Silicone Cost Around Shower Cubicle and also Bath

[john423]

How much should I expect to pay for having the old silicone removed and replaced from my shower cubicle, and also from my bath which has a shower over?? Also, do I contact a plumber or a tiler to get the job done??

 

[Gazzer]

Sorry we dont discuss pricing in the open forums.
You are best calling a tiler or 3 and getting quotes.

 

[devonmark]

I'd go with the a tiler, I have seen lots of silicone that plumbers have done....sorry to upset any plumbers who can silicone well, though there aren't many of you....:lol:

 

[Gazzer]

I'd go with the a tiler, I have seen lots of silicone that plumbers have done....sorry to upset any plumbers who can silicone well, though there aren't many of you....:lol:

Here we go, wheres my hard hat , I am off to my bunker !!!

 

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[Rich]

I would go with a tiler, no offence meant to plumbers but they do tend to silicone to make things water tight, a tiler should be able to make it water tight and look nice as well.

Or you could look at getting a silicone firm in to do the work?

 

[john423]

Do you know of any silicone firms in Glasgow??

 

[Gazzer]

Try sending this member a private message, he is in Glasgow View Profile: brian c - tilersforums.com | Tile Forums | Tiling Forum

 

[Gazebo]

If tilers do the silicone joints do they do it the same day they grout.?

And yes alot of plumbers are good at siliconing................ and tiling, i've yet to meet a decent tiler who can also plumb and fit bathrooms.

Must be a shortage of them in the South East.

Gary

 

[Rich]

If tilers do the silicone joints do they do it the same day they grout.?

And yes alot of plumbers are good at siliconing................ and tiling, i've yet to meet a decent tiler who can also plumb and fit bathrooms.

Must be a shortage of them in the South East.

Gary

I was amazed that nobody had taken offence to that, I was just being impatient :lol:. Im sure you are right but unfortunatly I have only ever come across plumbers that think they are good at tiling and that is always dangerous.

I wouldnt silicone the same day grouting for a couple of reasons. The grout needs to set completely for the silicone to be able to bond and the movement joints will most likely be full of dust from polishing the grout, same thing, the silicone will not be able to bond and make a water tight seal.

I tend to grout and polish and I will run a paint scraper or a stanley knife down the movement joints to make sure that they are clear of grout, then I come back either when the site has had its build clean or when the grout is set and I will run a hoover along the empty joints to get rid of any dust in them and clean them up with meths to get rid of any grease and muck.
Hope this is some help

 

[Gazebo]

I do pretty much the same as you Dylante, but i don't think all tilers do this as most that I have come across try and get the job done in 1 hit, and if i ever ask why they don't leave the grout for a day or 2 they always say.'that's how i have done it for years mate and never had any problems'.

Maybe the manufacturers should put advise on the bag as to allowing to dry before siliconing.

Keep up the good work and if anyone takes offence maybe I should have posted it in the plumbers forum which is the sister forum to this.weird eh...

 

[Perry]

If tilers do the silicone joints do they do it the same day they grout.?

And yes alot of plumbers are good at siliconing................ and tiling, i've yet to meet a decent tiler who can also plumb and fit bathrooms.

Must be a shortage of them in the South East.

Gary

having had a bathroom and tile shop in the past i always found joiners tended to make the best bathroom fitters as the top end bathrooms we tended to fit had less plumbing than fitting but i always found myself far to busy tiling to do anything else (will say that we also had some good plumbers but they were left to the pipe work out of site)
Neale can i use your hard hat please