Regrouting and resealing in Barking. Old grout raked out and replaced, silicone stripped and rerun, mould treated. A tired bathroom back without retiling it.
Most Becontree bathrooms that look finished are not far off it. The tiles are usually sound and it is the grout and silicone that have gone, which is a day's work rather than a week's and a fraction of the money.
In a Becontree bathroom the bath is often fitted tight between two walls, which is exactly where the silicone fails first as the bath flexes under weight. Resealing it properly means filling the bath with water first, so the new bead is laid with the bath at its lowest.
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Taken back to depth and replaced, not skimmed over the top, which is what makes it crack out again within months. It is most of what a tired Becontree bathroom actually needs.
Old sealant removed completely, surfaces cleaned and dried, and one clean bead run fresh. Silicone laid over old silicone never bonds, and it is the commonest bodge we are called back to.
Black in the silicone is usually growing behind it. In a small room the mould is always behind the sealant, not on it, so the surface underneath is treated rather than covered up again.
Most bathrooms take a single day and look transformed, for a fraction of what it costs to retile a room that is structurally fine.
The bath is filled with water while the silicone cures, so the seal is not torn the first time someone gets in.
No, and anyone offering to should be shown the door. New grout needs depth to bond to. Skimmed over the old, it cracks out in months and you pay twice.
More worth it, not less. In a small Becontree bathroom the grout and silicone are most of what you see, so replacing them changes the whole room. It is a shorter day too, so it costs less than a bigger one.
On a Barking estate bathroom that has already been reworked once, regrouting usually buys you years for a day's work. If the tiles are drummy or the wall behind is soft, we will tell you it needs doing properly.
The bath drops slightly when it is full and someone is in it, and a bead laid with the bath empty tears as it moves. Sealing with the bath full of water, and letting it cure, stops that.
Most bathroom silicones need around 24 hours to cure before they get wet. Using the shower sooner risks the bead lifting or going mouldy early.