best silicone for granite

sparkydude · Post by **sparkydude** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 9:57 pm

Hi all, had my worktops fittted by someone recently , they came back today to fit the upstands while i was at work, came home and they had made a right **** of the job, have removed them all myself, and will put them back properly this time. What is the best silicone to use to seal the joints and also to stick the upstands to the wall. The sealant i have been told is a neutral cure one, as it will not stain the granite just wanted to know if there was a specific best one to use.

Thanks

Nick

panlid · Post by **panlid** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 10:01 pm

hi sparky. i have never done it myself but i have done a kitchen that had granite fitted. the guys just used clear dow corning sanitary silicone.

bstyle · Post by **bstyle** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 11:50 pm

You are supposed to use a nuetral curing silicone for all natural stone, not many do and personally I've never had a problem using a standard silicone.

If you want to go the recommended route then Howtex stoneset silicones are all neutral curing

i fit · Post by **i fit** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 11:52 pm

grip fill to the walls.
silicon between tops and upstand.

Oops, maybe not grip fill for granite (didn't see thread title

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