How to Caulk a Bathtub with Beautiful Results
Why Home Improvement Stack Exchange recommends it
Home Improvement Stack Exchange answerers and askers point people to it as a practical, beginner-friendly walkthrough for getting a clean, even caulk line around a tub.
Recommended by 3 people across 4 different months, 2014 to 2021.
What it is
A 12-minute DIY tutorial from the See Jane Drill channel in which Leah shows how to strip old caulk from a bathtub and lay a fresh bead of silicone caulk. It covers the tools and materials used, including an oscillating multi-tool scraper, silicone tub and tile caulk, and a caulk gun.
What people said
Recommends C Bates · 2014-10 · Home Improvement Stack Exchange · on “Grout or caulk between acrylic bathtub and tile?”
I've always heard that there should be a small gap between the tile and the tub, and that gap should be filled with silicone caulking. I found this video [this video] really helpful for getting a perfect bead of caulk around the bathtub. It involves setting up some tape to use as a straight edge, and using a plastic spoon to smooth the caulk (instead of the normal finger method). I've used this method and the caulking turned out perfectly.
Recommends Alaska Man · 2019-03 · Home Improvement Stack Exchange · on “What type of sealant/caulk is this used on inside corner of shower frame rail?”
In wet locations you use 100% silicone caulk [LINK] . Get the kind specifically for bathrooms with 10 year mold and mildew resistance . If you are not experienced in caulking you should use painters tape to mask off around the area you are caulking, ( I.E. a line of tape running along both sides parallel to the gap you are caulking . ) Have a roll of paper towels and Water or can of denatured alcohol ready. Apply the caulk so that you have enough to fill the void, it is ok to put a little to much because you used the tape. Use your finger to smooth out the caulk by starting at one end and swiping the length of the run, this pushes the caulk into the void and the extra out onto the tape and y
Recommends Alaska Man · 2021-01 · Home Improvement Stack Exchange · on “Why is grout at tub edge disintegrating?”
It is probably failing because grout was in the gap prior to you caulking over it and it was not clean enough. The gap should not have been grouted at all. You should remove all of the caulk and grout, use a retractable utility knife [LINK] and a five in one tool [LINK] to clean it out. Use the flexibility of the knife to get as much of the old caulk out of the gap and off of the tub lip. ( protect the tub lip with some painter tape ) Clean the gap well with some denatured alcohol and 3M scouring pad and dry with a towel. ( It is vital that you get all of the old caulk off. ) It should be filled with 100% silicone, mold/mildew resistant , caulk. Tape off the tile and the tub with painters ta
Recommends user3782816 · 2021-03 · Home Improvement Stack Exchange · on “Lining around tub is coming off”
The lining around my tub is coming off, can anyone point me in the right direction on how to fix this myself? I found a [this video] on how to caulk a tub: which I guess is what I will go with that, but is there anything I should be extra careful with that comes to mind? [LINK]