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Sealing Internal Corners - Before or after grout?
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 3:04 pm
by gib_goblin
Hi,
Just about to starting grouting a newly tiled bathroom, but....
What is the accepted convention when sealing internal corners?
Grout first - Silicone second?
or
Silcone first - Grout second?
Tiles are 20/30cm stuck with BAL on new P/B. Thanks.
Re: Sealing Internal Corners - Before or after grout?
Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 5:51 pm
by ultimatehandyman
Not sure what the pro tilers do but I grout first and then silicone afterwards.
Re: Sealing Internal Corners - Before or after grout?
Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 8:52 pm
by wrinx
Just finished tiling our kitchen and plan to grout then silicon...makes sense to me but I'm only a DIY'er
wrinx
Re: Sealing Internal Corners - Before or after grout?
Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 8:58 pm
by darrenba
I generally grout first then silicon
Re: Sealing Internal Corners - Before or after grout?
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2012 4:29 pm
by gib_goblin
Grout it is then.
Re: Sealing Internal Corners - Before or after grout?
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2012 5:48 pm
by Colour Republic
Grout first then silicone. Any internal corners should be left free of grout, do not grout the internal corners and then simply
silicone over the top, it needs to be left free so the silcone can fill the void and provide an expansion gap
Edited by Mod 6 for typo 
Re: Sealing Internal Corners - Before or after grout?
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2012 7:52 pm
by moderator6
Re: Sealing Internal Corners - Before or after grout?
Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2012 12:16 am
by tictic
Yup....never ever grout internal corners......
Only silicone these areas...grout will crack with any movement and when it does..displace/crack/move the silicone will to,and so water ingress....
Plus grout and silicone.....don't go....at all...
