How To Re-Caulk Your Bath Tub Or Shower
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ส.ค. 2024
- In this video, I show you how to re-caulk your bath tub or shower. The process is really simple and you can save yourself quite a bit of money by re-caulking your bathroom fixture by yourself. All that it requires is a caulking gun, a tube of caulk, and some painter's tape (tape is optional).
I detail every single step in the re-caulking process. Simply follow the instructions and your bath tub or shower will have a new caulking job in no time.
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You have some good trip. Here some of my trips that I used. After you take all the silicone off. I would spray the area with vinegar then wipe after 10 minutes with paper towel this will kill any bacteria and mold so it does t grow so quickly back. After you put the silicone on put on a pair of latex glove to wipe away the silicone the silicone will not stick to your fingers guarantee. Patrick from Neighbourhood plumbing Toronto Canada
Best advice I've ever seen on TH-cam thank you!!
Bro just settii ng up the tape up alone is a job how'd you do that
Best to fill the bath with water in case there is any movement between the bath and the wall. Old houses can have that. Nothing worse than doing the job, filling the bath and finding the caulking being stretched. Eventually just causes holes.
This. For anyone watching this video, new or old house, you should always fill the bathtub!!! If you have a floor shower, fill 5 gallon buckets with water and set it on the floor and try your best to work around them!! Help raise this comment. Leave the kids to fill the bathtub once or twice and you’ll get cracks from the weight and will have to redo it, patch it, or risk mold behind the wall. Good luck!
Great tip!
Re-caulking my tub today; would not have thought to do this. Thanks!~
@@MrBlankscole Your welcome
Thanks for this comment, about to caulk mine this weekend so I needed to know this.
My wife and I just re-caulked our bathtub. We used the painting tape method and it worked great. This was the first time either of us had done something like this. Thank you.
After I vacuum I put rubbing alcohol on a cotton ball and run it down where I'm going to caulk the reason being that any little bit of oil from your fingers or soap anything that could improve the adhesive properties from sticking as well as the cotton ball will definitely catch on any debris left behind. That just works for me.
Oh my God , you saved my marriage. Finally my wife is happy with the way I caulked. Hopefully she will be satisfied with my caulking for a couple years.
How is your cooking?
@@kirbyculp3449 always been able to cook!
@@colin1321 tell her to cook! It’s a women’s job!!!!!!!!!!
What if she is at work? Also some people are just better at cooking than others. I'm a woman and I am going to caulk the tub and mow the lawn. Is that my husbands job? Should I wait till he gets home from work? 🙄
@@luvthecountry_creeker I'd wait.
I think I speak for all people who grew up without a parent without maintenance skills, THANK YOU ❤
very good example of simple caulking,I used this entire video to do my bathtub and had great results.
thanks JWL
Thank you for the detail instructions! It's my first time having to do this and I'm not as intimidated now. Thank you!
and then I took a flamethrower to make sure the area was REALLY completely dry...LOL. Great video! Good pointers and simple to follow
Helped my dad do this years ago as a kid. Just moved to a house we are renting and will have an opportunity to buy next year, and are working with the current owner to fix some things up. The caulking job that was done on an otherwise nice shower/tub was terrible. I never thought of using the masking tape - great tip. Thanks for sharing, looking forward to checking this off the list! :-)
Thanks Bud! Worked perfect! Info for others, the caulking part took seconds. The time consuming parts were pulling off old caulk and taping.
Thanks for the info, I hadn't even considered taping it off. The last time, I did it freehand but thought I'd check online to see what might be new. Glad I found your video. And I like your voice; it sounds like you might be from the East Coast and I always enjoy hearing the sounds.
Thank you!
Thank you so much for this helpful video. I had a small bit of chalking to repair and this video was just what I needed. Love the taping off part. Made my repair look nearly flawless:)
This technique worked like a champ! Redid my enire tub/shower in 2 hours and looks pro! I was dreading it, but this tutorial made ALL the difference! 10/10, subscribed and LIKED!
Great video!!! Taping is KEY!! I tried my first caulking 5-6 years ago and did free hand. What a mistake. Of course, any caulk job is better than none, but using tape is a world of difference. Less cleanup. Nice lines. Thank you!
Just did this to my bathtub after watching your video, it turned out fantastic! Thank you for the clear and simple instructions. I never would've thought of using the tape for this - so smart!
You made this look simple. I’m in the process of buying a condo and was going to pay someone to do this...thx to you I’ll try it myself 🙂
You have quite a talent for explaining things and teaching people. Well done, sir and thank you for the help.
Agreed
Thank you for the concise demonstration! Much easier than I thought it would be. The painting tape method sounds perfect, so I'll be trying that!
Greatly helpful. Thank you for using simple tools and plain language. Easy to follow your directions.
This is great! Thanks for breaking it down step by step - and I never thought of using the tape! Helps on the clean-up, and gives a professional finish. I was dreading having to re-caulk the bathtub, but it's not so bad with your methods. Although, I did use some caulk remover to help!
perfect video, exactly what I was looking for. Its people like you who keep the world going
The Shop Vac is a good step, also a hair dryer can be used to dry the cracks where water may be trapped underneath.
Also I read fill the tub with water and work in the tub when you apply the calk. The idea there, apparently, is the added weight settles the tub (widening the gaps) so the calk will penetrate better and be less likely to crack or leak when bathing or showering after the repair is fully cured.
Very helpful and clearly explained. Nice job. I feel better prepared now to tackle the task.
Wow! Thx for the tips! My husband dies in June. I was his cheap labor for EVERYTHING that had to get done in the house. I know I can do this myself-nut appreciate the info to make sure I get it done right
I followed your instructions and the job came out PERFECT. (And I'm no DIYer.) My only suggestion is that everyone should use the blue painter's tape. The gap between my tub and the wall is wider than yours and varies, but the tape makes the whole process faultless.
This is a very helpful, instructional video. Thank you
Thank you for making this video. I need to do this for my shower stall and your video really helped me to understand the process.
Thank you so much for this video! It was my first time caulking a tub and I did a great job thanks to you and this video! You explained everything so well and answered all the questions I had. Thank you again!
only one thing that needs to be said and thats the bath should be at least half full of water
why?
Because the added weight of filling the tub or standing in the tub will cause the caulk to pull away from the porcelain. If you caulk it with water already in it, it will be applied with that existing stress. It makes it less likely that you will have an immediate failure in your new caulk job.
Very clever and handy tip. Makes complete sense.
@@CraftsmenOnDuty correct ! I re-caulked my ex-girlfriends bath in my swim trunks !, Also don't forget to NOT empty the bath till the caulk has dried !
@@CraftsmenOnDuty no wonder I see a crack in the corner often times!
thanks for the video. I was able to caulk my bathroom with no mess!
Thank you!!! I'm moving away from a horrid apartment and am in the process of fixing everything they wouldn't when I moved in.
Thank you for this video. I am attempting to recaulk this summer and use your step by step instructions.
Sir, thank you so much for the video! I will do it tomorrow first thing in the morning :-)
You're awesome! So detailed and clear. Thanks man.
Very detailed instruction; great for someone who has never done one (like me). BUT, I need to rest my head first for the vertigo trigger by this vedio.😅
Will be doing this tomorrow. Thanks for the video and all the comments from people that used this method were super helpful
You’re awesome, I’m on my way to Home Depot thanks to you!
I never thought of using painter's tape. It worked great! Thank you so much for a great video.
Super video, great job! Very helpful! Thank you so much.
This is fine if you're using latex caulk, but if you are using GE Silicone II it won't just clean up with water. And you are supposed to use Tub and Tile silicone I or II (I recommend silicone II) to do caulk a bathtub or it will only last a couple of years, if that.
I just did this to my tub and thank you for this video 😊
Taping is genius! Makes the job turn out neat and clean. Thanks!
Thanks! Great video! First time caulking and it turned out awesome!
pretty good. THank you for sharing your technique.
Great video! Thanks for the tips!
Wifes blow dryer works wonders to take old caulk off. Try it. Its great.
Okayyyyy. The wife's been on my butt to do this, but wasn't sure I could. Guess I have a weekend project! Thanks for making it LOOK simple enough. I think I will do the painter's tape. Yours looks good! Thanks again.
Great video to watch before I did it for the first time. Thanks so much.
Nice explanation. The issue with using tape from my experience is the caulking always lift up a bit when the tape is pulled. It does produces a cleaner job but requires a lot of time and tape. They should make some self- caulking caulk. Lol
M M, that's because you're not supposed to use tape.
Yes, didn't think about taping off but it helps tremendously. The first pass to smooth the caulk should be less pressure at first because after removing the tape, you will have to go through another pass of smoothing, with your finger and just a little more firm. Need to ensure that there is still some caulk to smooth during the second pass. Funny, when I asked the guy at Lowes, "where do you keep your caulk?" aisle 2, got it....lol
That original caulk job was a hot mess, but it was REALLY clean and looks fairly newish. Good job redoing it!
Thanks so much! Gonna get some painters tape and do this tomorrow!
Thanks dude my tub looks awesome!!!!
*Best is if you use the back of a Spoon instead of your finger. Just keep the angle of the spoon the same as you run it along the wall, and you have a really smooth line of caulk!
BACK OF A SPOON!!! YES!!! GREAT IDEA!!!
Momzilla 😂😂😂
Very helpful video, thank you!
Thank you so much! Excellent Video. I'm following your steps.
bill i use alcohol to clean.it evaporates fast and leaves it nice and clean.i also use tape for a nice neat edge and have never had a problem with seapage.
Super helpful, thank you!
Thanks for the great tutorial
Such great, easy-to-follow instructions. Thank you! The only thing missing (for us true novices), is how to load the caulking gun itself?
Very good video. Thanks 🙏🏻
Excellent, simple and straightforward video! Thanks~
Extremely helpful! Very well explained.
Very helpful - thanks for posting!
Great video to learn how to caulk in your bathroom, very enjoyable.
Very helpful - thanks!!
great detailed video. would be great if you described the material used.
Thanks.excellent presentation.
Great video thanks man!
Best video ever on this topic!!! Thank you!
Thank u for ur tips, very well done explaining in a simple way. Thank u very much. EAO
Excellent Idea thank you. very much
Smoooth it out!! Thanks
I like everything until the tape came off, But thank you for all the steps up to the tape part though the vacuuming the digging it all out 👍🏼
This was very useful. Thank you.
Thanks for the video! Nice job
Great video explained, very clear, how much you charge for this kind of job!?, thanks
Thanks for an idea,great job
Thanks for the vid!
Thank you!
Very thorough, thank you so much
Great informative video. Thank you
Thank you. I'm going to attempt this today 😁
Great video, thank u
Thanks a lot for your instructive video.
Headed to recock my bathtub. Thanks for advice.
Thank you so much for this informative video!!!!
This is really helpful, thank you
love using the tape, but how do you keep your grout so white
Great video¡ Gracias
Very good video. Thank you
Very cool, thank you!
Great explanation
Not sure if I missed it but did you do a chemical surface prep like rubbing alcohol or wax & grease remover, etc? Having a perfectly clean mating surface for adhesion is crucial in any adhesive or paint application. Good vid .
smoknjoe73 I wonder, too ... maybe the silicone remover can help, if needed. Home Depot sells that.
Thanks for this
Thanks for the tips Michael Rappaport.
what type of caulk are you using? I used the GE silicone II and it looked bad after because of the large gaps.
Great video, Thank you
Very thorough