bathroom sealant tragedy

Tink82

I have never sealed anything but watched my partner do it many times My advice is when you do around the bath, fill it with water first as it drops slightly, if you don't, when you get into the bath the first time after sealing it, it will pull away from the wall/bath

amcluesent

>at worst it is nearly half an inch, around the toilet<

Sounds like a real bodged-job and the cowboy has used loads of sealant to hide the worst of it. If that's all wrong, chances are plenty else will be too.

27col

It might well be a bodged job, but it is not a bathroom sealant tragedy as your thread title would suggest. Inconvenience and having to get the job redone is an annoyance, not a tragedy. Exaggeration is not really helpful when looking for answers.

misgrace

Oh come on Col,:D its a tragedy to maza, she has spent a small fortune on getting it done, and the sealant has let it down, and the thing is, everytime she goes in the bathroom her eye is drawn to it.

If it happened to me, I would be going mad , as its the finishing touches that makes the job.

BTW Maza, when you do decide to do the sealant yourself, like the OP says, 'wet finger and smooth', add a bit of fairy liquid into the water, that way the sealant wont stick to your fingers, and much easier to smooth out.

gabyjane

Hi also heard that a lolly stick works well?

sweetserendipity

Tink82 wrote: »

I have never sealed anything but watched my partner do it many times My advice is when you do around the bath, fill it with water first as it drops slightly, if you don't, when you get into the bath the first time after sealing it, it will pull away from the wall/bath

Just what I was going to say, and in pink writing as well!! :rotfl:

angelavdavis

27col wrote: »

It might well be a bodged job, but it is not a bathroom sealant tragedy as your thread title would suggest. Inconvenience and having to get the job redone is an annoyance, not a tragedy. Exaggeration is not really helpful when looking for answers.

I can understand this. A clown did a similar job on my parents shower. They had paid out a lot of money for shower panels, glass shower door, nice tray, etc etc and the idiot ruined it with bodged sealant finish which he seemed to get absolutely everywhere - it detracted from the whole job and looked horrible. Needless to say, I had to strip it out and redo the whole lot properly.

EliteHeat

Probably not as good as a lolly stick but might be worth a look

Tink82

sweetserendipity wrote: »

Just what I was going to say, and in pink writing as well!! :rotfl:

Great minds.....

Bishop_Basher

The 'secret' to silicone sealing is having the nozzle as small as possible, apply pressure to the gun and keep it moving, then lift it off at the end all in one smooth motion.

A wet finger and lightly rub along the seal, just barely touch it, you don't need any masking tape or owt like that.

The most common mistake is applying a bead thats too thick (like the plumber in this saga) so its impossible to get a thin/neat finish.