Odd one - recommend me some bathroom shower sealant please!

broona · 5 Jun 2008 at 21:25

We've got a shower over our bath, and have tried various things to seal the edges of the bath, but everything seems to 'melt' after a few weeks due to standing water, as the edges of the bath run towards the wall instead of towards the bath for some strange reason!

Can anyone recommend me a sealant that's properly waterproof, rather than splash proof as most appear to be? Thanks.

TheCrow · 5 Jun 2008 at 21:27

maybe some sealant then the plastic/rubber strips you can get and put that over the top?

EDIT: something like this Screwfix Link

SB118 · 5 Jun 2008 at 21:28

Gripfill & tipex.

broona · 5 Jun 2008 at 21:29

TheCrow said:
maybe some sealant then the plastic/rubber strips you can get and put that over the top?

Tried those, they started to detach themselves from the wall after a few weeks too, shame as they looked quite neat.

broona · 5 Jun 2008 at 21:35

TheCrow said:
EDIT: something like this Screwfix Link

That looks better than the stuff we used, which was more like this.

TheCrow · 5 Jun 2008 at 21:39

apparently it can deal with upto 10mm of vertical movement, a common reason for normal silicone to fail after a short time.

Ye i looked at that B&Q stuff when I done mine but decided to go with the normal silicon as I didnt trust the strip, but the screw fix stuff looks a bit better, I can understand how it works.