Browse Forums Bathrooms and Laundry 1 Apr 18, 2020 10:11 pm Hi everyone, My house is four years old now so out of warranty, but the shower grout is crumbling away completely. The grout was patched during warranty period as there were pin holes everywhere and some gaps, but I honestly think the grout was poorly done from the start to be crumbling away after four years. Is there anything I can do now with regards to getting the work redone? Or is it a case of too bad? Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: How long should grout last for? 2Apr 19, 2020 8:37 am dbun1 My house is four years old now so out of warranty... I thought the warranty on new houses was seven years? dbun1 Is there anything I can do now with regards to getting the work redone? Or is it a case of too bad? Do you mean under warranty or otherwise? Re: How long should grout last for? 3Apr 19, 2020 8:47 am Hey dbun1 Tiny air Void are a sign of aerating chemical ( Plasticizers) used Used excessively it weakens the mortar, cement, plaster, and in your case grout It will need to be scraped out and re-grouted properly. When you start seeing adverts constantly about grout repairs ...you realise there is a problem with the trade Unfortunately you are out of the warranty maintenance period, you can DIY repairs and save Cheers Chris Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: How long should grout last for? 4Apr 26, 2020 5:17 pm Thanks for the replies - as I suspected, I thought I was out of luck, although the two quotes I've had so far both have commented that the job was very poor quality from the start and was not going to last. Thanks splashers, that makes sense. The waterproofing guy used this Davco product, I will raise the issue with builder and hopefully get resolved with him - if not… 2 12896 Hi everyone, Have just put a shower in the laundry and after only using it 2-3 times have noticed staining on the grout. The tiles were glued onto a concrete wall after… 0 5453 Congratulations! Nice to put that to bed before christmas, now you can relax 3 7184 |