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    Silicon staining on Grey Limestone

    Hi. finished a Grey Limestone wet room last week. All good everyone happy. Bathroom fitter just called, he has Silicon the glass screen in in clear Dow Corning and the stone has stained 5mm out from the edge of the silicon. The stone was sealed with 2 coats of stainstop. He said he used water...
    • J Sid
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    • aus grey limestone silicon staining usa
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  2. F

    Help - Silicon joint on ribbed tiles!!!

    Hi everyone. This is my first post on this forum after taking some very sound advice for my first tiling job. I have fitted a new bathroom and carried out all the tiling myself without any prior experience and I'm pretty happy with how it's turned out. It has taken me nearly every weekend over...
    • firsttimetiler
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    • aus help joint silicon silicone tile tiles usa
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  3. M

    En-suite main work finished bar Silicon...

    Hi, So I've got to the end of the main chunk of the work... finally... and it's looking pretty good if I do say so myself. Sorry about the photo quality (there are plenty more poor quality photos of the complete build, start to finish) and the walls and tiles are genuinely much straighter than...
    • monkey3
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    • aus finished job jobs silicon silicone tiling jobs tiling work usa work
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  4. J

    Tiling Approach and a Silicon question

    Hi All, Many thanks for all your help and advice over the last few months! If I hadn't looked on here the bathroom may well of already started to fail by now. Anyway, i'm tiling my bathroom (500x200mm ceramics brick bond) the substrate is tanked Hardibacker in the wet areas and moisture...
    • jond500
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    • aus silicon silicone tiling usa
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  5. D

    Unibond black Silicon.

    Customer was supplied with some unibond black Silicon... Well what a pile of poo it is IMO. Gunned the Silicon in and then a quick spray with soapy water for tooling in , and then it started with dissolve FFS .. Ahhhhh had to clean it all back out with Silicon wipes... 45 mins later ...
    • DHTiling
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    • aus black silicon silicone usa
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  6. R

    Silicon bath seal

    I am re-sealing a (builder installed) bath. It has some whacking gaps to the bottom of the tiles and so it will take far more Silicon than is ideal (& using my referred BAL microban it will be £20 seal) so... Is there a way to pack it out (a little) first with ano cheaper sealant - acrylic...
    • Realstokebloke
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    • aus bath seal silicon silicone usa
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  7. I

    Silicon choice

    Just finished tiling a bathroom in travertine. The grout used was Bal Jasmine. I started using Bal Jasmine Silicon sealant only to be told by their tech support that none of their Bal Silicon sealants are suitable for travertine due to the fact the acid content eats the stone :yikes: So spent...
  8. I

    nicobond Silicon...

    ....used this today..silver grey...blooming lovely to apply..gives a nice bead..id go as far as to say the best Silicon ive used yet...
    • ian158
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    • aus nicobond silicon silicone usa
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  9. I

    bal mircroflex white grout and Silicon

    ...used the Bal mircoflex grout..white..and it dries light grey..wont be using that again..and as for the Silicon.what a load of poo...would not stick to the porcelain...not matter how much I clean the tile it want having it..
    • ian158
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    • adhesive aus bal bal adhesive building adhesives grout silicon silicone tile grout usa white
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  10. R

    Silicon advise

    Hi just a quick question. Just finish off a bath surround where they want a light grey grout and white Silicon. Would you still fill the gap with the grout where one wall meets the other wall around the bath and leave it like that or would you then apply the Silicon on top or would that...
  11. F

    Advice needed regarding replacing mouldy Silicon seal on travertine

    Hi, I had a new travertine bathroom and shower room installed last year and a lot of black mould has built up behind the (transparent) Silicon where the tiles meet the shower tray and the bath in the showering area. I have unsuccessfully had a go at removing some of the Silicon but it is...
    • FoxyBrighton
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    • advice aus needed seal silicon silicone travertine usa
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  12. J

    Silicon that will grip to Fila Colour Intensifier

    Hi, The silicon around my bath and up the walls has not stuck to the Fila Colour Intensifier and it has just peeled off, making the bath leak around the dilicon. can anyone suggest a silicon that will grip to the product or another solution for sealing it? Thank you, Jackie (Glasgow)
    • JackieF
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    • aus colour fila silicon that usa
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  13. S

    Bath and sink Silicon

    Hi can anybody tell me whats the best Silicon is for sealing the bath and sink waste, and who sells it. Thanks
    • samnjarv
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    • aus bath silicon silicone usa
    • Replies: 25
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  14. M

    grout or Silicon here?

    Hi guys ive just finished fitting my own kitchen. We have decided to go for upstands and i have siliconed these to the worktops with clear Silicon. We are going to tile off the upstands. My question is as no water will go here is it best to Silicon or grout the gap between upstand and tile or...
    • Martino
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    • aus grout silicon silicone tile grout usa
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  15. M

    Silicon or Caulk??

    Probably an easy one.. Done a floor, polished porcelain, beige/grey colour with a light grey grout. The skirting boards have now been glossed, and its ready for me to tidy-up the edges, So am I best using: 1) White Silicon or 2) decorators caulk?? I'm not thinking a coloured Silicon...
  16. D

    Good Silicon match for Mapei Limestone grout?

    Hi guys, the bathroom project moves on.........we have just grouted the tiles and typically chosen the only Mapei grout that doees not have a matching Silicon :mad2:.........Has anybody managed to find a good matched Silicon from another supplier for Mapei Limestone Grout?
    • daztheoneclaw
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    • adhesive aus grout limestone mapei mapei adhesive mapei grout silicon silicone tile grout usa
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  17. M

    Grout sealing and cleaning silicon residue from tiles

    Two quick questions. I've got a bottle of Fila grout protector from Topps Tiles and am going to seal the grout between the ceramic splashback tiles on my kitchen wall, between the porcelain tiles on the kitchen floor, between the ceramic tiles on my bathroom walls (different ceramic tiles from...
    • Merlin5
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    • aus cleaning coverage grout liquid paint residue seal sealing silicon tile tile grout tiles usa
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  18. E

    U shaped tile trim and Silicon

    Hi, I have finished my first (DIY) tiling job, well the tiling part, I am gradually doing the finishing bits. Anyway, I used 60x30 porcelain on the walls. It has a texture to it. I used this on top of the shower tray: I used it because the convex curve was discreet. I don't like the big...
    • El Kabong!
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    • aus silicon silicone tile tile trim trim usa
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  19. M

    Grout or Silicon for 90 degree corner lines?

    Hi all. New here. I'm not a DIY person but I'm going to have a go at removing some grout (I bought a grout rake today) and either re-grouting, or using Silicon. I've just spent a small fortune on my flat over the last few months, (kitchen, bathroom, central heating, windows, etc) with a new...
    • Merlin5
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    • aus corner grout silicon silicone tile grout usa
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  20. macten

    Silicon colour between wall and floor

    Never decided what is best when doing different coloured grouts on wall to floor. Job I'm finishing off is a bathroom fit and have Trav effect porcs on the wall, mosaic glass tiles in shower area and dark coloured porcs on the floor. Wall grout is white and floor grout is silver grey. Would...

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