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I have a cast stone shower tray, that has a leak somewhere around its perimeter (2 sides are Respatex) So intend to reseal ........... what is best wisdom - cut the top 10mm of old silicone off, give it a good clean and put in a good new bead. (will make it slightly wider as well) Or use a...

About a year into a new bathroom, the silicone started peeling away from the bath and getting mouldy. It gradually detached along most of the length of the bath. I've put this off for a while but now decided to try and tackle this myself. The bath is Carronite (acrylic) so I wondered if maybe...

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When I fitted the pedestal basin to a tiled wall in our new shower room, I fixed the basin to the wall with a goodly splurge of silicone, to save drilling. Solid as a rock. However, subsequent requirements entailed moving the loo and the basin. I was anticipating a fight with the silicone and...

Hi Not sure if this is the right place. When my bathroom was installed the installer did a really bad job at doing the silicone. I've attached a few pictures below. What is the best way of remedying the silicone? Remove it then apply masking tape to achieve a straight line? Also...

I sealed between some solid wood worktops and the wall with silicone sealant. Unfortunately some water has penetrated the wood in one place and gone underneath the silicone seal. I think I need to remove the seal at this place. Then I can sand and oil the wood better, and apply some more...

I need to fit a new waste to a basin after removing an old one that was fitted (poorly) with silicone. I removed all lumpy bits of silicone and most of the the finer bits with silicone remover, but there is still some silicone bits left that I can't get out. What are my best options for getting...

I've just had a shower tray installed but the plumber left the protective film on it and siliconed that to the shower walls. Before the tiler comes in should I remove that sealant, try to get as much of the protective film off the tray and then re silicone. I don't understand the point of...

hi all new member in need of some advice. we had out bathroom redone a few months back and to cut a long story, he didn't do a brill job. recently noticed water was seeping through around the shower tray so decided i would do the silicon. after clearing the old silicon, i noticed under one...

Hello guys. I'm new to re-doing silicone, never used a silicone gun in my life. I spent some time yesterday removing clear silicone from my very small bathroom wash basin. Hard work and none of it came off in one piece, very bitty. And then I put No Nonsense sealant remover on which helped me...

Hi all, I have just stripped out all the silicone from around my shower tray to redo it. I have scraped out as much as I can, and I'm now applying a coat of Polycell silicon remover to get rid of any residue. Now, the question is, once I have removed that, what do I use to finally wipe down...

Hi all, Quick Q, have googled a bit, not turned up any definitive answers. I had some new rads installed a couple of years ago, and had to remove one of them earlier this year to decorate. On the threaded connections there was some yellow looking gunk that has a very noticeable smell...

Hi all, I've siliconed the bath tiles and bath edge already. Decided to go with a shower screen now and to install the wall profile bracket so it can be flush to the wall, is it best to: A) cut the silicone at the point where screen will go and remove all(as much of) the silicone and...

Hi, Apologies if this is the wrong forum - I'll repost in a different section if there is a more appropriate option. I am fitting a wall-hung basin to a tiled wall. It rocks very slightly due to either the basin or the wall not being perfectly flat. I am concerned this means that pressure is...

I have just removed the silicone sealant from around my ensuite shower tray and have noticed that there is a gap of about 10mm between the bottom of the tile and the shower tray. Should I use silicone again on this and use a VERY large helping around the edges, or should I use something like...

Hi.. I'm aware that this has come up in the past, just need some guidance.. Recently had a new bathroom put in. Plumber has siliconed the toilet to the ceramic tile floor and there is movement. He has also siliconed the basin to the wall.. I questioned this and he got a bit funny with me saying...

Some while ago I fitted a shower screen to the side of the bath. This is now in need of replacemen but I did too god a job. The scrws are removed but the silicone is still fixing the upright to the wall tiles and will not let go. I have tried a flexible palette knife but no luck I just cannot...

hi, could anyone suggest how to get rid of silicone/sealant marks that have made their way on a few granite tiles i have fixed in the bathroom ? the granite surface seems its been stained and its not as if there's a lot of silicone/sealant thats visible - it looks like a permanent water...

Hello, I'm having new windows and doors fitted into a new extension next week. The bricks are Staffordshire multi rustics. I've asked the window fitting company to use brown silicone as my previous experience suggests that window fitters often leave a nasty silicone finish on these rough bricks...

Hi all, I have a little mold/mildew that has crept into the silicone sealant around my bath. I'd like to clean it up, but don't want to remove the whole thing. Does anyone know of a way? Bleach took of the surface muck, but there are still blackish marks...