Recently I cleaned my shower stall and discovered some small holes in the grout on tile floor (need to look very closely). Do I need to fix them? There hasn't been any leaking yet, but I am worried. My house is new about
If so, how to fix it? do I need to re-grout the whole floor? or can I just use caulking to fill the holes?
if the house is new contact the builder most houses have 1 yr warranty let them fix it and document so in case you have a problem later on you can refer back to the original problem
I just want to learn more, would anyone please give me some directions and analysis to the problem. Ignore my house is being new, please. thanks..
I just want to learn more, would anyone please give me some directions and analysis to the problem. Ignore my house is being new, please. thanks..
I would...
Keep in mind that the tile and grout aren't what is making your shower water tight - it is the membrane *under* the tile.
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What membrane? The tile in my new shower is being glued to the cement board backer, then will be grouted. There isn't any membrane involved.
I don't even know there is a membrane under the tile. Thanks a lot. I just found a web site gives you illustration of shower pan (pretty helpful in learning about this for newbie like me):
Sorry, the membrane is in the floor pan, where I use a plastic one.
Tile, probably not. Unless it is naturally porous. Grout, yes...no cement material is waterproof. However, not much will wick through and the sealer prevents that.
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