I know this has been asked before, as I have read it, but for me the search option isn't working!
Anyway, as some of you have seen from my previous post I was having a little trouble with my bathroom. I took a shower today and as the bath pannel was off I noticed a section of the wall behind the end of the bath was getting damp.
The wall has been tiled down to the top of the bath. The end of the bath is about 5mm from the wall. To me it seems lots of silicon was injected into the gap, and then later a neat strip was laid accross the top.
However, I don't think the strip was wide enough to reach all the way over the curved edge of the bath - you can get your finger nail under it and lift it - so I think water is getting under the sealant, and being channeled through the maze of sealant that is between the bath and the wall to one spot where it is leaking out.
So my question - I need to reseal between the bath and the wall:
1) Do I just reseal over the existing, or do I remove it?
2) Do I need to fill the bath with water or will my weight standing in it be enough? I can see it being quite hard stretching it it was full!
Thanks.
Anyway, as some of you have seen from my previous post I was having a little trouble with my bathroom. I took a shower today and as the bath pannel was off I noticed a section of the wall behind the end of the bath was getting damp.
The wall has been tiled down to the top of the bath. The end of the bath is about 5mm from the wall. To me it seems lots of silicon was injected into the gap, and then later a neat strip was laid accross the top.
However, I don't think the strip was wide enough to reach all the way over the curved edge of the bath - you can get your finger nail under it and lift it - so I think water is getting under the sealant, and being channeled through the maze of sealant that is between the bath and the wall to one spot where it is leaking out.
So my question - I need to reseal between the bath and the wall:
1) Do I just reseal over the existing, or do I remove it?
2) Do I need to fill the bath with water or will my weight standing in it be enough? I can see it being quite hard stretching it it was full!
Thanks.