 0:40 I point out (in the graphic overlay) that one generally uses unsanded grout if the gap is less than 1/8th of an inch (3mm) and sanded if the gap is greater than 1/8th of an inch (3mm) - my bad it goes by so quick - my filmmaking skills have improved some since then. That said, in answer to your question: it was unsanded grout (the gaps are small) and I removed a surface layer only, exactly as shown in the video.
Looks so much better. I use a rubber float to apply grout.
7 years later and my grout still looks perfect
Hey my Mason has used white cement as grout will it be okay. Plzz reply
Very thorough.
What is the brand for the grout you use to put in a tile Mud,
Beautiful job!!
Thank you! 😊
How do you call that yellow tool you use? I need that.
Will be doing this soon! I just painted the mildew ceiling and walls with kilz and gave it some fresh paint! The tile kills the new look so I have to regrout it.
You'll be so happy when it's done! Totally worth the effort!
@@repairs101 so I live in apartments and don't want to do all this scraping work (bad shoulder) can I just regrout it the way it is? I mean half of it is gone already. It fell out
@@LD-wj2nd I would not. I recommend getting help to do the raking if you're not capable (pretty sure I mentioned it being physically challenging). Otherwise it's going to continue to fall out and ruin all your hard work. Adequate preparation is key to success.
nice job, I hope to redo out bath floor. Keep sharing.
gonna do my mothers bathroom during this quarantine thanks a lot for the help !(:
Just refreshed my shower walls where old grout was chipping out. Quarantine has made me in to a handyman extraordinaire!
You had paint in the earlier part of the video. Did you paint the tiles? The end shot looks amazing...but looks like a different color tile.
Thanks for the video..!
Any advice for a sealer..? when should i apply it... a day or two after grouting?
I am using non sanded grout from Costume Building Products.
Very helpful and to the point. Appreciated.
Glad it was helpful!
Great job!
Sorry for the late but i don't come often on youtube this time... Work work work.... and heatwave !
Thanks for this sharing and big thumbs up.
(and sorry for my bad english)
Thanks for taking the time! Keep cool!
This looks much better!
:)
Great video! will this work on floor tiles as well? If yes, how much of the existing grout should i remove?
Sure, but you"ll likely need heavier Sanded grout. Dig out as much of the old grout as you can. The more new material the better the adhesion.
Great job, thanks for posting this video
Rock on!
Do you have any video how to remove a broken key from the door ? Thank you
Can you please make a video about that last step? How do I get rid of excess silicone without pulling rest out?
Definitely in the works but maybe not next.
Great video, you're very skilled.
Thank you very much!
One of the best how to / quick videos I've seen - excellent work!
...only problem is you make it look too easy 🤣 ... respectively you acknowledge with labor hours... Just awesome 👍
Glad you liked it!
That’s so beautiful 😍
Now it's years later and it still looks just as good!
2.3 million views very impressive, and an excellent video. Thank you.
Thank you for the positive feedback!
@@repairs101 you're most welcome and thanks for bring your best to our world.
I just did paint my tiles, and want to remove the paint from the grout, so it can look more natural & fill it in again. Can I still scrub on the wall like you did in the video without my paint coming off?
I'm guessing no... but you should ask your paint supplier or the manufacturer('s website)
WOW, the project even improved the color of the tiles....LOL
This was awesome, thanks!!
Glad you liked it!
As a first time homeowner, this was really helpful. I could pay someone to do this but why when you can learn something?! Thanks!
Happy to help!
Better yet install 12 x 24 inch tile installed vertically with just enough space to use sanded grout (non sanded grout never holds). About 33 (12 x 24) tiles over the tub are all you need with minimum tile cutting. Cheap solid tile surround!!
Thanks for the tips
No problem!
And the Mason used white cement without removing old grout.। Plzz help
Good job
Fantastic!!!
Many thanks!
very labor intensive ! (hard)
Also what was the name of the tool you used to apply the grout?
Thanks man! V nice and to the point
Glad you liked it!
Best... best.... best.... thank uouuuuuuu...... 😊
Hello, Excellent Video. So you used the same Dow Corning Silicone sealant in between the tiles on the shower wall as well as in the corners? I saw some other videos ,, for corners they suggested using a material that can expand and contract in case of any structural movement ..hence asking...thanks again
Some people like to make things more complicated.
@@repairs101 Thanks for the quick response. I am gonna try your method.
Wow you make me save money thanks you
:)
How do you get the grout into the corners , where the walls meet? Or do you just use caulk for corners?
Cornering tool or Pointing trowel Watch the video again.
Great video thanks very much, very helpful
Glad it was helpful!
i don't know why the grout is chipping out after couple of months of installing? what is the best solution for this.Thanks
I don't know - mine is three years old and still looks as good as when I did it. Perhaps your surfaces weren't clean enough to create a proper bond? Maybe you didn't rake deep enough and only left a skim coat of grout? Maybe the grout you used was expired and too dry / separated to work? Unfortunately all you can do is start over.
Nice !
Thank you, Repairs 101........ I can do it....... !!!!!!!
Glad to help!
You people crack me up. Lol!!
Thank you!
You're welcome!
+Repairs101 Nice informative video! Love the channel logo. Keep up the good work brother!
+Josh Ferguson - Thanks Josh! Rock on!
Great tips
Glad it was helpful!
Are those the same tiles or did you paint them? They look bluer. This was such an easy informative video and I will be doing this in a few weeks. Thank you!!!
Same tiles no paint no tricks - any apparent difference would be due to camera/lighting. Good luck with yours!
I think he teabagged the tiles before hand,or maybe the tiles...or probably both
Was prob lot of build up soap scum on. Bath im working on now in rental had layer of scum a scrspped off with razor and made tiles look way better
Interesting -didn't know that caulking you used was water proof tho - surely a sealant would be more appropriate - nice job -thank you -
Only use bathroom SILICONE
Could I repaint the tile after redoing the grout? Or is it better to paint first?
I don't recommend painting tile. (No I didn't.) Ask Debbie Travis.
You should put grout on moist or even wet base.
u rock bud thx
Rock on!
Me interesa saber si el producto lo puedo utilizar para sellar grietas en el techo, y donde lo puedo conseguir, por favor me urge respuesta, gracias
Desea utilizar un producto llamado "Spackle"
mira mi video sobre el tema aquí: czcams.com/video/2CiJWKevLHo/video.html
Short and simple
how deep should i saw the grout down? I sawed only enough to get the old stuff out - should i saw more?
I only raked deep enough to get the new material to stay in - say a 16th to an 8th of an inch
Good luck!
thank you for your fast comment!! much appreciated :)
Hi, did the paint still holds up? What brand and kind of paint did you use? Any prep work or detail I need to know? Thanks
ICYMI Bing, I did NOT paint the tiles. It may seem like I said that because of my thick Canadian accent but I assure you if you watch again you will see I said I painted the walls and ceiling (that dark blue colour) in preparation for the shower surround grout renewal. NO TILES were painted. They were cleaned and re-grouted and any difference in the before and after pix are due to an unintentional change in lighting.
What did you use for the “mud” if you got any recommendations ?
If you pause the action at 00:40 - when I say "I went with this redimix stuff" You will see the tubes of mud branded ACE TILE GROUT and I highly recommend the stuff as I made this video almost exactly 10 years ago today and my surround STILL LOOKS GREAT after 10 years daily use! But no doubt different products will be available to you depending on where you live. Go with the redimix for better consistency. I would only mix grout from powder if i was doing a whole swimming pool and cost was a factor.
Instead of caulking the bottom where the tile and tub meet can i just use grout? I have a shower stall that is ceramic and has a plastic floor and borders. I thought of just using grout then sealing it. Awesome video!!
I hope you decided to caulk. Even though you can't see it, when you fill up your tub the extra weight of your body and water moves the tub down. Caulk is flexible while grout is not.
How long to wait for taking a shower after putting the new grout?
Did you paint the tiles ? They look a different color and if so what did you paint with and the process
Nope.
Nope ? Nope did you not paint the tiles? Did you just clean it ? And if so what did you use to clean your tile ?
Why dipped in paint thinner?
What was the scraper you were using to remove the silicone?
it's called a ProPrep 200 but i think the company went out of business
www.dtep-archive.com/proprep.htm
It's amazing
:)
I tried a gel type but it still difficult. I think this one seems better
Still bright white after all these years.
My grout is black in some areas. Does that mean mold?
Thanks
No problem.
Nice video! How much do you charge for re grout?
Also, be careful ...when I did this on my mothers bathroom, tiles began falling off the wall...lol. I tried to get her to agree to have new white tiles put in, but she insisted on keeping the old pale blue tiles from 1970....lol. The only problem was, a few tiles broke from the fall....so I had to extend the shower/tub design (which were new) to cover the space for the missing tiles....lol. In the end, she loved it....well, except for the gloss sealer I used that dripped and ran down on the gloss tiles...I forgot to wipe the tiles off and didn't notice it, but when my mother was finally able to take a bath, (it took me a long time...a week or so), the first thing she noticed was the drips on the tile....:-(. I was too exhausted to try to remove and clean all the tiles, so I told her it would wear off.....:-) Oh, she only had one full bathroom....:-)
You are a good daughter!