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Should I seal around the base of a bath/shower?
I was planning on putting caulk around the base of my bath/shower, but I have been told by someone that it is preferable not to seal the bottom of a bath as it "prevents it from being able to breath" ...
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Do I need water protection over tile grout in my bathtub?
A handyman suggested to me that I might need to periodically apply water-sealant to the tile and grout on the tile wall of my bathtub. Is he correct?
If so, what's a good sealant to use, how is it ...
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Sealant used to prevent water getting between bath and wall?
What's the name of the 'rubbery' sealant they use between the bath and the wall, and why don't they use it in between the wall tiles? They use a hard grouting between wall tiles, but if the weight of ...
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What is “skin” time for bathroom sealant?
I need to replace the bathroom sealant around our bath, as our bath has moved by about a cm over the years and the watertight seal has broken.
The sealant I have says "Skins in 15 minutes, dries in ...
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How do I seal a leaking plughole fitting?
The plughole in my bathroom basin is leaking. The leak is between the plughole and the basin (i.e. through the circular hole in the basin in which the metal plughole is fitted), and it seems to me as ...
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How do I safely and cleanly remove sealant from a plastic bath?
I really need to replace the sealant around the bath, but I want to do a good job of removing the old stuff first.
The bath is a plastic one, and the walls are tiled.
What's the best way to get the ...
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Sealing a cork tile floor?
I just finished installing a cork tile floor (US Floors brand). If I do say so myself, it looks gorgeous! Cork is not generally recommended for a bathroom, but we felt that a half-bath should be a ...
