We've just had some cushion flooring laid in the en suite and bathroom.
The fitters haven't sealed around the fittings and skirts with silicone.
They say they won't and that it's not necessary, I disagree.

(Am I just being daft here - the vinyl is laid on top of easily water
damaged chipboard flooring)

Anyway, that's by the by. I am useless, USELESS with a sealant gun. If I
try and do it myself with a cartridge gun and sealant I'll make such a mess.

Is there any other product I can use to do the job? Sort of a silicone
sealant bead on a roll or something? Needs to be white.

Gary wrote:
We've just had some cushion flooring laid in the en suite and
bathroom. The fitters haven't sealed around the fittings and skirts with
silicone. They say they won't and that it's not necessary, I disagree.

(Am I just being daft here - the vinyl is laid on top of easily water
damaged chipboard flooring)

Anyway, that's by the by. I am useless, USELESS with a sealant gun.
If I try and do it myself with a cartridge gun and sealant I'll make
such a mess.

http://www.screwfix.com/search.do;js...earch=fugenboy

Very little practice required to get a perfect finish.


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

On 30 Oct, 08:36, "The Medway Handyman"
wrote:
Gary wrote:
We've just had some cushion flooring laid in the en suite and
bathroom. The fitters haven't sealed around the fittings and skirts with
silicone. They say they won't and that it's not necessary, I disagree.

(Am I just being daft here - the vinyl is laid on top of easily water
damaged chipboard flooring)

Anyway, that's by the by. I am useless, USELESS with a sealant gun.
If I try and do it myself with a cartridge gun and sealant I'll make
such a mess.

http://www.screwfix.com/search.do;js...4KACSTHZOCFFQ?...

Very little practice required to get a perfect finish.

--
Dave - The Medway Handymanwww.medwayhandyman.co.uk

Seconded - these are great - although I sometimes find that if I have
a lot of excess sealant then I sometimes get a thin film left either
side of the bead - which is annoying to remove.

Mark.

The Medway Handyman wrote:
Gary wrote:
We've just had some cushion flooring laid in the en suite and
bathroom. The fitters haven't sealed around the fittings and skirts with
silicone. They say they won't and that it's not necessary, I disagree.

(Am I just being daft here - the vinyl is laid on top of easily water
damaged chipboard flooring)

Anyway, that's by the by. I am useless, USELESS with a sealant gun.
If I try and do it myself with a cartridge gun and sealant I'll make
such a mess.

http://www.screwfix.com/search.do;js...earch=fugenboy

Very little practice required to get a perfect finish.



Hm. That seems to require me to run a silicone bead first, it'll still
be horrid :-( what on earth would I do with the excess half a tube of
silicone that would inevitably be spread all over the floor, wood, ceramics?

Gary wrote:
The Medway Handyman wrote:
Gary wrote:
We've just had some cushion flooring laid in the en suite and
bathroom. The fitters haven't sealed around the fittings and skirts with
silicone. They say they won't and that it's not necessary, I disagree.

(Am I just being daft here - the vinyl is laid on top of easily water
damaged chipboard flooring)

Anyway, that's by the by. I am useless, USELESS with a sealant gun.
If I try and do it myself with a cartridge gun and sealant I'll make
such a mess.

http://www.screwfix.com/search.do;js...earch=fugenboy


Very little practice required to get a perfect finish.



Hm. That seems to require me to run a silicone bead first, it'll still
be horrid :-( what on earth would I do with the excess half a tube of
silicone that would inevitably be spread all over the floor, wood,
ceramics?
I will make a suggestion here, and am willing to be shouted down.

Use decorators caulk, which is far less messy than silicone, and whilst
it isn't as good *under* water, it will at least stop splashes getting
under the vinyl.

Its mots useful attribute is that until it sets, you can wipe of excess
with a damp sponge. Unlike silicone. So applying a big splurge, and then
sponge and rinse and squeeze, nets you a decent finish FAR more easily
than silicone.. Its cheaper, too.


I had a minor leak in the frame of a window in my camper, and used it
there. It stopped it dead.

Hm. That seems to require me to run a silicone bead first, it'll still
be horrid :-( what on earth would I do with the excess half a tube of
silicone that would inevitably be spread all over the floor, wood, ceramics?

Masking tape either side of where you want it to be, before you run
the bead :-}

"Gary" wrote in message
...
We've just had some cushion flooring laid in the en suite and bathroom.
The fitters haven't sealed around the fittings and skirts with silicone.
They say they won't and that it's not necessary, I disagree.

(Am I just being daft here - the vinyl is laid on top of easily water
damaged chipboard flooring)

Anyway, that's by the by. I am useless, USELESS with a sealant gun. If I
try and do it myself with a cartridge gun and sealant I'll make such a
mess.

Is there any other product I can use to do the job? Sort of a silicone
sealant bead on a roll or something? Needs to be white.


Try some of this stuff
http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav/sk...?skuId=9262009 to
seal around the edges. You cut it to size in situ' if you want. No mess or
fuss with squiggie sealant gunk and guns. It is self adhesive and very easy
to work with.

Good luck.

Colin Wilson o.uk
wrote:

Hm. That seems to require me to run a silicone bead first, it'll still
be horrid :-( what on earth would I do with the excess half a tube of
silicone that would inevitably be spread all over the floor, wood, ceramics?

Masking tape either side of where you want it to be, before you run
the bead :-}


That's what I do. It seems to work for someone of my limited ability.
:-(

Colin Wilson wrote:
Hm. That seems to require me to run a silicone bead first, it'll still
be horrid :-( what on earth would I do with the excess half a tube of
silicone that would inevitably be spread all over the floor, wood, ceramics?


Masking tape either side of where you want it to be, before you run
the bead :-}

To add to your reply...

The only problem you could have with this answer is that you do not keep
an even gap around and between what the item is and the flooring. For
the shower, get laid down on the floor so that you are at eye level to
the side of the shower base and stick the masking tape at the start and
then pull off the roll as much as you need to cover the length of the
unit. Keeping the tape taught, keep an eye on the depth of seal that you
have decided on, slowly bring the tape closer and push it into contact
to the shower base in stages from where you started from. When you have
reached the end, pull the tape up and wrap it around the corner and
start again for the next run the same as above, starting from what I
assume will be a wall.

Now get on your hands and knees and do the same for the vinyl floor.

Ah! you ask, my shower has round corners and I don't have round corner
tape. No problem. Run the tape along the straight edge so as to overlap
the base and then use short lengths to make up the curve. If you use
enough small strips, you will eventually end up with a lot of straight
edges that very nearly is a curve.

Put the sealant along the two tapes and don't worry about putting too
much down, the excess will end up on the tape. Wipe with either your
finger, or one of the tools that have been recommended. Ensure that
there are no thin bits of seal and that you can't see the tape edges
that are adjacent to the unit. Too little force with the finger may
result in and edge forming after the next step. Having said that, you
would be hard pressed to see it.

Now comes the tricky/messy bit...

Removing the tape. Do this just after you are satisfied that the seal is
just a little wider/higher than the tape gap. Get a large bin liner
ready and lay it flat on the floor. Start to lift the tape from the end
where you stopped taping and it should come up in one length at a time
and not start to lift the next section of tape and drop it on the bin
bag by handling the tape by the clean edge, using just one hand. Wipe
your hands of any sealant after each removal. You should end up with a
perfect seal.

Dave