A new-looking shower without the remodel — old grout out, fresh grout in, sealed twice.
Your Plainville tile is probably fine. The grout between it gave up years ago — stained, cracked, growing things no cleaner defeats. Plainville Shower Renew removes failed grout and installs fresh, sealed joints in showers, tub surrounds and bath floors, usually in a single day, for a tenth of a re-tile. If the tile is sound and the wall behind it is dry, regrouting is the smartest money in bathroom care.

Plainville Shower Renew assesses free across Plainville and nearby towns.
One-bath homes mean the tub-shower takes daily punishment: stained surrounds, cracked soap-dish tiles, grout worn to sand at the tap end. Landlords on the two-family streets re-tile between tenants constantly. Plainville landlords are repeat customers: a fresh surround and sealed grout between tenants rents the unit faster than any other upgrade. Across downtown Plainville, the Route 10 corridor, Linden Street side, toward the Farmington line, the story repeats: good tile, dead grout. We fix the grout — and tell you straight when tile is the real problem.
Assess — free, with meter readings. Quote — fixed, itemized, honored. Restore — quiet, contained, one day. Walkthrough — inspect together, care guide in hand.
What goes between Plainville tiles: the shortlist we trust and warranty.
No. Oscillating blades cut grout, not glaze, and we adjust methods for soft stone and handmade tile. Twenty-plus showers a month, zero tile casualties is the standard.
Polymer-modified cement grout standard, epoxy as the forever upgrade. Both sealed (cement) or inherently stain-proof (epoxy), color-matched to your preference.
If the wall is dry, yes — fresh sealed joints starve surface mildew. If the wall is wet, no grout survives; our free moisture check tells which case you're in before you spend anything.
Often! Stained-but-sound grout gets deep-clean-and-seal for $250–$600. We triage honestly at the free assessment and sell the cheaper fix whenever it will hold.
Next morning for standard grout — about 12–24 hours. We'll confirm the exact hour at walkthrough based on your bath's ventilation.
Based in central Connecticut — Plainville is our core, and we travel to the towns around it.