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Deckard79

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PostPosted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 5:29 pm    Post Subject:
Shower grout
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Hello, excuse my ignorance but this is our first property. After just a couple of weeks, the waterproof grouting in our shower is showing major discolouration (going black?!) and some of it appears to be shrivelling away. So, two questions:

1. Why could this be happening?

and

2. What should we do?
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 10:54 am    Post Subject:
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sounds very scary- u need to sort this out.

mmm u need to regrout if u can- if u say its shrinking and gaps r reforming as the wall behind will get wetter icon_sad.gif

use ardex flex-fs as ur grout its v good n does the trick
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 10:22 am    Post Subject:
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this is a classic substrate prob , take tiles off an underneath will be plaster board ...FACT icon_wink.gif
you need to take this off an put up tile backer board an a proper shower tanking system ,
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