Shower Cleaner

The shower is arguably the hardest place in the house to keep clean. Mold is a universal problem in showers, and ours is no exception.  Unfortunately, we have tile that has many nooks and crannies for the mold to thrive so it is extremely hard to maintain. The holes are supposed to be filled with grout, but the grout eventually eroded away, making it almost impossible to keep the area mold free.

Since I have such a bad back, Alan has become my shower cleaner. He is such a good man! He goes the extra mile in cleaning it, and our shower is huge!  First, he scrubs it with "Soft Scrub with Clorox" until it looks sparkling clean, but he's not done!

 He then coats the whole shower with a baking soda mixture and scrubs it with a scrubbing brush. He lets it sit and work it's magic for about an hour. He's still not done! 

After rinsing off the baking soda mixture, he then sprays it with hydrogen peroxide and lets that sit for a while before rinsing it off. He's still not done!

Using a nut pick, he scrapes each hole individually to remove any mold that has miraculously survived all of the previous steps.  He's still not done!

He re-grouts the tiles to fill in the holes.

He's still not done!

After re-grouting, he has to scrub away all of the excess grout. This is grueling and requires a lot of elbow grease. He's still not done.

Getting closer to the finish line, he re-calks where the walls meet the floor, but he's still not done.  

Last, he puts 3 coats of sealer on the tile.

Finally, he's done!

I can guarantee that this is the cleanest shower in town!

I married an amazing man. I don't think most men would even tackle something like this. They would quit after the first step, but not my man...and it was all his idea!

My master bathroom is unusable during this time and it looks like a bomb went off in it, but at least I have a perfectly clean shower to look forward to next weekend. It takes so long because everything needs to dry between steps...and Alan still has a full-time job that keeps him busy during the week.

To help maintain this sparkling clean shower, we are going to spray the walls with vinegar each time we shower...or at least a few times per week. This is supposed to prevent new mold from growing.  Phew! I need a break just from explaining this long process. 

Thank you, my love! 

You are worth your weight in gold!

To top all of this off, for my birthday yesterday he gave me these:

Looks like I will be shopping for some new clothes!

Kyle, Emily, Milo, and Clara gave me these beautiful roses. Alan was planning to get me some flowers, but when he saw these, he decided against it, which is fine with me. I'm a simple woman...one bouquet enough!