Supplies
It's a short list of supplies for this project. You'll need:
• A tube of clear kitchen and bath silicone (try to avoid the cheap stuff!)
• A silicone gun
• A roll of painters tape
• A flat-blade knife like a boxcutter or a razor blade
As a contractor, I see two very common problems in a lot of bathrooms (including my own!) and in this article, I'm going to show you how to fix them.
The first is sloppily applied silicone. Amateur builders love to lay on heaps of silicone in the bathroom. It covers a lot of sins and at first, it doesn't look that bad. The problem is that over time those big thick silicone lines are the perfect place for mould to grow. Yip, those black spots accumulating in the corner, those are mould, unfortunately. The more silicone you use, the faster the mould will grow and spread.
The second is that many people use white silicone in bathrooms. I get what they are thinking, there's lots of white stuff in the bathroom. The toilet, the bath, the sink, etc, it's all white. Here's the thing though, there are a million different shades of white. So, there's a 99% chance that the white silicone isn't going to match anything in the bathroom. It's almost certainly at least a little bit off.
Let's fix both of them at the same time!
Step-by-step guide
Step 1: Prep
The first step is going to be an easy one. Just remove everything you can so that you have room to work. All of those shampoo bottles in the corner? Yes. They are going to have to go. Shower curtain? If you can, pull it down. The more room to work you the easier this job is going to be.
Next, give the whole shower a quick wipe-down. You're trying to remove any loose dirt or water left over from the last time you used it.
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