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Shower tray seal recs please
I need to get something better than the £ Land silicone, which is leaking
within 18 months of application. Q1. Is there a sealant out there that the pro's use to stop leaks between the wall and shower tray ? AND / OR Q2. Anyone used the soft self-adhesive tape available. Tray is 28 " / 71 cm square, so obviously the 2.8 m length is going to come up short :-) Which is likely to handle corners better, 22 mm versus 38 mm wide? Happy to pay extra for a high-end brand if anyone has any recs ? The unbranded ads in the following, may not be worth the hassle. Thanks in anticipation :- https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_f... tape&_sacat=0 |
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Shower tray seal recs please
On 03/07/2019 11:34, Bertie Doe wrote:
I need to get something better than the £ Land silicone, which is leaking within 18 months of application. Q1. Is there a sealant out there that the pro's use to stop leaks between the wall and shower tray ? Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* AND / OR Q2. Anyone used the soft self-adhesive tape available. Tray is 28 " / 71 cm square, so obviously the 2.8 m length is going to come up short :-) Which is likely to handle corners better, 22 mm versus 38 mm wide? Happy to pay extra for a high-end brand if anyone has any recs ? The unbranded ads in the following, may not be worth the hassle. Thanks in anticipation :- https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_f... tape&_sacat=0 Bed some quadrant beading in silicone in all the jointed horizontal corners, that way there isn't a corner for the water to sit-in and you have a much larger seal. However, to state the obvious: if the tray is moving then you'll need to fix that first. |
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Bertie Doe wrote:
I need to get something better than the £ Land silicone, which is leaking within 18 months of application. Q1. Is there a sealant out there that the pro's use to stop leaks between the wall and shower tray ? AND / OR Q2. Anyone used the soft self-adhesive tape available. Tray is 28 " / 71 cm square, so obviously the 2.8 m length is going to come up short :-) Which is likely to handle corners better, 22 mm versus 38 mm wide? Happy to pay extra for a high-end brand if anyone has any recs ? The unbranded ads in the following, may not be worth the hassle. Thanks in anticipation :- https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_f... tape&_sacat=0 Remove old silicone, and enjoy doing it. Don't have a shower. Secure shower tray. Don't have a shower. Use meths to clean out where where the old silicone was. Don't have a shower. Use good quality silicone to reseal. Don't stick finger in mouth to smooth out, this introduces bacteria. Use a https://www.amazon.co.uk/FUGI-PROFES.../dp/B018SMCHKW Can be bought cheaper, but they are the dog's ********. Don't have a shower for 12 hours. |
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On 03/07/2019 12:41, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote:
Use good quality silicone to reseal. Don't stick finger in mouth to smooth out, this introduces bacteria. Is there any truth in the rumour this causes cancer of the lip/tongue? |
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"Mr Pounder Esquire" wrote in message ... Remove old silicone, and enjoy doing it. Don't have a shower. Secure shower tray. Don't have a shower. Use meths to clean out where where the old silicone was. Don't have a shower. Use good quality silicone to reseal. Don't stick finger in mouth to smooth out, this introduces bacteria. Use a https://www.amazon.co.uk/FUGI-PROFES.../dp/B018SMCHKW Can be bought cheaper, but they are the dog's ********. Don't have a shower for 12 hours. Brill, that is indeed the DB. I'll give it a try, thanks. |
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On 03/07/2019 12:41, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote: Use good quality silicone to reseal. Don't stick finger in mouth to smooth out, this introduces bacteria. Is there any truth in the rumour this causes cancer of the lip/tongue? Dunno. But as a contractor in a being built food production factory I did see a bloke using numerous tubes of silicone and sticking his finger into his mouth to smooth it out. I would not do this. |
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Shower tray seal recs please
On Wednesday, 3 July 2019 11:35:05 UTC+1, Bertie Doe wrote:
I need to get something better than the £ Land silicone, which is leaking within 18 months of application. Q1. Is there a sealant out there that the pro's use to stop leaks between the wall and shower tray ? AND / OR Q2. Anyone used the soft self-adhesive tape available. Tray is 28 " / 71 cm square, so obviously the 2.8 m length is going to come up short :-) Which is likely to handle corners better, 22 mm versus 38 mm wide? Happy to pay extra for a high-end brand if anyone has any recs ? The unbranded ads in the following, may not be worth the hassle. Thanks in anticipation :- https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_f... tape&_sacat=0 Silicone is the solution. Failure is often due to movement, which silicone is not very tolerant of. NT |
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