How to Make Sure You Get Good Regrouting Service

December 27th, 2009 by Grout Guy

Regrouting ceramic tile showers is not rocket science, but it always amazes me how many people manage to get wrong information on such basic service. Here’s how to get your money’s worth:

Make sure the company doing the work specializes in it. Sounds simple, I know. But there are handyman companies who basically say ‘Yes’ to any household task you want done. That doesn’t mean they have much experience doing regrouting. They might….but then again they might not. How can you find out?

In this case, you have to ask. Yup, just come right out and ask “How many jobs like this have you done?”

If they are counting on one hand, that’s a bad sign!

If they’ve done more than 10, that’s a good sign. Just make sure to get all 10 references, to make sure they’re not spouting baloney.

If you’re dealing with a tilesetter or a tile installation company, you might assume you’re better off, and I’d probably agree in general. But if they’ve rarely or almost never done regrouts, then it means they only do them when business is slow and they may actually resent your business. Reason – the business they really want is large installation jobs that last for days at a time. Regrouting is usually a one day job, so it doesn’t make them a big payday.

The second most important point is to make sure they pull out most of the old grout. This is critical to making sure your job will last! Cement grout doesn’t bond well to itself, so it needs a physical ‘channel’ or hole to stick in to stay permanently.

If they use caulking at the changes of plane (where the wall changes from left to right or horizontal to vertical), that’s a good sign. Caulk will last longer without cracking since it’s flexible.

Our staff specializes in regrouting – we won’t try to talk you into more than you need. If you want a shower regrouted and you live in the metro Boston area specified below, feel free to give us a call or fill out our quote request form and we’ll be glad to get back to you right away.

Towns where Boston Grout does shower building, shower repair, shower floor replacement and regrouting : Boston, Brookline, Milton, Wellesley, Newton, Weston, Wayland, Dover, Concord, Acton, Lincoln, Lexington, Bedford, Westford, Cambridge, Somerville, Arlington, Winchester, Belmont, Woburn, Waltham, Ashland, Framingham, Sherborn, Holliston, Hopkinton, Medway, Millis, Norfolk, Walpole, Norwood, Westwood, Sharon, Stoneham, Foxborough, Foxboro, Canton, Stoughton, Needham, Ashland, Chestnut Hill, Natick, Sudbury, Maynard, Stow, Watertown, Dedham, West Roxbury, Roslindale, Jamaica Plain, Randolph, Weymouth, Cohasset, Scituate, Braintree, Holbrook, Quincy, Rockland, Hanover, Hingham, Medway, Franklin, Wrentham, Medford, Malden, Everett, Revere, Charlestown, Winthrop, Chelsea, Melrose, Saugus, Peabody, Marblehead, Ipswich, Swampscott, Lynn, Wakefield, Tewksbury, Woburn, Burlington, Reading, Lynnfield, Wilmington, Middleton, Wenham, Hamilton, Essex, Manchester, Gloucester, Topsfield, Boxford, Boxborough, Boxboro, Rowley, Georgetown, Andover, North Andover, Haverhill, Carlisle, Billerica, Ayer, Harvard, Lawrence, Methuen, Salem, Beverly, Salisbury, Amesbury, Newbury, Newburyport, Harvard, Lancaster, Bolton, Franklin, Mendon, Newtonville, Hopedale and Milford.
But, what zipcodes go with those towns, you wonder…
OK, OK, here they are!
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