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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
grout attachment on an oscillating tool?
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.
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.
Yupples.
Was that for me? Generally f yuppies, but I don't see the grout connection.
that's an L, not an i. Yup-ples
Tell it to respect your boundaries. If it doesnβt itβs getting cut out of your life.
Still, shower pan under tiles should keep things waterproof unless the membrane has failed?
60 year old house, 40 year old bathroom
failure was at the transition between wall tiles and pan
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