Wondering if this will pay off in the triangle...tile

[Streamer1212]

Originally Posted by J. Trent Hicks

.....Don't forget to insist that your tile setter include sealing the tile and grout with premium "Bulletproof" brand sealer. You will be glad that you did!

A couple of thoughts about this sealer business:
The one that is recommended by Hicks is a very good sealer. But glazed tile cannot be sealed, and unglazed porcelain tile can't either. So, yes, seal the grout joints, but do it yourself. Having the tile contractor do it usually means downtime or a return trip to do it, and you'll be charged for either one. Also, it's a no-brainer application, not a trade skill. Also, the tile installers HATE sealing grout joints.

OR

Have the installation installed with one of the new epoxy grouts like Spectralock (Laticrete) . It's worlds better than any sealer. It costs more, but you are actually getting a true value for that money.

Send me a DM with your general location, and I can recommend a few good installers in the RAl/Dur/ C.Hill area that are real professionals.

Regards,
Streamer1212

[mjohnson185]

I think we are just going to do the floor instead of the shower. My husband is actually in charge of cleaning the bathrooms and he would rather keep the fiberglass shower and get a really nice glass shower enclosure for it instead. He just thinks the fiberglass will be easy to clean since he has to clean it This works out great because now we can get a nicer tile for the bathroom floor and just focus on the floor for now. I agree, I don't want to take the chance on leaky grout down the line. Thanks for all of the suggestions.

[kelly237]

Originally Posted by mjohnson185

I think we are just going to do the floor instead of the shower. My husband is actually in charge of cleaning the bathrooms and he would rather keep the fiberglass shower and get a really nice glass shower enclosure for it instead. He just thinks the fiberglass will be easy to clean since he has to clean it This works out great because now we can get a nicer tile for the bathroom floor and just focus on the floor for now. I agree, I don't want to take the chance on leaky grout down the line. Thanks for all of the suggestions.

If my husband cleaned the bathrooms I would let him choose any
type shower wall he could think of. Now the bigger question ...
how did you get your husband to help clean???