Sealing Tile Shower Walls

Fiberglass shower pans are frequently installed with tiled walls in the shower.

Sealing tile shower walls.

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. The tile does not come down completely to meet the fiberglass but stops slightly above it leaving a small gap. In this quick episode i discuss how and why you should seal the grout and tile of your bathroom.

Begin by removing the old tile or the fiberglass shower wall. 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. Some tiles are too thick to absorb the sealant so check a small area first.

This means that properly waterproofing a shower is not just a recommendation it is essential in protecting your home or commercial structure from the effects of water. After you have sealed one wall of the slate tile shower then move on to seal the next adjoining shower wall.