I had some grout in my shower come out/ I used a Dremel and carbide tip and got the remaining grout out. I put new grout in two days ago and it is still wet and the tile has condensation on it!

Any ideas?

Is this soft grout at the drain or the side where the facutes are.

The old grout was it wet also ?

Get back what's there is not normal

I assumes the shower wasn't used the last two days. Just checking.

Was there a mostiure problem there before and that's why the old grout went bad??

Hey 62,

If you could give a good description of what and how and where in the shower using what etc. Also need to know how the shower was built, if you know. By that I mean the method both the floor and walls were built.

Jaz

Is this soft grout at the drain or the side where the facutes are.

The old grout was it wet also ?

Get back whats there is not normal

I assumes the shower wasn't used the last two days. Just checking.

Was there a mostiure problem there before and thats why the old grout went bad???


Some of the old grout came out on vertical faces and in the corner. The grout that Lowe's sold me apparently wasn't for showers as the man said. He gave me some powder grout to mix up and use. He suggested putting a fan on it for a day possibly two. The floor of the shower is ceramic tile as well but no evidence of the grout coming up or cracking, noises when stepped on etc. It seems solid. I assume it is on concrete board (if I know what I am talking about).

Some of the old grout came out on vertical faces and in the corner. The grout that Lowe's sold me apparently wasn't for showers as the man said. He gave me some powder grout to mix up and use. He suggested putting a fan on it for a day possibly two. The floor of the shower is ceramic tile as well but no evidence of the grout coming up or cracking, noises when stepped on etc. It seems solid. I assume it is on concrete board (if I know what I am talking about).

Well... OK, I thought maybe you had built it or you knew exactly how it was built.

There is ONE reason why grout cracks or comes out. MOVEMENT. Grout will easily crack in the corners if not solid. Can be fixed with caulk. If grout comes out in the field, bad job. If the grout doesn't dry it means the wall is probably saturated. Got to rip it out and start over correctly.

The floor of a shower can NOT be built with cement board. Crackling means tiles and/or the base is loose.

Jaz