How to Caulk a Bathtub with Silicone (easier than you think) 

Thank you. Clear directions. No expensive tools to purchase. You rock.

3/16/21: Thanks to you, it took me 3 days and under $20.... I caulked my bathtub, sink and toilet. This was a challenge!! but wow everything looks so clean!!! Your video has been a blessing. March is women's month -- you are my She-ro!!

I love a woman who knows how to DIY. Thanks for the info. After watching this video, it was not necessary for me to watch another.

I had zero desire to learn this but can't afford the ridiculous massive amounts of money contractors charge, I also want to feel empowered and not like a helpful victim in my own house! I decided to track my hours and pay myself for the time so I can use that money toward things I really want!! Great explanation - easy to understand and worked like a charm!!!

We kept thinking my sister’s newly-purchased (but older) home had a busted pipe or clogged drain because showering kept dripping (sometimes pouring) into the kitchen below the tub….nope! Old caulk, no seal 😅 I’m super glad I found this video so I can surprise her with a not-leaky shower/tub! UPDATE: turns out the original owners never even caulked the tub in the first place 😳 they assumed the grout was enough 😩 Thanks to your video, I fixed it!

I messed up my first attempt before finding your video. I feel much more confident tackling this again tomorrow morning. I think that the advice about the alcohol and letting me know that I can add more immediately afterwards and then just smooth it out were the most helpful for me. Thank you.

All of the instructions were so clear and she was very easy to follow. Fantastic video! Thank you so much. It helped a lot

Just what I was looking for! Fast, simple, and to the point!!!

For cleaning, I found that a nylon type dish brush is good. I move one direction and twist the brush to get all the debris out and away. It's easier than using a paper towel. I also find it helpful to use some painters tape to give me a good guide for clean lines. Just remove the tape at an angle up and away from the caulk, and remove the tape promptly, before the caulk starts to dry. If the caulk dries first, you'll have a little area that will be more prone to mold and mildew.

Thank you for this !! Love seeing a women do these type of videos makes me motivated 🙌🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽💜

Short and on point.

Thanks for the tips! And for the many opportunities for "that's what she said" jokes.

Hi. I’m a dude and a first time home owner. I searched RU-vid for “caulking tub” and yours came up first. Good job on your channel name; I was looking for a woman’s channel because I have learned as a first time home owner that a lot of guys will talk about model and serial numbers of tools, of glue types, of the chemistry of the bonding process, and I don’t need any of that. I wanted what this video has: -clean and prep explained concisely -less than 50 tips on how to do it right -a link-to video on how to cut the caulk nozzle -lots of encouragement. Much respect. Subscribed to your channel. Outstanding video. May I suggest when you show minutiae details like the spreading the caulk, give viewers a brief close-up of how you beaded it and spread it. I think I used the right amount but it’s my first time doing it. 😅 Thanks again for a no-nonsense video. It was perfect.

Thank you! Simple, straight.. awesome!

This video was extremely helpful and another tip I would add is cutting the applicator tip at and angle help.Thank you

Great video on caulking a tub with silicone caulk. I have one correction having to do caulk not adhering to old caulk. I checked with GE some years ago about this very question. The customer service guy told me that it actually adhered great to itself. That was what I was hoping, because I had caulked my shower stall floor 4 years ago and it had two little specific but relatively small places that were starting to develop mold. One was in a corner and one was along a long joint along a long caulk run. So after talking to the cust service guy, I carefully cleaned those two areas. then cut out those two sections, scrubbed the area where I had removed the caulk with rubbing alcohol, made sure everything was dry, and re-caulked those two little sections using the GE silicone caulk on top of itself. I let it cure overnight and it was perfect! The caulk adhered great to itself and now that it's been about 3 months has passed and the new caulk has slightly dulled, you can't even tell the difference between the newly caulked joints and the old stuff -that's been there for a good 4 years! What a terrific time saver!! And I didn't have to buy a whole new caulk-gun tube of caulk. I was able to buy a small plastic tube of it online at Walmart for a lot less, -Way to make a great product GE! I used their standard 100% silicone white waterproof bathroom/kitchen caulk the original caulking of the whole stall, and then bought the smaller tube of the same product to recaulk the two areas that were starting to show some mold in the caulk.

Thanks for the tutorial! Just finished caulking the bathroom!

Love your explanation and vibe!!! I am going out right now to get the materials to re-caulk my bathtub. Thank you!!

What a useful, well-explained video. Thank you!

Thank you for posting this video, the house we moved into needed some fresh caulking to make the otherwise clean bathroom look great. Your tutorial was very helpful.

Thanks so much, Beth. Super helpful. Nice to see you again!

Thank you for posting this!

Thank you so much!!! Not my favorite project, but it worked. The utility knife was a great idea.

Thank you so much from another woman! I’m the one that tackles house projects so I’m ready to do this soon for our shower

Very informal. Thank you

Super useful, thank you!!

Thank you!!!! Perfect video for my apartment.

3/10/21: didn't want to spend $$ hiring someone, and have been putting this off. You have shown I can do this and will. Thank you~

Very simple, informative and helpful 👍 Thanks

Very nice tips to follow. I never leave home without using 3M Caulk Remover first, to loosen old caulk. But, your use of alcohol and wet cloth were new to me. Thanks for being so clear.

Very useful information. Thank you.

Very great video and instructions!

Thank you! This was super helpful!

Quick and very informative! Thank you! Now I should clear my browser history, so my girlfriend doesn't find out that I was up all night, watching 'caulk' videos =)

Thanks! Perfect caulk video! 🤘🏻

Thank you for the simple tips and tricks. Especially the tip about using the right color of caulk the matches your tile. I mean duh I said to myself. Couldn’t believing I didn’t think about that.

Thank you I'm going to do this!

Thank you!!!! GREAT video.

Just what I needed. I got all the right information and you showed how easy it was to apply it.No hard to find tools and thks for the tip on how long the caulk really lasts vs. how long some manufacturers say. Thanks so much.

I recenly re-caulked the sink. Gained some confidence. Now on to the tub soon.thanks for the video. I had a strong vaccum to suck up the old chunks of old caulk, helped in a fast cleanup (vaccum must be the simple one not one of those good expensive ones)

This is an amazing video, so simple! I only had to watch it one time to understand even tho I have never caulked before! Will let you know how I do! Thank you!!!!

Thank you so much👍🏼

I love watching beautiful women talking about caulk.

Excellent video

Great content and comments

I bought a expensive removal tool , what a waste . I used the straight edge box knife and my 5 and 1 . Thanks for the tips .. P.s also a Kneeling pad for some of us old people is highly recommended .

Great video thanks

Thank you so much! I saw an additional tip somehwhere to actually fill the tub all the way as well. It weighs the bath down and allows you to fill the cracks even better with the caulk.

Your directions were very helpful. I used a tube of silicone calk, clipped the end and punctured the tube as shown. It was so difficult to get the caulk out of the tube! I have never had a problem like that. I even switched caulk guns. Same problem. Im going to buy the squeeze tube. My hands hurt at this point.

Absolutely fabulous !!!!!

Thank you!!!

This vid helped w the excess caulk

I've got some caulking to do today. This helps...

My tub is ready for caulking today ! Got it all cleaned yesterday. Some of the grout from the tub line does appear to be missing, about 1/2 inch up only on one or 2 tiles. I want to put caulk there. I like your tips because they are brief and to the point. Thank you!

Great Tutorial

My old caulk was rock hard. Used a hair dryer to soften it. Also Used goo gone.

This is great thank you! When I pulled out the old caulking some of the grout came with it. Should I replace the grout before recaulking?

Thank you! I'm recaulking (and replacing the pressure balancing units) in our two showers now. The original caulking wasn't terribly well done. Our place is about 25 years old. But I am having a devil of a time with my utility knife and a painter's tool, so I'm going to give a scraping tool a try. The walls are artificial stone, not tile, and the caulk is quite thick (except where the voids are).

Thanks for this video …

Thanks! Good tips. Job today...icky shower.

The last comment could've been stated much earlier...."don't remove the grout". Geeze I get all obsessive and may very well have attempted to get out the gritty grout. Thanks for this video

No man can watch this without giggling.

Very helpful and straightforward, thank you! The rubbing alcohol tip is super useful. And I appreciate the comment about how long caulk tends to actually last. Do you have any thoughts on how to prolong its life?

I'm dying🤣🤣 I know, I know!

nice ... I'm doin' it tomorrow, Lowe's tonight!

Thanks so much for this video. I had a few problems getting going: not sure if it was the old $5 caulk gun we've had in the garage for ages or something wrong with the new tube of caulk, but it would not come out hardly at all. Tried cutting a larger hole in the end of the tube but that did not help. Bought a $15 caulk gun and a fresh tube, and it worked beautifully. Just caulked the bathtub! Now on to the sink and shower. Note: I bought the Allway caulk remover tool as well as the razor scraper you used. Both working together were what I needed to get all the old caulk out.

I find that using painter’s tape on both wall and tub gives a much cleaner line.

Great vid…but I’ll suggest one thing. If there’s grout between the tub and the tile, YES get it out. The space between the tub and the wall tile should only have chalk in it. It’s flexible in that space for a reason. A tub with water and a person is very heavy compared to an empty one. The tub needs to move up and down. Grout there will just crack/crumble over time. 🇨🇦

Since I've been a DIYer for years, your video on caulking the tub was confirmation of what I had done. Do you have any videos on putting that caulk around the faucet and air release? Do I loosen the screw to get behind the air release/vent, or just go around the outer edge?

How long do you think this takes on a tub that size?

Thanks. My mom didn't listen to her manager and the plumber or me and started using the bathtub pretty much right after they left and now there is a couple holes in the caulk. I plan to buy some at the store and replace her caulk for her to avoid any possible problems with the manager, but I don't know if I'm just making a big deal out of it.

I wish I would've watched this earlier. Tub is scratched and I've definitely been taking out grout too. Fortunately this is only a temporary fix for the next several months before I eventually re-do my bathroom. Maybe I'll paint my bathtub...or leave it? Oh well. Thank you for the video!

I think I mistakenly removed some of the grout below the tiles, so much that I see some gaps underneath. Is it OK to just cover these gaps with caulk, or should I grout first? Thanks.

How long does the caulk take to dry?

Wow. You really know how to handle that caulk.

Great video but how do you get rid of the mildew?

I know I shouldn't be so immature, but I can't help myself sometimes, I kept saying "that's what she said" a lot in this video...lol

This is good, helpful, thank you. But I'm convinced they grouted the base (last time to the tub, it's hard as a rock and looks like grout (two key clues). I put Goo-Gone Caulk Remover on it, and it didn't budge. So it's not coming off. Can I just caulk over top of it?

Hi Beth, Should we kill the mold and mildew before applying the caulk? Best, Albert

I love fresh caulk

I've been recaulking my tub because my kids keep taking all their toys and DEMOLISHING my work. Every two months stg. Lol. Their impulse control is like non existent. The rubbing alcohol tip is so helpful tysm. Oh, AND LADIES WHO SUFFER LIKE ME WITH THIS. they actually have caulking tip covers if you need it to stay in the bathroom! So you can save your leftovers from the initial job now.

tape the edges up with blue painters tape, then apply the caulk. much easier!!

Do you have to fill the bath after putting the sealant on?

Why is it so hard to find grey caulk for the shower, that’s a good quality. Any recommendations?

How did you get the tiles so white?

In case anyone was wondering, she said caulk 28 times in this video.

LOL gangbusters love it

I have a bathtub exactly like that and around the back corners the top edge of the tub moves when I push down on it so I think this movement happens when someone gets in the tub or when it fills up creating a gap. Any solution for this?

Do u have to use a caulk gun? I don’t have one. I’m trying to recaulk my tub ASAP. Also I thought u can clean it with Clorox bleach? So there’s no mold?

Whoever installed our tub/shower used grout (not caulk) to seal around the bathtub. The caulk is not cracked and some missing pieces. Can I just caulk over the grout?

What about the sealing around the drain in the bathtub? I have leak markings on the ceiling below where my bathtub is and I think its the sealing around the drain that is the culprit. Please help.

You can tell she’s a stay at home wife making these videos

I cut my caulk at an angle and found the caulk was uncontrollable. Is it best to cut a straight line across the tip?

Lol caulk

Do I need to buy that gun or can I use the caulking without it?

11/2022 this is my first kind of DIY project. I live in a rental and my landlord used the wrong kind of caulk. And it was turning orange and it was totally gross. On top of that he used chunks of it and my bathtub doesn't have nice pretty tile like this one does it's in the house from the 50s and it has that plastic vinyl whatever it is and it's gross but can't do anything about it. So this is pretty self-explanatory. There is about a 116th opening between the top of the tub and where the wall is so I'll probably have to do a couple of little lines with that but I think I can handle this. I tried doing the molding that you can buy but that just didn't work at all. So I'm up for this challenge thank you very much

Instructions confusing got caulk stuck in my best friend

Tell me why… I did the caulking already without removing the old caulk … I’m going to have to redo it eventually. I’m tired right now.

watching her do this , looks so easy yet every time I caulk I make a giant mess , Pro Tip 1. If you suck at caulking and happen to be too much ADD just use 100% silicone in crystal clear so no one can see how bad your caulking looks 😅

I'm in the middle of doing this right now in our hall bathroom. The corners are too tight to get the old caulk out. There's one side of the tub where it's too tight to get in mostly. I'm not sure how whoever caulked it last time got it in because it's so tight. Does anyone have any tips for when it's too tight?