Hi all,
Hope someone can offer me some advice.
We had a B&Q laminate worktop fitted in Feb. Unfortunately the fitter didn't have any colourfill at the time and used glue in the joints.
After it was fitted we got some colourfill and put this over the joints. Unfortunately around two months ago I noticed that the joint near the sink has slightly blown. After reading //www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=617976#617976 I decided to use some silicone to seal over the joints. However, unfortunately one joint's came off almost straight away (non blown) as the laminate is smooth I expect. The other one lasted until today. My understanding is that one of the silicone strengths is that is is flexible, but I don't think the joints are going to move that much as so I could use something which has a stronger grip to the surface and is harder wearing.
Can someone suggest something that I can use to form a strong hard wearing waterproof cover over the joint? I was thinking I could use some of the coloured tape over the joint and glue that down, but would prefer to use something like silicone but sets harder and stronger.
I understand the solution won't look pretty but I have just had a baby and don't really want to go through all the effort of replacing the worktop again. I need something quick and will stop it getting worse and then maybe replace in a few years...
Hope someone can help,
Thanks in advance,
Ian
Hope someone can offer me some advice.
We had a B&Q laminate worktop fitted in Feb. Unfortunately the fitter didn't have any colourfill at the time and used glue in the joints.
After it was fitted we got some colourfill and put this over the joints. Unfortunately around two months ago I noticed that the joint near the sink has slightly blown. After reading //www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=617976#617976 I decided to use some silicone to seal over the joints. However, unfortunately one joint's came off almost straight away (non blown) as the laminate is smooth I expect. The other one lasted until today. My understanding is that one of the silicone strengths is that is is flexible, but I don't think the joints are going to move that much as so I could use something which has a stronger grip to the surface and is harder wearing.
Can someone suggest something that I can use to form a strong hard wearing waterproof cover over the joint? I was thinking I could use some of the coloured tape over the joint and glue that down, but would prefer to use something like silicone but sets harder and stronger.
I understand the solution won't look pretty but I have just had a baby and don't really want to go through all the effort of replacing the worktop again. I need something quick and will stop it getting worse and then maybe replace in a few years...
Hope someone can help,
Thanks in advance,
Ian