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    Finishing Silicon

    Thought I'd ask the pros :) Finally have some time to finish my bathroom. I was coing to Silicon the internals and around the bath using mapei jasmine but have been advised that white on white looks better. Therefore I'm going for jasmine on the internals with white to the bath. Which should I...
    • bogstandard
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    • canada finishing silicon silicone
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    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Silicon sealant colour help!

    Wet room 1 by kelvin posted Dec 7, 2016 at 3:51 PMHi all, Just completing a wet room and now need to make the decision for sealant along the bottom of the tile to floor edge. Would you use the Jasmin to the floor or the cement grey I'm undecided but would appreciate some input please. Kind...
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    Silicon or grout for small bathroom job

    We have a bath/shower with tiles on the walls around the bath. On the wall side of the bath the wall is partly recessed with a tiled shelf connecting the bath to the wall (photo attached). The tiles on this shelf are cracked near the join with the wall and water is leaking through them. We have...
    • Peterhoop
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    • bathroom find a tiler grout job jobs silicon small small bathroom tile grout tiling job tiling jobs tiling work work
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Bathroom Tiling Advice
  4. JMC tiling

    Metro tiled corners, scribe in and best Silicon method?

    Morning all, Just wanted peoples thoughts on finishing metro tiles, specifically in the corners? Even with nice cutting you still get a diamond effect in the corners that in some cases depending on the depth difference of the metro edge can look a bit off. Do you guys scribe in to minimise this...
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    Grout or Silicon

    Hi I am tiling a conservatory floor with porcelain tiles and the walls are unplastered face brick. Do I grout or silicon where the two materials join? Thanks. Gnasher
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    Help with grouting and Silicon at bottom of wall onto shower tray

    Hello, I noticed recently that my builder may have made a mistake when tiling some little mosaics ( Polished Marble 2.5cm x 5cm) in between large wall tiles in the middle of the shower enclosure area area (wall behind where the rain shower comes out from) I noticed some of the grout was going a...
    • ashurst
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    • former grout grouting help shower shower tray silicon silicone tile grout tray wall wetroom
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Tanking and Wetrooms
  7. Sean Kelly

    Silicon Smear On Grout.

    I used Weber grey grout and Weber grey Silicon. I used a profiling tool to tool the Silicon. I then noticed that the grout would not dry on the horizontal grout line within the shower. Obviously I have smeared a thin layer of Silicon across the grout and it has gone a bit shiny! I don't...
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    Ardex Ardex Silicon St And Eg8

    I'm grouting my wetroom floor with Ardex EG8 Grey Grout (not silver) and I'm looking for the closest silicon colour match for it. I emailed Ardex and they said it was between stormy mist / innocent black .....which looking on their colour chart...
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    Silicon Done Badly

    Hi all, Just a diy'er with...Silicon advice this time if I may beg. I have done my fair share of siliconing in the past, but never really had to pay much attention to the finer points. Now I have come to seal my newly tiled bathroom I think I have made a catalog of mistakes. Let me list them...
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    Plumbers Silicon On Backerboard

    Just been round to a job where the plumber has installed a shower tray and siliconed up the edges against the backerboard (Marmox type - unsure of make) - all fine, except he has smeared it into a thin layer approx. 30mm up all the way around. Planning to tank the shower using Mapegum etc...
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    What Colour Silicon?

    I have tiled my shower recess and grouted with Weber grey grout. Obviously I will use white Silicon between the tile bottoms and the tray. I intend to use grey Silicon for the two vertical corners. What should I use between the tops of the tiles and the white painted ceilings; I assume white...
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    Grout Or Silicon Up To Tile Trim?

    A quick question please.....Do I use Silicon or grout on the joints between tile and aluminium L shaped trim around my window reveals and external corners. I imagine the joint wont move when grouted both sides but would like to know best practice. I've seen both Silicon and grout...
    • bogstandard
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    • grout silicon silicone tile tile grout tile trim trim
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
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    Silicon To Bath, Ceiling And Internals

    Hi all My large format beige tiles are on the wall. My suite and cladded ceiling are white and I'm ready to grout with Mapei jasmine grout. I intend to use matching jasmine Silicon on internals with clear (dow) Silicon around silverware. However I would like to get some opinions / preferences...
    • bogstandard
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    • bath ceiling silicon silicone
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
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    Silicon

    I've purchased a fugi kit to try out after reading about them on here, I've always been a finger and washing up liquid man and I make a good job, but, with a job coming up that requires black Silicon and white tiles, I thought it might be worth a try with this kit. Question is, how do you...
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    Silicon

    Guys, do you charge extra for Silicon? Find I have to go back after plumber and painter to Silicon up , plus I like to get it just right with my smoothing tools so takes a good couple of hours standard size bathroom including ceiling joint etc. Just wondered what you guys do?
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    For Sale Ct1 Sealant & Adhesive. Silicon. White & Clear. Job Lot X60. (or Can Sell Individually).

    Hi all I have a job lot of x60 tubes of CT1. x40 White and x20 Clear. These are the new style with the red/green Eco Compliant sign in the top corner of the tube. Price = £400 The listing is for all 60 tubes and works out to £6.67 per tube, which is very good value. However, if you require...
    • Seagull27
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    • adhesive can job jobs sealant silicon silicone tile adhesive tiling job tiling jobs tiling work white work
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: For-sale and Wanted
  17. Wishiwasatoptiler

    Silicon Remover

    Just on re boarding a bathroom and the upvc windows is caked in Silicon. Want to remove this before skimming it up. Any top tips on solutions, or ways to remove it offthese plastic windows so not to damage or leave nasty scratch marks would be much appreciated. Cheers D
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    Mapei 110 Silicon

    As of 4.55pm tonight I found out that Mapei 110 Silicon is not a stock item at CTD,and if I order it,it will most likely take that long to arrive that the best chance of getting it would be to put it on my wish list for Santa! Any other stockists that might have it out there?
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    Shower Alcove Internal Corners - Grouted By Mistake, Can I Silicon On Top??

    Dang diddly! In my mad rush to get as much of the shower alcove grouted before the epoxy grout became unusable, I absent mindedly filled the vertical corner joints with grout. I tanked the bejeebus outta the whole alcove, and the bathroom is on the ground floor sitting on sand and cement...
    • TheNamek
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    • aus can corners grout internal shower silicon silicone tile grout top usa
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
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    Silicon splashbacks

    Looking for advice.. I have recently done a few splashbacks where the worktops are a good 10mm away from the out of square walls.. I also always put first tile a couple of mm above worktop.. When i come to siliconing tiles to top it all bloody vanishes down the back of worktops!!!... Any...
    • dboden
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    • aus clips lash lash clips silicon silicone spacer tile wedges usa wedges
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum

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