I have a tile bath/shower room. Are you supposed to seal the grout with something periodically to prevent water seepage? If so, what do you use? Please give me generic terms as well as brands, as I live in Japan.
Hi! Sure! There is a product for sealing tile grout. Tile Sealer! Almost any hard-ware store carries it. When you buy your ceramic and your grout, ask the dealer to include a bottle. Turtle Wax is another thing you can do, which I did years ago and which is both cheap and great to use. However, I only recommend using Turtle Wax on bathroom ceramic walls and not on the floor. It is too slippery! Have a great day!
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06/26/2007
Thanks for all this feedback! I was not concerned so much with dirty grout as with the water going through it and getting into the foundation. I am happy to see somebody else uses only hot water and vinegar for cleaning because it works well, and that's what I have been using. Since I try to keep poisons out of my house, I guess I won't seal it!
If anyone else has other suggestions I'd be happy to hear them! Also about sealing cracks in the tile. I have used some silicone-based product and after a year it's moldy underneath.