Is there anything I should use other than another coat of thinset to reinstall them? Designing Kitchens and Bathrooms - Tub/Shower surround coming unglued!! I let all that dry for about two hours as I went to work. The Family Handyman website suggests holding the back wall of your tub surround in place with a small nail above the top flange. Thanks for replyingvBulletin® v3.7.4, Copyright ©2000-2020, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd. archive Posts: 1054 Joined: Sun Feb 18, 2007 9:24 pm. © 2000-2020 Home Depot Product Authority, LLC. Then let it dry overnight.

My parents are (they keep promising “were,” but they’re currently on house #4…) house flippers. If it is the "standard" tub & surround you may actually be pulling the plastic loose from the wall. The Pro-Series 32 in. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.

The space was just too large. Our tub had needed a caulk job since the day we moved in… a year ago (yeah, I’d been putting it off). When I told him about the loose shower pipe, he blamed it on the previous installation when it never did that before with my old shower. I clean with bleach and water first, towel dry. Get the kind with the 7-year no-mold guarantee. (That’s code for: yes, it kept coming off the wall.)

We had a contractor put in a new bathtub with tile surround. I suspect the grout failed and allowed the water to get between the tile and concrete and the thin set let go. So now I get to re-caulk about a 1/4 of it.

Ours came loose and it could have been a disaster. Please enter in your email address in the following format: you@domain.com And what an experience that was!Have you done a bathroom remodel? How’d it go for you?Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: ========= Get a new surround and have metal grab bars installed into the beams. All Rights Reserved. :bow:When I removed the tiles the thinset stuck to the backs of the tiles. PDA. I followed the directions diligently. It also looks to me like the contractor used too much caulk.That is some serious thinking right there. Using a generous amount of silicone caulk I placed the baseboard around the tub, joining up at seams as tightly as possible. Any type of water proofing -Liquid or other wise that should go on before the tiles. Did he leave the tub full until it cured? I haven’t tried it yet, but Loctite may be the way to go.As it was, I sealed the baseboards with clear caulk all the way around, top and bottom. Top. Stay tuned for the next step in the bathroom remodel: the paint job. Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window) I agree with surface prep and also the type of caulk. They didn’t like corners very much, but I made it work (it likely would’ve worked better if I’d notched the bottoms of the corners or even cut halfway through, but I didn’t want to risk more seams). So, upon the advice of a helpful staffer, we got these:I remembered to snap a pic after I’d cut them, so let’s just pretend they’re still in one piece.

I have purchased a home built in the late 60"s. Great house! If there was mold, here’s where it’s going to be.You can’t see the gross mildew here, but trust me- it was bad.This should give you a better idea of the mildew “issue.”After a thorough cleaning, the baseboards were ready to place. Anything else I should try? Then wipe the surfaces with denatured alcohol. Installing an acrylic tub surround in your bathroom requires the use of constructive adhesive to bond the acrylic to the wallboard for a permanent hold. I have purchased a home built in the late 60"s. Great house! Cool!

Also, when I checked the tub faucet head for movement, I swear I heard something fall and hit the subfloor behind the wall.

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