How To Get Rid of Mold & Mildew In a Shower

Do you have mold in your shower? You've scrubbed that gross black stuff but it just WON'T go away? I can relate, so I'm sharing my DIY fix for mold and mildew in a shower!

*I'm Jenn & I blog over at The Bachelorette Pad Flip. I buy old, ugly, and neglected houses and FLIP them all by myself! It's a crazy, DIY house-flipping life, so come follow along!
My most recent flip is my grandparents' midcentury ranch. The adorable vintage bathroom was in need in a big overhaul and restoration...including in the shower! The shower was being invaded by gross mold!
By doing a deeeeeep clean [I share my favorite mildew cleaner on my blog!] with bleach and mildew remover, I was able to make a dent in the gross black. But, that was only the beginning. By using a glass scraper, I removed years of gross soap scum, brittle caulking, and debris.
And by years of soap scum, I mean decades of soap scum. The glass scraper is a great tool to remove grime from tile!
After I scraped the grime, removed all the caulking and cleaned, it was time to get started making the shower shine again! Using shower and tub caulk, I was able to add shiny white "trim" to the tub...and even the tiles!
The final product, after a couple nights of cleaning, is a shower with NO BLACK MOLD! Yay!


To see all the steps in between and my plans for the midcentury bathroom restoration, visit my blog: The Bachelorette Pad Flip!
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  • Dec21410091 Dec21410091 on Mar 19, 2017
    You did not explain how you removed caulk/grout, shined up...um, anything & with what agents? Can you be a lot more specific?
  • Karen Sorey Karen Sorey on Mar 30, 2017
    We bought an older home in Daphne, Alabama, 30 minutes from the white sand beaches of Gulf Shores, AL from Madison, MS and I am constantly battling the icky pink and black mold/mildew, or whatever that nasty slimy stuff is! I've tried everything from a dehumidifier to leaving shower doors open and toilet lids open to keep it from happening..nothing works! I clean, clean clean, clean it every freaking day..and since we have 4.5 bathrooms, that means I stay in the bathroom almost 24/7..and I am NOT trying out to beautify myself, since I can't leave the house because I am cleaning the mold/mildew in the bathrooms constantly..oh! and by the way, did I mention I have OCD on top of that! Help! I've tried everything..if I die from the cleaning fumes, I will at least have really moist skin for a dead woman...lol.. please HELP!!!
  • Gretchen Gretchen on Apr 19, 2017

    How do you clean cast iron tubs?

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  • Penni Mcbride Penni Mcbride on Jun 11, 2017

    here is a tip for you after you have put that much time in cleaning your shower, take a little more time and totaly wax the shower or bath, doors included with a glass wax. This will really help you from having to deep clean so often as it creates a wax barrier that will shed of water and soap leaving barely any water spots. Did this years ago with the original "glass wax" but I think Jubile kithen polish will work fine. It also helps seal the grout once it is cleaned. You could also use a car wax

  • Timothy Flippo Timothy Flippo on Dec 03, 2017

    Wd-40 works wonders on soap scum. Spray it, lightly spread it around and wipe off after 30 seconds. The only con is the smell....so youll want to open a window and let it air out. Oh and be sure its completely rinsed to you dont accidently slip.....like i did lol

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