anyone have preference. I need to re-do the tile in my shower and its all grout from what I can tell. It was either a bad grout job or just normal wear and tear, but the grout is shrinking and chipping, and a small amount of water is getting into the cracks along the base of the shower (the tiles on the wall are in great shape, this would just be the flooring).
Any recommendations as to which route would be better?
Where it meets the wall, use a good silicone. Grout will eventually crack there.
I'm not that handy but what I've read and watched online that is more tedious than it is difficult, correct?
I can't do it until next weekend so i'm going ot have to deal with some water getting in cracks. I'm assuming that as long as its minimal it won't cause any major issues?
At the edges where water collects, run a thin bead of calk with a caulk gun then take a wet finger and run across the length to smooth it out.
Not a hard repair, and with a little patience it'll look nice.
This is a judgement call - imo - but the grout at the edges is usually the first to go -- and if the cracking is minor and there is enough material (grout) still there you can get away with caulking -- if the cracking is extensive then you would be better off regrouting
I had grout in there too and it was always a mess. Since I chipped out the grout and laid a nice neat bead of caulk, the shower/tub is always sparkly clean.