Congrats! You’ve got a new updated bathroom. The following care and maintenance steps will keep your new shower looking and smelling great.
Turn on a top-notch bathroom exhaust fan to remove excess humidity from the room prior to taking a shower.
Use an open-bottom shower caddy to hold containers of bath gel, shampoo, conditioner, and bar soap.
Leaving these items on tile shelves or the floor can lead to sticky, slimy residue and mildew growth.
After every shower, use a daily shower spray (which you can make yourself or find in your supermarket cleaning supply aisle), which breaks down soap residue. Spray lightly on tile walls and floors to help shed water and keep soap scum and hard water deposits from forming.
After using a daily shower spray, remove excess water from tile walls rubber squeegee if desired. This helps walls dry faster, a good idea if you’ve experienced mildew problems in the bathroom.
Spray tile walls once a week with an all-purpose bathroom cleaner, using a brush with stiff nylon bristles to scrub tile and grout lines. Rinse with plain water.
Clean glass panels with commercial glass cleaner and soft clean cloths (or absorbent paper towels) after each shower to keep glass sparkling clean.
Seal the grout lines every six months, or as recommended by your tile setter, to prevent hard water stains and mildew from forming.