Silicon problem

[JOHNJO14]

John, is your kitchen tap one of those mixer taps that swivel around? They can quite often leak. Do you think this could be part of the problem? If you are dead against Silicon then how about bath trim? I saw some the other day in Focus Diy, but I'm sure B&Q and the other sheds have the same product. This trim is stuck to the wall tiles and the work top. However, the walls & worktop have to be really dry or else it won't stick. Failing that I have in the past used Homelux plastic trim & Silicon behind a kitchen sink. This is because the worktop had partly rotted away. Good luck. Sean

Thank you Sean, yes the taps are the mixer type, they don't leak but they spatter water constantly onto the area behind the sink.
That stick on trim sounds like it might be a good idea, i will think it over.
I have a problem with the grout going mouldy between the lower rows of tiles in the shower, any ideas on that ?
Regards John

 

[jindru]

you can use bleach with a scrubbing brush as long as your tiles arnt painted .bleach will take colour out. if a major clean doesnt work regrout. its a slow job but if you take your time it will look like new stick on your ipod and switch off from boredom.

 

[kilty55]

dow corning is a great price at local shops just now

 

[Gall.B]

yeah can use in shower, the bal microban is good to, think the mapei has more colours not sure though.

 

[Gall.B]

citric acid or bicarbonate of soda is good for cleaning white grout, dont like using bleach on glazed tiles.

 

[kilty55]

dont use bleach raw on tiles,it may make your white grout yelow

 

[Dan]

Just bumping some of the older popular (sometimes not so popular) threads. Probably wont be current discussion these days but I just need to do it. So just ignore the thread if it's not current for you.