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    Silicon to match to Norcros Limestone grout?

    Bought the Norcros limestone grout that looked good with the stone in showroom, then got home and remembered the silicon and discovered they don't make one... doh! Anyone know what the closest mapei colour would be? Thanks in advance
    • DMC
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    • aus grout limestone silicon tile grout usa
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    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    mapei Silicon

    looking for mapei Silicon. limestone, can anyone tell me where i can get some from is it tile giant that supply mapie gear. failing that is the bal micro colour silicones close to the same tops has defo got the bal Silicon customer supplied most materials and i cant contact them
    • dave l and l
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    • adhesive aus grout mapei mapei adhesive mapei grout silicon silicone usa
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    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Silicon in dormer room

    Hi, I am proceeding (slowly) with my first tiling job. Floor tiled, all walles tiled, floor grouted. I am about to grout the walls (3 walls of 60x30 and 1 mosaic wall.) However, it is a dormer room, so one wall is only shoulder height... and 2 side walls are 'diagonal' from shoulder height...
    • El Kabong!
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    • aus room silicon silicone usa
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    is this gap too big for Silicon?

    Hi i've started to tile my shower enclosure and at the tiles at the bottom next to the tray ive got a gap around 20mm. I've obviously messed up with the measurements as it was only meant to be around 10mm! Is this gap too big to seal with Silicon? If so what would be the best course of action...
    • stevepmc2214
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    • aus big gap silicon silicone this usa
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    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    what type of Silicon sealer

    hi there i am new to the forum. i have just completed a tiling job in the kitchen and am at the stage of making some Silicon joints. my problem is i need to Silicon between ceramic wall tiles and the kitchen worktop upstand which is made of silistone which i believe is a type of granite...
    • frederico
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    • aus sealer silicon silicone usa what
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Help! Grout and Silicon problem - bathroom just retiled

    Hello, I had my bathroom retiled a couple of weeks ago. Floors were tiled with large square grey tiles with white grout and walls with white brick tiles with grey grout. There are a couple of problems with the work the tiler did: - The grout on the floor tiles has already cracked (hairline...
    • jambourie
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    • aus bathroom grout help just problem silicon silicone tile grout usa
    • Replies: 27
    • Forum: Bathroom Tiling Advice
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    romove Silicon from carpet

    Any ideas appreciated, ive stupidly rubed it in whilst trying to clean....help :-(
    • charlie1
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    • aus carpet silicon silicone usa
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Can you use fila colour intensifier over Silicon seals?

    Hope someone can put mmy mind at ease. We had a new bathroom put in a year ago. Travertine tiled walk in shower. I sealed all the tiles before the tiles were placed on the wall and again afterward. The tiler added some ezrr Silicon seal over the grout and of course Silicon all around the seal...
    • Steve gillies
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    • aus can colour fila silicon silicone usa
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Using silicon sealant as grout for shower walls - good or bad idea??

    Trying to figure out how to fix a leak problem which seems to stem from a badly tiled shower wall (dabs of adhesive not complete coverage), would it help to rake out the grout and replace with heavy dose of silicon sealant? Obvioulsy the sealant is much softer than grout but I can't think of a...
    • steveguildford
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    • aus bad grout sealant shower silicon tile grout usa wall walls
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Silicon basin pedestal to floor?

    Do you guys always Silicon around the basin pedestal on the floor like you would a toilet? I've done it both ways and can't help thinking it looks better without. Discuss. :thumbsup:
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    Silicon

    Hi all, It's my first post and it may sound like a bit of a daft question but it is genuine. What did people use before they had Silicon? The reason I'm asking is that I've just got back from spending some time in Italy and, as well as loving food, football and women, Italians love tiles...
    • flashharry
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    • aus silicon silicone usa
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    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Silicon before or after grouting

    Up til now i have siliconed after grouting, but have heard of a trend to Silicon before. which way do you do it?
    • aph257
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    • aus grout grouting silicon silicone tile grout usa
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    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    What colour Silicon where ?

    Has any one any rules/preferences on where colour silicon is used. For example do you use colour match to grout in corners and between tiles and shower tray? If so what do you use around shower screen and tray ? White ,clear colour? I completed a shower today and used white around...
    • Marksmithtiling
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    • aus colour silicon silicone usa what where
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Mapesil LM Silicon

    I asked mapei today for mapesil Lm jasmine Silicon but they only do grey and white. I need jasmine to mach mapei grout (130 Jasmine) what you guys recommend ?
    • Turkish tiler
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    • aus silicon silicone usa
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Mapei Advise caulk or ptfe under their Silicon?

    Hi Folks, Following a near disaster (using dispersant addy over Mapegum) I was not looking to repeat any mistakes so emailed and spoke with Mapei technical. Situation is two walls joining at 90 degrees, one over suspended floor, other masonry, hence need to use flexible joint, not just grout...
    • tom1976
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    • adhesive aus grout mapei mapei adhesive mapei grout silicon silicone under usa
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    can i use solvent based Silicon with Mapegum & Mapeband?

    Hello again, Have used mapegum and mapeband over plaster lwith the all in tub kit that contains a mapei primer also. now at the point of sealing the wall and wall-batth, wall-ceiling joints.....with what? i know mapie do their solvent free Silicon sealant but cannot find (from their site or...
    • tom1976
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    • aus can silicon silicone usa
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    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Karl dahm Silicon set

    Hi bought this set on the recommendations it's received here, just after some advice on what sizes I should use for internal corners and around the bath, is it 7mm for internal and 10mm around the bath? Thanks
    • siremastimus
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    • aus set silicon silicone usa
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Silicon thingies

    i got some of those Silicon thingies from tradetiler,3 off them in a little pack,only used em once,don't like em,anyone want them,just pm me your address and i'll send em,was just gonna throw them,but someone can have em if they want. 1st come 1st served
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    Neutral silicon

    Can anyone recomend a neutral silicon that is readily availible over the counter, Because no shop around here seems, to of heard of it.
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    What is the point of using "solvent free" Silicon ?

    I can't find anyone who can tell me, including the technical guy at Mapei. I've heard that Solvent free may not shrink like other silicones with solvents, but Mapei still shrinks by 3% (their figure). Another tech guy at a Silicon manufacturer says that it doesn't have an odour, but this...
    • mactatty
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    • aus free silicon silicone usa what
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum

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