scilicolne or not

[nosamekul]

Evening chaps quick querie just wondered what people think about mastic joints and more to the point who should do them , is it the responibility of the tiler or the plumber to seal joint between tiles and shower tray / bath just wondered what most people do ????

 

[Mr Tiler]

its the tiler mate

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I think some people pay specialists to come in and silicone up but I wouldn't as I found it very easy to start with weather im doing it correctly or not is another discussion though lol

 

[rj1884]

I'd say tiler. I had this discussion with someone recently. Some people get mastic guys in but I like to see the job in its finished state.

 

[Stef]

Depends if its a private job or on site.
I tend to silicone myself as a bad silicone job can waste the overall look of a good tiling job.

 

[Mr Tiler]

either way if I got a mastic guy in to silicone up id be seing the finished result as I wouldn't want them messing about with my reputation so would keep a good eye on them lol

 

[m3fitter]

scilicolne... what's that.. a German sausage ?
personally, the more trades you offer ( whithin reason ) the better service you offer to a potential client, which means on quote stage, you may be dearer, but they are using one tradesman..and you increase your chances of getting a new client, you are selling yourself better to offer the add ons,
in years gone past.. yes it was the tilers job.
you can get silicone kits with the fluid and the shaper tool, with these items, its easy.. practice make perfect... I used to use my index finger as standard........... but there's better things to do with that, so I bought a schlomberg kit for £30.00, think about it ;-) if you want long term business... think long term

 

[J Sid]

I always left it to the bathroom fitters until i took the advice from this site and got myself a fugi tool. Got fed up with them making a good job look bad with 15mm joints finished with their fingers or badly with a stick. Now the silicon colour matched to the grout and perfectly finished adds class to the job.

 

[m3fitter]

its the tiler mate

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I think some people pay specialists to come in and silicone up but I wouldn't as I found it very easy to start with weather im doing it correctly or not is another discussion though lol

thanks for the tip, didn't realise the Weather could affect it ;-)

 

[cam_low]

For the first time in 6 years I left it to a plumber.
Never again.

 

[Mr Tiler]

thanks for the tip, didn't realise the Weather could affect it ;-)

ay? think your eyes am playin up mate check it again! haha

 

[Chalker]

I'm a plumber and always silicone myself. All plumbers should as they are the first to get a call if there is a leak!

 

[m3fitter]

I'm a plumber and always silicone myself. All plumbers should as they are the first to get a call if there is a leak!

good tilers, silicone before and after ;-)

 

[John Benton]

I like to do all the siliconing myself, then I'm 100% with the finished look. Nothing worse than a cracking tiling job and some numpty finishes all the joints, reveals bath shower tray and it looks awful.

I've seen people finish off dark grey tiles with white silicon joints in corners and where wall and floor meet. :mad2:

 

[beanz]

I generally do my own, but if you're doing site work, it's usually down to the mastic man. Ash lol! I doubt you'd need to double check a mastic man's work mate. They're usually spot on! Way better than I can do..

 

[Mr Tiler]

but still mate I would be having a last check over the whole room just to be sure lol

 

[Dougs Third Go]

I prefer to do my own, sometimes I'll leave second fit potware up to the plumber though.

 

[Sean Kelly]

My Sister got a plumber to re-silicone her bath. £60 he charged and it looked like he did it with a fork. Terrible job. I use the profiling tools, but I also use my finger in difficult places!

 

[Andy Tiler]

I do my own siliconing aswell it's my reputation!!

 

[Andy Tiler]

scilicolne... what's that.. a German sausage ?
personally, the more trades you offer ( whithin reason ) the better service you offer to a potential client, which means on quote stage, you may be dearer, but they are using one tradesman..and you increase your chances of getting a new client, you are selling yourself better to offer the add ons,
in years gone past.. yes it was the tilers job.
you can get silicone kits with the fluid and the shaper tool, with these items, its easy.. practice make perfect... I used to use my index finger as standard........... but there's better things to do with that, so I bought a schlomberg kit for £30.00, think about it ;-) if you want long term business... think long term

What's a schlomberg kit? Can't find it on google ? ... I use the Otto siliconing tools

 

[thompsonbrown]

Evening chaps quick querie just wondered what people think about mastic joints and more to the point who should do them , is it the responibility of the tiler or the plumber to seal joint between tiles and shower tray / bath just wondered what most people do ????

As a bathroom installer I silicone myself.
If i was just tiling then it would depend on the job.
eg. tiling a shower cubicle I would silicone the tray & wall, but wouldn't expect to be called back after the plumber had installed the screen.
That should be down to them.

 

[On one]

For the first time in 6 years I left it to a plumber.
Never again.

Been there, done that..

 

[beanz]

Been there, done that..

Same...

 

[Peter]

Depends who's plumbing after me. Prefer to let the plumber sealfix/ct1 to a tray, failing that will do it myself with low modulus.