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doug boardley
I've only started siliconing corners in maybe the last ten years, i always used to grout them and never heard of any problems. Maybe 'cos I've always taped the joints has minimized the movement?
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Suppose it's personal preference really - I often think silicone can ruin the neat look of corners. Would use it in flexible situations but don't see the problem with grouting the corners of the majority of plastered substrates. My own bathroom has had all corners grouted for 15 years and all are still 100%.
mapei do some excellent colour matcheshow good a match is the silicone you can buy that is matched to the grout colour ??
mapei do some excellent colour matches
i get the bit about not grouting corners now , so , in the corners i leave a small gap the silicone can get into and then have an external bead of silicone ?? , am i on the right track ??
How many bathrooms have you re - visited? I've seen loads of bathrooms now with cracks in the corners.i grout solid courners to be honest think it looks alot nicer and have never had a problem also silcone looks awful after a few months
Agree dom, good silicon should last and if they have a problem applying try using cornertape.There seem to be a few guys out there that want to grout a corner because they think it looks good and that silicone looks awful after six months? Silicone properly applied to a expansion joint will last for years and years. If it looks bad after a few months then the chances are it looked bad from the outset. Using a quality product and not the cheapest you can buy will give the desired finish. Applying silicone over grout in a corner is bad practice and bad standards, new guys and the tiling DIY'er could be forgiven but for a professional tiler to do this is not good enough.
I suspect that silicone is left off because some tilers cannot use it properly, the only way around that problem is to practice until you can apply it. Its only easy after experience.
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