Do cut the tube of caulk the right length.
Bathroom tile grout or caulk.
Where grout is just good for bonding together tile caulk is good for creating a seal between multiple materials say between glass tiles and a porcelain tub.
Generally grout should be used on the shower walls and floors and all other vertical or horizontal shower planes.
It is common for people to confuse these two substances and put grout where caulking should go or vice versa.
With the caulk applied first the 511 can then seal everything you won t have any chance of caulk adhesion problems.
Grout which is a cement based material is great for filling the spaces between tiles.
The caulking used in your shower can be used to adhere fixtures and loose tile but is not recommended for the installation of grab bars.
That said a handyman wouldn t recommend sealing cracked grout by placing a line of caulk over it.
What you have will crack sooner than later.
Caulk is a sealant typically made of silicone or acrylic material.
Caulking tubes are designed to apply pressure to the caulking within them so that you can squeeze out a bead of caulk with ease and precision.
Just the pin strip of caulk should be left behind mostly flush with the tile.
Grout caulk while most are quot siliconized quot.
Grout which isn t waterproof is often used for tile joints in backsplashes flooring walls and tiling projects that don t have 90 degree angles.
The sole purpose of grout is to fill the spaces between tiles after the tiles have been glued in place on a floor or on a wall.
Caulk is usually applied around the perimeter of the bathtub where your tiles meet your tub.
Sealers ruining or weakening caulk s seal is common.
As ellsworth stated use 100 silicone at all changes of plane tub deck all corners.
But it isn t flexible enough to stay intact where a shower pan or tub meets surrounding walls.
Because caulk is waterproof and flexible it s often used for tile joints and corners around bathtubs showers windows and other ledges.
Grout and caulk both have their respective places in a tile shower.
Grout color matches are available in either sanded or nonsanded.
Caulk is impermeable meaning it won t let in water.
Or where the edge of a tile meets the wall.
Use a tub tile caulk with or without silicone don t use a straight silicone.
And look pretty and match well still is not a replacement for wet area changes of plane.
Use actual 100 silicone.
In those cases you will likely apply some caulk in places where you also have grout.
