The Shower Leak Shop — Shower Resealing
Shower Resealing in South Coast NSW
Silicone perishes long before tiles do, and the joints where the walls meet the floor are usually first to go. Our shower resealing removes the old sealant and lays down a fresh, watertight bead.
Silicone Fails Long Before the Tiles Do
The joints where a shower moves are sealed with silicone rather than grout, and silicone has a limited life. It shrinks, lifts at the edges and eventually peels away from the tile, leaving an open path into the wall or floor. At The Shower Leak Shop, we carry out shower resealing across South Coast NSW, taking out perished sealant and replacing it with a product suited to constant wet-area exposure. It's the least invasive repair we do and often the one that prevents a much larger job later. Where the grout has gone the same way, we'll usually suggest a regrout at the same time. Call 0400 133 028 to arrange a visit.
What Resealing Fixes
Resealing deals with the moving joints in a shower, which are the ones grout was never designed to handle.
- Failed or lifting silicone. Old sealant hardens, shrinks back from the tile and lets water run behind the joint rather than off it.
- Water ingress at the base. The junction between the wall and the shower floor carries the most water, and an open seal there sends it straight into the substrate.
- Mould along the sealant line. Silicone that has gone black is holding moisture underneath it, and replacing the bead removes both the staining and what's feeding it.
- Gaps around fittings and drains. Taps, waste outlets and screens all penetrate the tiled surface, and each one needs sealing to stay watertight.
Keeping a Sealed Shower Watertight
Once a shower is resealed, a bit of routine care makes the difference between a joint that lasts and one that fails early. Wipe the screen and the base down after use so water isn't left sitting in the corners, and run the exhaust fan long enough to clear the humidity rather than switching it off with the light. Avoid harsh cleaners on the sealant line, since they break the surface down faster than water does. It's also worth looking over the joints every few months. Sealant that's lifting or discolouring is easy to replace on its own, but left alone it becomes a leak repair instead.
What People Ask About Resealing
Grout fills the rigid joints between tiles, while silicone seals the junctions that move, such as where the wall meets the floor. Most showers need both, and the two wear out at different rates.
It varies with how heavily the shower is used and how well the room dries out between uses. Condition is a clearer guide than age, so silicone that's lifting, splitting or blackened is due regardless of when it went in.
It will if water is escaping through the joints themselves, which is common in showers that are otherwise in good shape. If the leak is coming from the waterproofing under the tiles, resealing the surface won't reach the source.