There’s nothing quite like a steamy shower to rejuvenate your mind, body, and spirit after a good night’s sleep or a long, hard day. But when the caulk around your enclosure begins to crack and ...

A fresh bead of caulk around a bathtub looks deceptively simple when done right. That clean white line seems like it should take five minutes and require no special skills. The reality is a lot ...

In my last column, I covered basic maintenance for a tiled bathroom wall around the tub area. This week, we will cover bathtub surround inserts, which are just as effective as tile in keeping water ...

It seems I am forever recaulking my shower and bathtub. I have used DAP and silicone products with poor results. The DAP products shrink and crack and the silicone is a pain to clean up. Both seem to ...

Q: My landlord’s novice repair person caulked around the bathtub — twice. Both times, the caulk pulled away from the wall. Why? And what’s the right way to do it? A: New caulk doesn’t stick well to ...

Using a razor knife, you should try to cut away as much of the hardened caulk as possible. The flat razor scrapers used by painters to remove paint from glass work pretty well. Get our picks for where ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Clean caulking comes down to three things: the position of the caulk gun, the speed ...

Q: I have a bathtub and shower combination, and the walls need some work. The house is old, and the shower walls are made of some type of fiber sheets that are warped and need to be replaced. What is ...