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MarkR

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Hi chaps.

 

I recently discovered a leak in the tiles between the bath and the wall.

 

To fix it, I stripped all the silicon out and half fillled the bath (to simulate load so the silicon didn't pull away when we used the bath/shower). Then I dried the entire area with a hairdryer for about half an hour. Resealed and it looked great. Only thing is that now about 2 months later I have serious black mold growing on it.

 

Any ideas on how to do this properly and also some recommendations on silicon that doesn't mold over?

 

Cheers

Mark

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Strangely I did use Unibond Sealant that said "anti-mold" on the tube. I have noticed that the bath tends to tilt slightly towards the wall which collects water, but it never molded over before so I assumed it would be fine.

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Strangely I did use Unibond Sealant that said "anti-mold" on the tube. I have noticed that the bath tends to tilt slightly towards the wall which collects water, but it never molded over before so I assumed it would be fine.

 

Hmm, that sealent shouldnt mold.

 

Baths has a slight fall on them to allow the water to run away. If you can get the panel off easy might be worth a peek.

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Annoying to keep doing as well, as you can't get it wet afterwards for a few days :(

 

The panel has been sealed in with tiles by the previous owners so will be a right pain to get off, but I think it's coming to that.

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Am I the only to wonder why you don't clean the bath more often than once every two months? That would probably solve the problem.

 

I clean it every week, but the mold has taken 2 months to grow from small black flecks to larger patches, even with cleaning. You can't scrup the black flecks off, or the sillicon gets ruined.

 

Edit: that would be scrub

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I clean it every week, but the mold has taken 2 months to grow from small black flecks to larger patches, even with cleaning. You can't scrup the black flecks off, or the sillicon get ruined.

 

With a mildew killer?

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Might be worth a try. My bath is almost level with a tendancy to slope towards the wall at the front near the taps. I might have to open up the side of the bath and adjust the height to correct the slope before redoing the silicon

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I have a working extractor fan, but no window although it's a fairly large room. As I said before though, it never got mouldy in the 6 years before I redid the silicon, and now with new stuff in it goes black.

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