silicon around bath

[marsaday]

I have built a bath frame around my bath and it is all tiled and grouted. Do i need to add a silicon bead around the bath where it meets the tile. The cuts all look good so i was thinking i just dont need any silicon here. Also not much water is going to try and penetrate this join.

What do you think.

 

[Megaflo-Experts]

Yes would be best to put silicone; it's will get splashed, especially if there are kids!
Also, there will be movement between the bath and tiles and the grout will crack.

 

[secret squirrel]

Always silicone, use a good quality one.

Any slight movement you'll get a bit of water, my girlfriend wallows in the bath like a big fat hippo so I use silicone everywhere.............

 

[Timbob]

Defo silicone it aswell as grout mate, it WILL get wet and the grout WILL crack due to movement.

 

[Destroyer2813]

, my girlfriend wallows in the bath like a big fat hippo so I use silicone everywhere.............[/QUOTE]


Take it she dont read your posts

 

[secret squirrel]

, my girlfriend wallows in the bath like a big fat hippo so I use silicone everywhere.............

Take it she dont read your posts [/QUOTE]

Only over my shoulder, so I need to be careful, I think she's stuck in the bath. To watch her get out is like an episode of survival, the one with the crocodile attacking the wilderbeast.........

Oops.....

 

[Destroyer2813]

Think you best log out as soon as she gets out otherwise she may eat ya

 

[dontknowitall]

Those last few posts have got me in stitches!!!

 

[marsaday]

will do ta.

i have the mapei grout coloured silicon to match my grout - limestone. they gave me it today at al murad when i bought a few more tiles to finish off the shower tiling.

 

[LegionellaSlave]

You can get silicone with built in 'microban' to prevent it going black.