PrincessMommy Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 :glare:. That is all....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Live2Ride Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 I'll be glad to be able to clean my tiled tub (when I finally get it grouted), LOL. I have not had a functional master bath in three years and my two are getting into the teen years...I am sick of sharing a shower and toilet with them...it seems like they are always in there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Occasionally Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 :glare:. That is all....... Uck. I hear you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Ugh. Amen to that. It's the one part of the house in which I've resorted to occasionally using bleach. Otherwise, the mold and mildew probably would have evolved sentience by now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimm Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 I read someone put a thin layer of car wax over the inside of their shower stall which made it super easy to clean. I've never tried it. :p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaKinVA Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 I have a ginormous shower in our master bath (5x7). We used a self-sealing grout when we installed it...it is the *easiest* shower to clean. I clean it once a week after my shower...and it's great. My kids' bath has an oversized tub and tiled shower walls. I use bleach (or tilex) in there once a month, and a mild bathroom cleanser every week (can't use vinegar, because it can harm natural stone and glass tiles). I have had to clean some nasty bathrooms...both with tile and without. IME, the key is regular cleaning and sufficient air flow/venting. Oh, and magic erasers are your friend... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted November 29, 2012 Author Share Posted November 29, 2012 thank you everyone for understanding my whine. Mergath and Wendy - you both made me laugh. Lisa and Mimm - thanks for the ideas... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Live2Ride Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 I have a ginormous shower in our master bath (5x7). We used a self-sealing grout when we installed it...it is the *easiest* shower to clean. I clean it once a week after my shower...and it's great. My kids' bath has an oversized tub and tiled shower walls. I use bleach (or tilex) in there once a month, and a mild bathroom cleanser every week (can't use vinegar, because it can harm natural stone and glass tiles). I have had to clean some nasty bathrooms...both with tile and without. IME, the key is regular cleaning and sufficient air flow/venting. Oh, and magic erasers are your friend... I first read that as self cleaning grout! Goodness me, lol. I don't know what kind of grout I have....I will have to go look. We bought sealant as well as grout. I'm going to look into this further. Its enough of a mess to grout...I don't want to have to deal with sealing either and I have to do the wall around the tub and floors! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhonda in TX Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 I'd prefer cleaning a tile shower to cleaning the fiberglass tub that my kids have. It's over 20 years old and awful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalicoKat Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Hmmm, maybe I should rethink my request for tile on the cement floor spigot-on-the-wall-in-the-basement-shower that's most popular here. We have some tile left over from a remodel we did two houses ago and DH says it's enough to tile the shower. We do have a full bath upstairs but no one likes to use it and I can't imagine why not. It's nice enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 I clean 8 tile showers a week. I hate glass shower doors far more. When we redid our shower in the master last year, the tile setter, a friend of ours, kept saying things about when we put in the glass doors, etc. I kept telling him, "Curtain! Curtain! I am not cleaning scummy shower doors at home. I do enough of them everywhere else." :) Oh, and I'd rather clean shower doors than stove tops. Just sayin' :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaKinVA Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 I first read that as self cleaning grout! Goodness me, lol. I don't know what kind of grout I have....I will have to go look. We bought sealant as well as grout. I'm going to look into this further. Its enough of a mess to grout...I don't want to have to deal with sealing either and I have to do the wall around the tub and floors! Self-sealing grout is a little less forgiving when you install it (you have to wipe areas a bit more carefully), but there are no large areas to seal. Sealing is a time consuming job, but not difficult (my 13yo and 10yo are doing most of ours...in the rooms that we didn't use the nice grout). Oh, and we don't have glass doors, either. Our shower is considered a "walk-in" (we have a curtain up, but really don't have to use it). I hate cleaning scummy glass doors, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TammyinTN Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 I just spray with Tilex and let it set for 15 minutes and rinse and repeat as necessary. I hate cleaning bathrooms! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busymama7 Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 If you don't have natural stone and can use vinegar, half and half with dawn dish washing liquid and heated in the microwave for one minute. Spray on and let sit for 20 mins. Everything wipes right off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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