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Posted By admin on May 16, 2010

Ceramic Tile Shower Installation

What would cause new ceramic bathroom tiles to discolor from the wall side out?

We moved into an old home that had been completely remodeled amost a year ago. In both bathrooms, the 8x8 white tiles that are on the walls (but only the row that touches the tub itself) turns a dark purple when damp. We noticed this the first time we used the shower and complained to the builder. We have been dealing with the company that the tiles were purchased from and the people that made the tiles for eleven months now. As of today, no one that we have dealt with has ever seen this kind of thing before. All installation was done properly, I have had other contractors look at the jobs. I would really appreciate any help anyone could be in this matter.

My first instinct is that maybe it's a reaction between the sealer and whatever you're cleaning your tub with...or maybe even some kind of residue from inside the bathroom that's migrating out with the steam. But it's purely an educated guess. The way to figure it out is if you change your cleaning routine. Instead of another cleaner, use a mix of ammonia and hot water to clean the tub and tile area from the top down. Ammonia is underrated in its ability to remove grease, residues, etc. It's also one of the few cleaners that doesn't interfere with the sealer used on your tiles. If you can get the purple to go away and stay away for a shower or two, then it's something inorganic causing it. But if it's still purple after the next shower, I'd suggest a sharply worded letter from your attorney to the installer and manufacturer to replace the row of affected tiles or else.

BTW, just an off question, but what did they seal the tiles with? I'm wondering if the sealer might not be part of the problem and it's applied wrong in that one row. It's worth considering at least, cuz this really is a difficult question.

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