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Filling a tiny crack in marble shower tile?
RainbowLaura
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Hi everyone,
About 3 months ago we had a new shower fitted. While cleaning I noticed a little crack in one of the marble border tiles, as pictured here (very zoomed in, it looks worse in the picture than to the naked eye and you have to have your face really close to it for it to even be visible):
I am worried about it getting worse and letting water in, and am wondering whether it would be possible to fill it in with something. However, I don't want to inadvertently make it worse! Any ideas?
About 3 months ago we had a new shower fitted. While cleaning I noticed a little crack in one of the marble border tiles, as pictured here (very zoomed in, it looks worse in the picture than to the naked eye and you have to have your face really close to it for it to even be visible):
I am worried about it getting worse and letting water in, and am wondering whether it would be possible to fill it in with something. However, I don't want to inadvertently make it worse! Any ideas?
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really don't think you have anything to worry about there but if you want to be absolutely sure then just rub over the crack with some water-proof grout (the same that's been used on all your other tiles , where the gaps are much larger than this hairline crack.
then just clean off the excess leaving the 'crack' filled.0 -
really don't think you have anything to worry about there but if you want to be absolutely sure then just rub over the crack with some water-proof grout (the same that's been used on all your other tiles , where the gaps are much larger than this hairline crack.
then just clean off the excess leaving the 'crack' filled.
Is that what it is?
Shows how clueless I am... I did wonder what the whiteness was in all the little indents after they were put on the wall. If it's grout then that's a fantastic solution. Thank you!0 -
I have similar tiles and mine were sealed after fitting with a special sealant so will likely be ok, but as above, buy a small tub of white ready mixed grout. Wipe off any excess whilst wet then rub over with a dry sponge/cloth when fully dried0
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I have similar tiles and mine were sealed after fitting with a special sealant so will likely be ok, but as above, buy a small tub of white ready mixed grout. Wipe off any excess whilst wet then rub over with a dry sponge/cloth when fully dried
Thanks flash, ours were sealed too, but I might do it again as I think they only had one coat before the fitting. I believe it's supposed to be done once or twice each year. I will definitely go over it with some grout beforehand though. Thanks again
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Have now gone over this with grout and it has done the trick, thanks again for the help! 0
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