Fitted incorrectly, who is responsible?

Marktheshark

pinkshoes wrote: »

Did the shop who supplied the splashback also supply the silicone?

If yes, it is their fault.

If no, it is your fault for not researching correctly.

The shop no doubt just listed suitable applications for the material. It is up to you to work out how to do it. my parents fitted something similar in their kitchen, and spent a while googling how to stick it to the wall.

Nobody is liable for incompetence of a DIY bodger.
Even applying silicone as adhesive, keying the products, applying evenly and notched on the wall are skills and the reason tradesmen charge for "skill".
You go away and shaft it up, how is that a retailers fault ?

They sell raw materials, not lessons in trade skills.
Try a local college for that.

ChumLee

Marktheshark wrote: »

Nobody is liable for incompetence of a DIY bodger.
Even applying silicone as adhesive, keying the products, applying evenly and notched on the wall are skills and the reason tradesmen charge for "skill".
You go away and shaft it up, how is that a retailers fault ?

They sell raw materials, not lessons in trade skills.
Try a local college for that.

You don't need to notch silicone.

enfield_freddy

you need to use chrome headed screws , lime green acrylic will show anything behind it

Marktheshark

ChumLee wrote: »

You don't need to notch silicone.

Depends how many tubes you want to use, lol.
If you want an even transfer with nothing showing through, but then again, thats a skill you pay a tradesman for.

ChumLee

Marktheshark wrote: »

Depends how many tubes you want to use, lol.
If you want an even transfer with nothing showing through, but then again, thats a skill you pay a tradesman for.

Whether is shows through is down to the silicone or plastic not how it's applied. No skill would stop it being seen through opaque plastic.

SSST

ChumLee wrote: »

Whether is shows through is down to the silicone or plastic not how it's applied. No skill would stop it being seen through opaque plastic.

The idea would be to ensure the plastic is completely flush against the substrate leaving no gaps for light to pass down.

bod1467

I thought the general definition of opaque was "not see through"? So surely the type and colour of silicone shouldn't matter?

Or did you mean translucent?

societys_child

Appears that op is the retailer, not sure why it's a secret.

Post from Last December:
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5127294


Hummm, mentions ebay, and in ebays world it's usually the sellers fault . . .

SSST

no, not eBay, direct through Website...

LilElvis

OP - are you the seller or buyer?

Probably would have helped if you had made this clear from the outset.