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jimcam
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Re-grouting?
Jun 29th, 2006, 7:29am
 
Hi,

My mum's shower cubicle has a leak and the plumber who fitted it reckons that the water's coming through the tiling rather than from the plumbing.

Would regrouting and re-siliconing be enough to stop this, do you reckon? If so, is it best to hack out the old grout and sealant before reapplying?

Or should the whole thing be retiled?
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jasonB
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Reply #1 - Jun 29th, 2006, 7:57am
 
regrouting never does the job as well, theres always dust etc in the gaps so the new grout does not bond to the tiles.

Best to strip it off and start again but apply tanking to the wall before tiling, this will stop any water that finds its way through the grout going any further.

Jason
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Reply #2 - Jun 29th, 2006, 9:12pm
 
Thanks.

Tanking is the waterproofer you paint round the cubicle walls, isn't it? Any makes you recommend?
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Reply #3 - Jun 30th, 2006, 12:46am
 
BAL WP1 shower kit, everything you need for one shower in a box.
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Reply #4 - Jun 30th, 2006, 9:15am
 
Thanks Mudster. Is there anywhere I can get it cheap? My local Topps Tiles seems to be really expensive for most things.
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Reply #5 - Jun 30th, 2006, 6:28pm
 
If you are trade topps will do a discount, I get mine from my usual tle supplier and pay £56 inc VAT, thats with 30% disc

Jason
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Reply #6 - Jun 30th, 2006, 7:59pm
 
Thanks mate.
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