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Roswell Showers: What We Usually Find
Roswell was founded in the 1830s around the Roswell Mill on Vickery Creek, and the historic district still holds antebellum homes like Bulloch Hall and Barrington Hall along with the mill-era houses near Canton Street. Most Roswell homes, though, were built in the 1970s and 1980s, in neighborhoods like Martin's Landing and Horseshoe Bend, and along Holcomb Bridge Road and the Chattahoochee. Many of those bathrooms are on their second tile job, and the first round of updates from the 1990s and 2000s is now the part that is wearing out.
A lot of Roswell showers were rebuilt during the 1990s and 2000s updates on 1970s and 1980s homes. That second-generation shower is now 20 to 30 years old. The tile is usually still sound, but the grout has cracked at the floor, and the caulk where the walls meet has shrunk and pulled away.
What wears out first in Roswell showers
Second-generation showers
Showers rebuilt in 20 to 30 year old remodels, with grout cracking along the floor and the bottom row.
Failed caulk at the corners
Vertical corners and the tub or pan joint where caulk has shrunk and turned black.
Glass enclosure seals
Caulk along frameless and framed glass that has separated, letting water out onto the bathroom floor.
Mildew on benches and niches
Shower benches and soap niches where water sits and mildew keeps returning.
What we usually recommend
- Full regrout. For showers where cracks run through many lines. New grout everywhere, color-matched or a new color.
- Recaulk every change of plane. Corners, the pan, the tub line and the glass. Caulk, not grout, belongs at those joints.
- Seal the finished shower. So the new grout resists water and soap and stays the color it was installed.
Getting to you. Roswell is about 15 miles from our Woodstock base, roughly 30 minutes across Highway 92.
Where we work in Roswell: Historic Roswell, Canton Street, Martin's Landing, Horseshoe Bend, Holcomb Bridge, Crossville, Willeo, Mountain Park, Riverside.
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