Sealing Tile Shower Walls

Begin by removing the old tile or the fiberglass shower wall.

Sealing tile shower walls.

In this quick episode i discuss how and why you should seal the grout and tile of your bathroom. Also tile is heavy so put down blankets to protect the floors and tub from being damaged by falling pieces. After you have sealed one wall of the slate tile shower then move on to seal the next adjoining shower wall. Use latex based products to seal both grout and tile.

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. Fiberglass shower pans are frequently installed with tiled walls in the shower. Some tiles are too thick to absorb the sealant so check a small area first. If the tile soaks up the sealant seal the entire shower.

Simply wipe the surface of the slate tiles with the absorbent paper towels or cotton cloth to remove any wet areas of sealer that are on the surface of the slate tiles and grout. The standard shower is one of the wettest places on earth with the equivalent of 2 500 inches of rainfall a year.