Sealing Tile Shower Walls

Fiberglass shower pans are frequently installed with tiled walls in the shower.

Sealing tile shower walls.

In this quick episode i discuss how and why you should seal the grout and tile of your bathroom. Shower tiles should be sealed every one to two years depending on how often the shower is used. This is a dusty job so use plastic to cover your doorways wear a respirator that s rated for dust cover the floor with a drop cloth and make sure there s plenty of ventilation. After you have sealed one wall of the slate tile shower then move on to seal the next adjoining shower wall.

Some tiles are too thick to absorb the sealant so check a small area first. This means that properly waterproofing a shower is not just a recommendation it is essential in protecting your home or commercial structure from the effects of water. The standard shower is one of the wettest places on earth with the equivalent of 2 500 inches of rainfall a year. The tile does not come down completely to meet the fiberglass but stops slightly above it leaving a small gap.

Also tile is heavy so put down blankets to protect the floors and tub from being damaged by falling pieces. Use latex based products to seal both grout and tile.