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How often should you recaulk a bathroom?
Check bathroom and kitchen caulk once a year, and redo it as soon as it darkens or splits. That is the interval the HomeAlmanac app schedules for this job, adjusted for the systems your home actually has.
- How often
- Once a year
- Time needed
- 45 min
- Best time
- Any time of year
- Priority
- Low
Why it matters
Failed caulk around tubs, showers, and sinks lets water reach the subfloor and walls, causing hidden mold and rot.
How to do it
Check seams for gaps, peeling, or mildew. Remove failed caulk and reseal with mildew-resistant silicone. Let cure before use.
When to do it
There is no season for this one. What matters is the interval, which is exactly the kind of thing that quietly slips when you are tracking it in your head.
HomeAlmanac schedules this one for you, works out the next due date each time you mark it done, and reminds you before it is late.
Build your free planQuick answers
- How often should you recaulk a bathroom?
- Check bathroom and kitchen caulk once a year, and redo it as soon as it darkens or splits.
- Why does it matter?
- Failed caulk around tubs, showers, and sinks lets water reach the subfloor and walls, causing hidden mold and rot.
- What happens if I skip it?
- Nothing, right up until it is expensive. These jobs are cheap and quick precisely because they are preventive; the repair they prevent is neither.