Hello everyone,
I have seen some with caulking up and down each corner and where the tile floor meets the tiled floor. I have used sanded grout on the floor tiles, unsanded on he walls, and actually used some sanded grout recessed between the wall and floor tile...thinking I would caulk that part.
Thanks again!
It looks like s*it. It looks like dirty s*it in a few months. And it's not necessary in a tile application that sets over a mortar substrate that's placed over proper framing and grouted properly.
In the expensive homes we tile it's unnacceptable. Wonderboard jockeys may do different.
Laziness? Cheap?
Caulk any joints that may move independently of each other and crack grout. Whether your partidular substrate is solid enough or not I couldn't say.
Laziness? Seriously, there's not much reason not to.
Jeff
Regardless of what you call "proper", anything can settle and move over time, including expansion due to temperature or humidity differences. Caulking at the correct joints alleviates problems associated with this. It only "looks like s*it" if you apply it like s*it, and it only looks dirty in a few months if you use cheap or latex caulk.
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no bs caulk is fine for corners
just like painting caulk all inside corners (direct water areas). use ONLY 100% mildew resistant silicone.
M.C. somewhere in Ca.
As usual you guys don't disappoint. Thanks for your help!
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