• Taleya
    7·
    5 months ago

    Plans for the day abruptly derailed by realisation of failing silicone job at base of shower wall right in the splash zone.

    Try getting through marine epoxy grout you fucker

    • SituationCake
      1·
      5 months ago

      Tell it to respect your boundaries. If it doesn’t it’s getting cut out of your life.

      • Taleya
        2·
        5 months ago

        Old stuff was straight silicone, so lots of swearing, picks, blades…but l’epoxie be situated in lovely clean voids and curing merrily away since 8:30 pm.

        • dumblederp
          1·
          5 months ago

          I can’t speak to epoxy grout, but I’ve been grouting recently and read on /ausreno that it takes a week or so to cure fully.

    • RailisonEnglish
      1·
      5 months ago

      Still, shower pan under tiles should keep things waterproof unless the membrane has failed?

      • Taleya
        2·
        5 months ago

        1. 60 year old house, 40 year old bathroom

        2. failure was at the transition between wall tiles and pan