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Pebble Tile Shower Floor....Please Help!!!!

2 years ago

We bought our house several years ago and loved this big shower. However cleaning and maintaining it has been a major headache. This week I did a thorough bleaching of everything to remove mold and mildew that had accumulated and I noticed some cracks in the grout and some loose pebbles that came right off when I scrubbed them. Nobody has used this shower for 3 days and I'm concerned that there is water underneath because the grout still looks wet. My main questions are:

1. Do(Can) I need to let the grout fully dry before I fill in the cracks in the grout and reattach the pebbles that came loose.

2. What's the best way to repair the grout and reattach the pebbles?

3. How do I get rid of the mineral buildup that is covering some of the rocks?

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Comments (3)

millworkman
2 years ago
Grout is not nor was ever intended to be waterproof. The grout and stones are wet because the shower pan is not draining properly and water is sitting on top of the pan liner and not running towards the drain. No way to fix other than the inevitable gut.
Olychick
2 years ago
Until you can have someone check what the problem is, I would use a steam cleaner to get rid of mold and mineral build up.
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ci_lantro
2 years ago
Generally speaking, pebble shower floors need more slope than a tiled shower floor. So it is possible that insufficient slope is the root of the problem.

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