Regrouting around tile floor shower drain - Best product to use?

[Nickshu]

So the grout washed out around our tile shower drain in our master bath. I pulled the drain and of course the concrete base is soaking wet...it's currently drying out for a few days before I reseal it. (Photo below)

What should I use to reseal it? Regular sanded grout again? Sanded caulk? Any other products that might seal better and last longer?

Thanks in advance!

[Nickshu]

Bump, any help? TIA.

[KFC911]

PM Trekor if he doesn't see this thread...the outage really hit some folks hard

[ossiblue]

I would use either grout or caulk, keeping in mind that caulk will make it difficult to remove the drain ring should you need to in the future.

The concrete base being wet is normal and the shower pan is designed for the purpose of allowing moisture to seep through the cement and flow to the drain via the waterproof membrane, underneath. You'll notice there are weep holes in the ABS neck of the drain (or there should be) that allows water to seep into the drain through/beneath the cement. Excessive moisture on the cement can, over time, cause it to break down so repairing the grout between the tiles and especially the drain ring is needed. The point is, you don't need to seal it to a waterproof condition.

[vash]

i paid a guy $300. he regrouted my entire kitchen and bathroom of my old house to doll it up for sale.

he did it in an afternoon.

[look 171]

Just use regular grout and you will be fine. If the grout joint is 1/8" or less, use none-sanded grout, if bigger then that, use sanded grout.

[Nickshu]

Thanks for the tips...I will get some non-sanded grout as the gap is pretty tight.