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[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (3 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

grout attachment on an oscillating tool?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Was that for me? Generally f yuppies, but I don't see the grout connection.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

that's an L, not an i. Yup-ples

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)
  1. 60 year old house, 40 year old bathroom

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

😣 😭

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

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