Local Know-How
Kennesaw Showers: What We Usually Find
Kennesaw grew from a small railroad town (Big Shanty, where the Southern Museum still keeps the General locomotive) into one of Cobb County's busiest suburbs. Most of its housing went up from the 1980s through the 2000s in subdivisions off Barrett Parkway, Chastain Road, Jiles Road and Stilesboro Road. Kennesaw State University also means a large share of rentals and homes that change hands often, and tile in a home that has had several owners has usually been cleaned with whatever product each one had under the sink.
Kennesaw showers are mostly in 1980s through 2000s homes, and many of them have had several owners. That usually means the shower has been patched more than once, often with silicone over grout or caulk over caulk. Patches like that trap water rather than keep it out.
What wears out first in Kennesaw showers
Silicone over grout
Showers where someone ran silicone over cracked grout instead of replacing it, trapping water underneath.
Layered caulk
Corners with two or three layers of old caulk, each one peeling away from the last.
Rental showers
Showers in rentals near KSU that need to be brought back between tenants without a remodel.
Fiberglass to tile transitions
Tile surrounds over fiberglass tubs where the joint at the tub has failed.
What we usually recommend
- Strip old patches. All silicone, layered caulk and loose grout removed down to sound material.
- Regrout and recaulk. New grout where grout belongs and new caulk at every corner and joint.
- Seal for heavy use. So rentals and busy family showers hold up between cleanings.
Getting to you. Kennesaw is about 13 miles from our Woodstock base, roughly 25 minutes by Chastain Road or I-575 to I-75.
Where we work in Kennesaw: Legacy Park, Barrett Parkway, Kennesaw Mountain, Downtown Kennesaw, Due West, Stilesboro, Noonday Creek, Ben King, Town Center.
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