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Post by TankTop on Apr 8, 2016 23:56:41 GMT
Just curious. I feel like I do ours at least 3 times a year and it is driving me nuts.
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Post by pmm on Apr 9, 2016 0:39:24 GMT
Way too often! My surround doesn't fit well around my 1960's tub. While I would love to spend the money to fix it, it's just not in my budget. Especially, since my dog decided to pee all over my carpet. Even after a professional cleaning the carpet smells horrible. So, now I have no choice but to put down new flooring. It's a good thing he is cute!
ETA: 3-4 times per year! It's probably time to do it again.
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Post by iowgirl on Apr 9, 2016 0:51:21 GMT
Wow! It has been at least 10 years. Maybe more. It still looks perfect. It's just a tub, no shower though.
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Post by TankTop on Apr 9, 2016 1:16:45 GMT
Ugh. I hate this shower with a burning passion.
It wouldn't be so bad if it didn't put the shower out of commission for over 24 hours.
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Post by anniefb on Apr 9, 2016 1:25:40 GMT
The bath in my downstairs bathroom was last done in 1994  It's a silicone caulk. I read that generally caulk should last 8-10 yrs. |
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Post by basketdiva on Apr 9, 2016 1:32:50 GMT
I'm curious as to why you have to recaulk so often
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Post by chaosisapony on Apr 9, 2016 1:39:41 GMT
I've not heard of people re-caulking that often. I'm really surprised by that, it would drive me nuts!
I re-caulked when I moved in here in 2008. The caulking was fine but had tons of nasty mildew all over it. It wouldn't clean off well so I just re-caulked. It's still totally fine and pretty new looking 8 years later.
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Post by TankTop on Apr 9, 2016 1:41:32 GMT
I'm curious as to why you have to recaulk so often Me too! It seems no matter what we do it leaks. We even had a new shower put in and it still leaks. Drives me nuts! |
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Post by ~summer~ on Apr 9, 2016 1:52:40 GMT
Every ten years
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Post by Woobster on Apr 9, 2016 1:56:13 GMT
Our house is about to be 10 years old and we just talked about re-doing our master shower a couple of days ago... For the first time.
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Post by kellybelly77 on Apr 9, 2016 2:14:29 GMT
Uh, never. We've been in this house for 9 years our last for 7 years. We did do complete bathroom remodels in this house though but it has never occurred to me to caulk a bathtub.
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Post by anniefb on Apr 9, 2016 2:29:00 GMT
I'm curious as to why you have to recaulk so often Me too! It seems no matter what we do it leaks. We even had a new shower put in and it still leaks. Drives me nuts! Are you leaving the caulk long enough to cure properly? It can take longer than 24 hrs depending on your climate (humidity /temperature variations). |
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Post by pmm on Apr 9, 2016 2:32:57 GMT
Ugh. I hate this shower with a burning passion. It wouldn't be so bad if it didn't put the shower out of commission for over 24 hours. I only have one shower. When I redo mine, I have two plastic shower curtains that I hang around the inside to allow the caulk to cure. I have gotten this down to a fine science. First thing in the morning after all the showers are done I pull the old out and then using rubbing alcohol to make sure the tub surface is dry. I then put in fresh caulking. In the evening I hang my redneck shower curtains around the inside of the tub. One of them has holes cut in it for the water control and the faucet that fills the tub. Next morning after showers are done, I pull the curtain's down. Dry them and fold them up for next time. |
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Post by TankTop on Apr 9, 2016 2:33:39 GMT
Last time I did it right before we left for a week vacation, so plenty of cure time.
I am trying to convince do to either have the shower redone in tile or hire a professional caulker. Yes, there are professionals.
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Post by hop2 on Apr 9, 2016 2:39:10 GMT
We've lived here 15 years the tub/ shower I've done twice. Once when we painted the first time. Then about 6 years ago when we painted the second time. Looks perfect still.
The stall shower I have to do once a year. I think the shower pan gives a little/moves and over time breaks the seal?
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Post by pmm on Apr 9, 2016 2:43:50 GMT
I have to redo mine frequently because the surround does not fit the tub very well. The back piece fits mostly flush to the tub with very little to no gap. On both sides the closer you get to the edge of the tub there is a larger and larger gap both deep and wide. It requires an obscene amount of caulk to fill in the space. I think it doesn't last because of the sheer volume that needs to be used. I have used a material specifically made to help fill the gap for depth; but, it still takes almost an entire tube of caulk to get the job done. My tub is a standard size.
I even paid a professional to redo it once. They had to come back out within two weeks because it was pulling away from the sides. Two weeks later it had pulled away again. I notified them of the problem when I paid my invoice but, they never responded.
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Post by AussieMeg on Apr 9, 2016 4:42:45 GMT
My house (and bathroom) is nearly 30 years old and I have never needed to recaulk the bath. It seems really strange to me that you're doing it 3 times a year when I've never had to do it.
We are currently renovating the bathrooms and we have bought a fabulous free standing bath.
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Post by julieb on Apr 9, 2016 4:53:26 GMT
Maybe every other year. It needs to be done now.....
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Post by cmpeter on Apr 9, 2016 5:53:56 GMT
We have been in our house 10 years and haven't had to re re-caulk yet.
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Post by sbartist on Apr 9, 2016 6:12:07 GMT
We got about 3 years out of it. Our bathroom, the shower/tub specifically takes a huge weather beating because the window is open 24/7 and the tradewinds blow through.
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Post by chichi on Apr 9, 2016 13:32:11 GMT
A few years ago I found that I had to recaulkthe master shower often
Turned out I had a shower pan leak and the water trapped under the tile and shower pan made the caulk remoisten, peel and dissolve
Our master was on the first floor and didn't discover the leak for a while
It was a mess to rebuild the master bath/closet
Had to undergo mold remediation
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Apr 9, 2016 14:37:05 GMT
"Turned out I had a shower pan leak and the water trapped under the tile and shower pan made the caulk remoisten, peel and dissolve"
That's exactly the scenario I was going to suggest. I had that happen in the shower in our master bath in a previous home. If it is a faulty shower pan, then you are chasing your tail until that gets addressed.
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