Replacing Sealant

[Bowness72]

Hi, I have just developed a leak in the bottom corner of my shower cubicle where the tiles butt up to the shower tray, so am going to replace the sealant along the junction with the tray and also partially up the internal corner of the tiles.

Is there a trick of the trade when replacing sealant in an internal vertical corner to ensure a good join (perhaps cutting the existing sealant at an angle backwards to form a slight overlap ?) and is there a good way of removing the old sealant from the horizontal junction of tiles and shower tray ?

Thanks

 

[fender]

No easy way,

Just remove the old sealant with a stanley knife blade, make sure the area is dry and re-seal. Removing old sealant is always a tedious task!

 

[Bowness72]

Does that mean I should remove it all the way up the internal corner as well ?

 

[fender]

Yes, that would be good practice, but you could just remove it until you reach a point where it looks stable.