grout or silicon in the corners?

[brendanbreeze]

On what occassions should grout be used in the corners (where 2 walls meet, from floor to ceiling) in stead of silicon?

Cheers - Brendan

 

[david campbell]

never!
it's bad practice and over time it will crack and need replaced also allowing awater to penetrate behind the tiling work causing more serious problems,use an anti bacterial/anti mould silicone always

 

[brendanbreeze]

Thanks for that David. And how about round the floor edges?

 

[Aston]

as david cambell above...and yes around the floor edges for expansion reasons.

 

[user123]

Just remember as a rule: inside corner = silicone :smilewinkgrin:

 

[brendanbreeze]

Ok, And if the floors and walls are both tiled but different colours..say black floor white walls. Sholud I match the silicone to the floor or walls? sorry if these sound like daft questions, just trying to get it straight in my head.

 

[Peter]

On plastered/rigid walls I always grout the edges. Looks so much neater having tight cuts and a clean uniform grout line down the corners than a dirty bead of silicone. 10x the finish imo.

 

[user123]

There is no such thing as a daft question.. :smilewinkgrin: At the floor, as a rule, stick as closely as possible to the floor grout colour, much less obvious, and easier on the eye so to speak.

 

[user123]

On plastered/rigid walls I always grout the edges. Looks so much neater having tight cuts and a clean uniform grout line down the corners than a dirty bead of silicone. 10x the finish imo.

But,Wingn, there is no such thing as a rigid wall, houses move all the time. A clean sharp silicone line really finishes things off nicely.

 

[Peter]

Suppose it's personal preference really - I often think silicone can ruin the neat look of corners. Would use it in flexible situations but don't see the problem with grouting the corners of the majority of plastered substrates. My own bathroom has had all corners grouted for 15 years and all are still 100%.