What Colour Silicon?

[harrylime]

I have tiled my shower recess and grouted with Weber grey grout. Obviously I will use white Silicon between the tile bottoms and the tray. I intend to use grey Silicon for the two vertical corners. What should I use between the tops of the tiles and the white painted ceilings; I assume white?
Also can anyone advise a good colour matched Silicon to go with weber grey grout. I was thinking of using Mapei Silicon as it seems to be well regarded on here and is stocked by screwfix, which is local to me.
I'd appreciate any advice.

 

[Chalker]

Webber light grey Silicon, for all of it.

 

[Ian]

Weber have colour matched Silicon for their grouts. Personally I don't like to see two colours of Silicon together (unless there are two colours of grout), I like to match the grout and keep it all the same.

 

[harrylime]

I know what you mean about different colour grouts. However, I've never seen coloured grout next to a shower tray, and I am also thinking about when the ceiling is painted again. Easier to paint up to white grout than grey, I think

 

[WetSaw]

Caulking to ceiling then you can paint it. As above regards Silicon.

 

[harrylime]

Really, caulk in a shower recess?

 

[Chalker]

Really, caulk in a shower recess?

Why not! It's only paint above?
Personally, I would just grout.

 

[harrylime]

thanks for your thoughts, much appreciated. Grout may be the way to go, I already siliconed the top of the tile backer boards

 

[Ian]

I've never caulked the gap at the top where the tiles meet the ceiling, always grouted. A good quality grout will not crack.

 

[Dougs Third Go]

caulk at the top for me 😉

 

[WetSaw]

Those that grout the ceiling gap, do you mask the ceiling before using coloured grout or are you just a lot better than me at avoiding getting any grout on it in the first place?

 

[Ian]

Those that grout the ceiling gap, do you mask the ceiling before using coloured grout or are you just a lot better than me at avoiding getting any grout on it in the first place?

99%of the time, the ceiling will be painted afterwards, so don't worry too much about staining. I do always make sure it's washed off properly so there's no grout lumps or residue left on the ceiling.

 

[WetSaw]

I'll just have to learn to work a bit cleaner!!

 

[Wishiwasatoptiler]

@Bri do you use colour matched Silicon (grey etc) along the tops of baths, sinks etc or if white goods do you use santary white Silicon.??

 

[Ian]

@Bri do you use colour matched Silicon (grey etc) along the tops of baths, sinks etc or if white goods do you use santary white Silicon.??

Yeah I tend to keep the Silicon the same throughout, the only possible exception to this would be if the Silicon was a dark grey or charcoal, I'd use white around the sanitary ware in this instance. The most frequent colours I tend to use are , light grey, jasmine, limestone and sandstone, so being quite light colours, the Silicon doesn't look out of place against white sanitary ware.

 

[macten]

Yeah I tend to keep the Silicon the same throughout, the only possible exception to this would be if the Silicon was a dark grey or charcoal, I'd use white around the sanitary ware in this instance. The most frequent colours I tend to use are , light grey, jasmine, limestone and sandstone, so being quite light colours, the Silicon doesn't look out of place against white sanitary ware.

I'm exactly the same.
I also grout up to the ceiling.

 

[Ian]

I'm exactly the same.
I also grout up to the ceiling.

I tried caulk once, thought it was crap. It was soudal (I think) which is supposed to be decent quality. A decent grout will do the same job IMO.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Just grout to the ceiling.
White to the sanitary ware.
Corners - Clear or Silicon to match tile colour not grout colour.

 

[p4ulo]

I caulk at the ceiling joint.....except a shower area where I white sealant.

 

[macten]

I tried caulk once, thought it was crap. It was soudal (I think) which is supposed to be decent quality. A decent grout will do the same job IMO.

I've only tried it once too - on my parents bathroom. It was dow corning and I thought it was brilliant as it was so quick and easy and looked good. 6 months later it had all sunk/shrunk and split.