I'm a new home owner who has been living in house that was built last year. Upon moving in the builder mentioned that grout needed yearly maintenance–would he referring to re-sealing the grout? Are there other types of maintenance involved for tile grout? Any recommendations here about the process would be greatly appreciated.
Below is a picture of one of the corners in my shower where the grout has cracked. Does that area need to be re-grouted or would caulk be sufficient to seal the gap? Thanks!
Best Answer
You should not be regrouting between changes in surfaces unless it appears that your grout has damage or significant age.
A lot of people will say that this change of surface should never be grouted because it will almost always crack like yours do to wall or house movement. I disagree and I usually grout these areas... but I know there will be a crack and it will be eventually need to be caulked which is fine.
Buy a sanded caulk that matches your grout. Caulk the grout crack. You do not want a heavy amount. The more caulk you put on this the more of a chance it gets damaged through cleaning and the more you will have to recaulk. Your grouting cracks are normal - builder should have mentioned that this may happen but maybe he was hoping for the best.