It looks really terrible in that above picture, but when you step back you can see that it’s not that bad (especially considering I left it like this for MONTHS before fixing it).
#Just paint it right cracked
ANYWAY, the grout cracked again, which caused some water to get in under the paint in that area and flake off. The builders of our house had put grout there and it had cracked, so Adam fixed it without really thinking that the grout shouldn’t be there in the first place. The reason being is the tub moves ever so slightly (like when you fill it with water) and this will cause grout to crack, where caulk is flexible. The problem is that you should never put grout where the tub and the tiles meet, you always caulk instead. He fixed it all up, and also gave the cracked grout between the tub and the tiles a fresh layer. When I first did this project my husband wanted to fix some of the broken and cracked grout before we painted. That being said, I DID have had to do a little damage control about six months ago. Gross y’all.) I’m not saying I recommend this method, I’m just saying that’s what we do around here and it hasn’t backfired as of yet. (Well, not the same brush, but the same kind of brush. Adam is actually the shower scrubber in our house, he uses cleaner and one of those handheld bristle brushes (the same one he uses to clean our car tires) to scrub it. As far as cleaning it, we haven’t done anything special. My family isn’t easy on this shower, it is the only one in the house that we use and we use it multiple times a day.
I only painted the walls and not the tub ( this is the product I used), but you can absolutely paint the tub as well (and I still might). Overall, it looks great and I am really happy with it. Here is the original before and after pictures… I have good news…it wasn’t a total waste of time.
After all, whats the point of posting crazy tutorials if I’m not going to let you know if they are a total waste of time or not? Anyway, since it’s been over a year I figured its high time for an update. The post I wrote about the process has become one of my most popular, probably because (much like my paper bag flooring) it’s just an unusual concept.
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