Sealing the gap behind an office worktop

[NorthernLights811]

The joiner I hired to do my home office left the job unfinished, resulting in

a lot of snagging, one of which is a gap about 1-2mm behind the worktop.

The gap is uneven since the cut was uneven, due to a bent static wall.

Should I do anything with it like seal it with silicone or caulk? Or leave it like this? It's not the end o the world but I could see the odd post it vanishing behind it.

 

[Koolpc]

You could fit a wooden bead along it. Or, clear silicon?

 

[NorthernLights811]

You could fit a wooden bead along it. Or, clear silicon?

Thanks for the suggestion, but I think it'll look ugly with the wooden bead, plus I'll need to find a similar veneer etc. Clear silicon maybe yes.

 

[foxhole]

Simple timber upstand .

 

[NorthernLights811]

Simple timber upstand .

Yup, that could be a idea, thanks.

 

[robinbanks]

1-2mm behind the worktop

If that was the biggest item in the snag list, send me that joiner's number..

 

[Deleted member 174758]

1 to 2mm is acceptable IMHO. You should always seal worksurface to wall joints in a "community" environment - so a bead of clear silicone is all that is needed

Even if you put in an upstand there is likely to be a gap between the back of the upstand and the plasterwork, a least in places, which will need to be caulked or siliconed - and for hygeine you'll still need a bead of silicone at the junction of the worktop and the upstand... Just in case you knock a coffee over...

 

[opps]

I am a decorator....

You can use silicone but when it comes to repainting the wall, you won't be able to paint over the silicone.

For a 2mm gap, I would recommend an acrylic sealant that matches the colour of the wood.

Eg https://www.solmer.co.uk/hardware/unika-colorsealant-310ml.html

Use low tack tape on the wall and run the sealant, smooth off with a damp J-cloth. It will shrink back slightly. If you are unhappy with the shrinkage, repeat the process.

 

[Deleted member 174758]

You can use silicone but when it comes to repainting the wall, you won't be able to paint over the silicone.

Unless you use paintable silicone?

 

[foxhole]

1 to 2mm is acceptable IMHO. You should always seal worksurface to wall joints in a "community" environment - so a bead of clear silicone is all that is needed

Even if you put in an upstand there is likely to be a gap between the back of the upstand and the plasterwork, a least in places, which will need to be caulked or siliconed - and for hygeine you'll still need a bead of silicone at the junction of the worktop and the upstand... Just in case you knock a coffee over...

OTT for a desk

 

[^woody^]

What gap?

 

[Deleted member 174758]

OTT for a desk

What, an upstand? Yes. With a 1 to 2mm gap the joiner probably thought so, too. Even so, a 4 to 6ft straight silicone joint takes all of 6 or 7 minutes

 

[Deleted member 174758]

What gap?

Brickie's eyesight?

 

[NorthernLights811]

If that was the biggest item in the snag list, send me that joiner's number..

this is not even on the list! Unfortunately he left about 30% of the work undone...
We're talking about push to open drawers without the mechanism, tambour door cabinets installed in place without the track or the door, and no accessibility to fit the track now, cabinet doors missing, side panels missing, wrongly cut shelves...

 

[NorthernLights811]

1 to 2mm is acceptable IMHO. You should always seal worksurface to wall joints in a "community" environment - so a bead of clear silicone is all that is needed

Even if you put in an upstand there is likely to be a gap between the back of the upstand and the plasterwork, a least in places, which will need to be caulked or siliconed - and for hygeine you'll still need a bead of silicone at the junction of the worktop and the upstand... Just in case you knock a coffee over...

That's true. Imma go for that.