Silicon around bathroom floor

[DIYMARK]

I am thinking it would give a nice neat edge to Silicon around the edge of my bathroom floor.
Is this advisable, or should I stay with grout?

 

[Del W]

Im feed up telling people all internal corners should be siliconed. If I refused to grout corners I wouldnt have much work.....

 

[beanz]

Haha Beanz, surely you only need white and clear as you don't silicon movement joints :sofahide:

i didn't say I was going to use it lol! I always keep my options open.. You never know, the next bathroom i rip out (Monday incidentally) may have tenting issues, due to the lack of a movement joint.. 😀

 

[beanz]

Mark/charlie1.... Your inbox is full! 😉

 

[DIYMARK]

Crikey, I thought it was an easy question :lol:. My query came about because I saw a job finished with Silicon corners and it looked great. I was talking to my kitchen fitter who is also a tiler and he said dont use Silicon around the floor because floor cleaning chemicals cause it to deteriorate quickly.
Thank you all for the advice :hurray:

 

[thompsonbrown]

The problem with grout is that it will eventually crack and look a lot worse a year down the line. Use a decent Silicon such as Dow corning and you wont have any problems with chemicals etc...

 

[aliving11]

Just run a cloth over it after applying. I might remove the skirting board, apply the Silicon and replace the board so your pretty boards will show while you still benefit from the Silicon. But on all visible surfaces the cloth works great!

 

[Old Mod]

Personally i Silicon all internal corners.... If anything it means i don't have to be so precise with my cuts

Well that means your silicon bead is too wide then if it hides shoddy cuts! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

 

[TJ Smiler]

Well that means your silicon bead is too wide then if it hides shoddy cuts! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

HaHaHa don't tell everyone :sofahide: there is nothing wrong with my one inch wide beads!!

I meant more on the front of not worry if it runs out a mil or so from top to bottom........... My cuts are tight mate, don't worry about that :8:

 

[beanz]

Just run a cloth over it after applying. I might remove the skirting board, apply the Silicon and replace the board so your pretty boards will show while you still benefit from the Silicon. But on all visible surfaces the cloth works great!

You run a cloth over it? Never seen that done before!?!

 

[Stef]

You run a cloth over it? Never seen that done before!?!

That's what I was thinking!!

 

[TJ Smiler]

Topps do a cracking tool for Silicon, it comes with multi changing heads. Always used to use my finger but would take me bloody hours and i'd be covered in the stuff. It's 9 quid and produces a lovely neat finish and it clears the sides free of Silicon as it goes.

 

[Stef]

This is what I'm using just now, great tool.
http://m.screwfix.com/p/vitrex-sealant-remover-profile-kit/82791?filtered=true

 

[John Benton]

I got one of these kits a few months ago, works a treat

[video=youtube;-p0Yl-IyMJc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-p0Yl-IyMJc[/video]

 

[charlie1]

The wee rubber profiling tool that looks like a finger is best I find...3 quid I think

 

[TJ Smiler]

This is what I'm using just now, great tool.
http://m.screwfix.com/p/vitrex-sealant-remover-profile-kit/82791?filtered=true

That's the one i got mate................And i paid bloody 9 quid!!

 

[mma]

Looks like I've been using my Lldl version the wrong way round!?

 

[Stef]

I think there all much of a muchness!
I've got a few profile tools in the van.

 

[prceramics]

whats wrong with your finger ?

 

[beanz]

whats wrong with your finger ?

No idea!?! But I can tell you what's right with it... It's free!!! 😀

 

[prceramics]

And you never forget it lol

 

[Dan]

Just bumping some of the older popular (sometimes not so popular) threads. Probably wont be current discussion these days but I just need to do it. So just ignore the thread if it's not current for you.