Designing Kitchens and Bathrooms - Grout or caulk in tub wall corners?

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dalee99
05-06-02, 05:47 AM
I just finished installing 4 inch tiles around my tub. I've grouted the entire area except for the inside corners of the walls. It would be rather dificult to get grout into these corners and make it look nice. I've seen many tub walls where they have caulked the inside corners instead of grouting. Is there an way to get these corners grouted to a nice finish or is caulking them instead an acceptable practice?

diemeto
05-06-02, 07:04 AM
genrally these are caulked any way to allow for expansion and contraction. Additonally grout is not waterproof so if you did not caulk the coners of the cbu prior to tiling definitely caulk the oustide. You should genrally caulk between the tub and the first row of tiles- same reason - water
dalee99
05-06-02, 07:14 AM
Thanks for the reply and the info.