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[-] Taleya@aussie.zone 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago

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

[-] dumblederp@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago

grout attachment on an oscillating tool?

[-] Taleya@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year 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.

[-] Taleya@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago
[-] dumblederp@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago

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

[-] Taleya@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago

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

[-] Railison@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago

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

[-] Taleya@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago
  1. 60 year old house, 40 year old bathroom

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

[-] Railison@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago
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