Silicon Colour Needed

[DavieA]

Hi Just tiled around a bath and am wondering what colour Silicon i should use for the corners and around the bath , tiles are a cement grey colour and grout is Bal Microflex Grey all bought by the customer so should i be using Bal Microseal Grey to match grout colour, dark grey to match tile or clear and should the Silicon around the bath be white? :furious3: Ive been thinking of this for a day or so and still no further forward.

Cheers

 

[oldgit]

for me it think i would use white around the bath (providing the bath is white) and dark Grey in your internals.
mapei do a great colour range in Silicon.

 

[Daveyboy]

Hi Davie..white, clear, light or dark grey silicon..I always try to look at the bath and tiles from a distance and see which grabs my attention the most..sometimes it's the contrast of the grout between the tiles, the tiles blending in with the grout or the starkness of the white...Before siliconing, I always check with the client as to the final colour choice, afterall, he/she are the ones who will have to live with it....

 

[Daz]

I gotta agree with Davey,

It's a judgement call, so advise your customer the options (and maybe your recommendation) then let/help them decide.

At the end of the day you just want a happy customer.

 

[MICK the Tiler]

I'd match the grout colour personally, 2 or 3 different colours can make your job look a bit mismatched. Just think of the internal and around the top of the bath as an extension of a grout line.

 

[GazTech]

Hi Just tiled around a bath and am wondering what colour Silicon i should use for the corners and around the bath , tiles are a cement grey colour and grout is Bal Microflex Grey all bought by the customer so should i be using Bal Microseal Grey to match grout colour, dark grey to match tile or clear and should the Silicon around the bath be white? :furious3: Ive been thinking of this for a day or so and still no further forward.

Cheers

These two products work hand in hand. Both contain Microban, therefore no mould and if you match with the Silicon, we give your customer 25yr guarantee....

 

[oldgit]

do you really need to grout the internals just grout them for now explain to the customer that if there is any cracking you will then deal with it.
on a white bath i would never use anything else on the bath except white.

 

[MICK the Tiler]

do you really need to grout the internals just grout them for now explain to the customer that if there is any cracking you will then deal with it.
on a white bath i would never use anything else on the bath except white.

Use caution here, try not to give the client something to complain about latter. To be safe if your not experienced get the client to pick a Silicon colour. Then complete the Silicon work to there specification. You do not want to return to fix cracking grout later.

Remember reputation is everything in the tiling trade. People talk.

 

[monty]

Use caution here, try not to give the client something to complain about latter. To be safe if your not experienced get the client to pick a Silicon colour. Then complete the Silicon work to there specification. You do not want to return to fix cracking grout later.

Remember reputation is everything in the tiling trade. People talk.

Agree 100% , Just ask customer what colour Silicon they would prefer rather than go back to repair cracked grout.

 

[marc1106]

when doing a job that has 2 or 3 different colours clashing, i go for CLEAR evreytime as this lets all the colours come through as they should, (just my opinion though)