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He's not on this thread much but @mespilus is a man who knows his sealants

I’m sure I must have registered your positive review of it at some point. Presumably you painted over previous paint?

CT1 is paintable but also very good in baths and showers.

Disapointingly, white CT1 didn't stay white for more than a few weeks around my bath.

Not many things work for all problems and they now have a bathroom version.

Standard procedure is coving adhesive and a couple of screws up into the joists above. I went overkill and used no more nails and also fitted some reinforcing timber between the joists so I would have a wider target to screw into. Then pilot drilled and counter sunk four holes in the plaster rose. Waited for the adhesive to go off then filled the holes and caulked around the edge.

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still a banger light

white CT1 didn't stay white for more than a few weeks around my bath.

Bet it was fun to remove, too.

Thank you for the unsolicited recommendation.

'Silicone' gets a lot of instinctive initial response.
Not overly expensive, adequate (unprimed) adhesion to most common building substrates,
and can be tooled off to an acceptable finish by careful amateurs/pro-sumers.

The hybrid polymer sealants were designed to improve upon the performance characteristics of 'silicones', (and improve the profit margins of the manufacturers).

Better unprimed adhesion, even onto damp surfaces in humid conditions, over paintability, similar flexibility*, and less electrostatic attraction of dust particles, quicker tack-free time,
quicker through cure and the same ease of tooling off.

The Soudal 'Fix All' has been recommended before as a 'do most things' sealant,
with the added benefit of supporting a manufacturer who supports cycling.

Disappointingly, I see in the Toolstation catalogue, (only one to hand), only the 'Crystal' is available.
Perusing the range, the 'Turbo' comes in a range of colours.

There must be an alternative stockist/supplier.

(*'flexibility' is a vexed issue. An overthin skin of sealant will soon fail, no matter the lab-based 'elongation at break' figure. Aim for a bead with at least 6mm of contact).

Is it mould?

Top tip, pour a bit of bleach round the edge of the bath where you’ve sealed it and cover with paper towels (to soak up the bleach and help cover all of the sealant). Remove after a few hours and rinse - et voila, no more black mould.

Just checked the Toolstation catalogue: CT1 at £12.60 per 290ml cartridge!

Should I buy a multitool > yes

To keep batteries the same I'd like DeWalt. Which dewalt multitool should I buy >

What can I do with the dewalt multitool that I buy when it comes to gutting my old kitchen and fitting my new one >

I'll see if I can find a link to mine.

TBH I've only used the sanding head. But the main thing I want it for is sawing in a very awkward space. Haven't tried it out as the whole project is a spring/summer job.

This one.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dewalt-DCS355N-18v-XR-Brushless-oscillating-multi-tool-naked-body-only-/251990358151?

When sold with batteries they often have bigger batteries. But it worked fine with my smaller ones.

(sorry for the sloppy terminology idk the terms for battery capacity off the top of my head)

A while back someone recommended a kitchen mixer tap that was around £150 and nice enough. It might have been @Howard
Criteria is:
Brushed/Matt steel
Less than 480mm tall
Single hole
Pullyoutyhoseybit optional
Not more than £150

To replace this:

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It was around £10 since it came to the market years ago. 26% increase seems normal these days.

Noted, not had that problem with it myself although I usually use it to stick the bath/shower tray to the wall and add a decorative coloured sealant on top, often from Mapei (usually Jasmine !!)

Er yeah I think I suggested a Grohe one because it might be less awful than the cheapy ones.

Did you have any luck?

Very often a multitool does a 15 minute job that would otherwise take you hours by hand.

You can get a silicone blade to cut silicon beads, just be careful about the surrounding materials if you are reusing them.

I also use mine for chasing plaster when it's on a brick background. It's popular for cutouts for sockets but you can do that with a stanley knife in plasterboard.

so looks like the odds of us getting an electrician in to sort out our cooker switch before late Jan are about the same as me winning the lottery tonight.

desperately need something to go right first time for me about now. getting very fed up with everything requiring 4x the effort it should have taken if it was left in a decent state the last time someone dealt with it.

Grohe Minta?

You're in Brighton, right?

Yes that's the one I was looking at, althought it's a bit more pricey in the brushed style. Cheers!

i ordered some gorilla grab adhesive in the end, haven’t seen the offending rose in person only pictures but might be able to get some screws in from the loft.
not as much weight as you have there and the flat is sold STC (not that i want to bodge it for the new owner)

Yeah, what I had before was an absolute shit show and I had no idea what weight the rose would be before it arrived so very much overengineered it.

Franke Wave. Might be too tall but it is The Tap.

Is this you? (Thanks - I'll have a measure and then consider the fact that it's £235 more than the last one....that I hate and only lasted 18m)

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