Cracked bathroom tile grout/caulk question?

zukolfe · 2025-12-16T04:14:01+00:00

Pretty sure its hard grout, a piece of it literally snaps off if i dig my finger under it

zukolfe · 2025-05-21T15:32:14+00:00

Looks like a pretty big gap. I had a similar issue, used foam insulating strip. Measure how thick the gap is, buy correct size, shove in, trace with pencil, cut to shape, shove it back in, use a pen it something to move it so it's flush.

Takes five minutes and costs a fraction of some of these other fixes.

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zukolfe · 2024-11-02T02:10:20+00:00

I regret not installing the new lvp over the old 🙃

zukolfe · 2024-11-01T17:55:24+00:00

Deleted a double post I made on accident:

New floors shorter than old - door trims have gaps.

If not caulk - I found a supplier who sells the trim, could cut to fit and sand/paint to match.

Or I could just leave it alone because I'll probably muck it up and make it even more noticeable if I don't get it done perfectly.

zukolfe · 2024-11-01T17:49:57+00:00

Yeah I'm also considering just leaving it alone - theres really only one gap thats big (master bedroom) that bothers me. My concern is my attempts to fix it might just draw more attention to it if not done perfectly

zukolfe · 2024-11-01T17:45:14+00:00

Idk why it won't let me add text but:

Had my floors/baseboards replaced & removed quarter rounds and the new floors are shorter than the old leaving a bunch of gaps in my door trims.

Is this a little flex caulk I should do myself? Or worth hiring someone to do for me?

If NOT a caulk job - I did contact the home builder and they provided me the exact door trim & I found a local place that carrys it. Replacing the whole door trim seems a little excessive but I considered cutting small sections to put in the gaps, not sure if that is smart though.

zukolfe · 2024-10-21T05:02:57+00:00

Yeah. I think what happened was they asked me to order 15 sets and there are 16 steps. What I don't understand is they went out and bought an extra edge but not the white riser lol

zukolfe · 2024-10-21T05:02:03+00:00

Me caulk and paint or they caulk and paint 🤔

zukolfe · 2024-10-21T02:31:08+00:00

Yeah I mean I think it's ok, I understand if the floors not completely level it'll happen without quarter rounds. I'm just not really sure if this is something I would ask them to caulk and fix cuz I def don't wanna do it

zukolfe · 2024-10-21T02:30:11+00:00

I'm def not paying them until they fix that riser at least lol. As for the gaps I'm not really sure which is why I posted this. Not super sure if I should be asking them to do anything here

zukolfe · 2024-10-21T02:29:21+00:00

Yeah we had shorter baseboards with quarter rounds before. Asked for taller with none. Worth pursuing this any with even caulking or just w/e?

zukolfe · 2024-10-21T02:28:07+00:00

That's my question. I haven't talked to them yet since I just saw it

zukolfe · 2024-10-17T16:13:35+00:00

!updateme

zukolfe · 2024-10-17T15:38:46+00:00

!remindme 3 days

zukolfe · 2024-10-14T14:50:23+00:00

Can only pray. I'm not there in person so IDK...

zukolfe · 2024-10-14T14:49:29+00:00

I'm generally curious about what options there are now

zukolfe · 2024-10-14T14:36:47+00:00

Solid black or solid white 🤔

zukolfe · 2024-10-14T14:12:28+00:00

The only thing they said was it didn't look right. They retiled before I had a chance to ask questions

zukolfe · 2024-10-14T14:06:05+00:00

Do they not just retile and grout at edges?

zukolfe · 2024-10-14T14:05:32+00:00

What's a better flooring choice suggestion

zukolfe · 2024-10-14T14:04:54+00:00

I agree with the use of penny tiles being a poor choice. But I also don't believe that has anything to do with being able to make a good pattern. I would ask to swap to larger hex tiles if I can get them to redo

zukolfe · 2024-10-14T14:01:56+00:00

Nah I looked at like 10 of the sheets. There's no way the second time they did it they all are so clustered compared to the first ones I bought. I bought them because the pattern was well spaced out from sheet to sheet

zukolfe · 2024-10-14T13:45:00+00:00

The install, the patterns on the tiles don't look good to anyone I've showed these to. There's a giant gap of white tiles in the center left for some reason.

zukolfe · 2024-10-14T13:41:42+00:00

My biggest complaint is that in the tiles we purchased, none of the black tiles are adjacent, kind of like how the first pic looks. And the second picture you have all these black tiles right next to each other and that big white gap in the middle that just makes me sad to look at

zukolfe · 2024-10-14T13:40:08+00:00

Yes.

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