Hello and thank you to the forums new member and sponsor Andy from Corner tape i was prob 1 of the first to buy a roll and used it for the first time today and would like to thank the man for sending me a lovely item prompt postage and exactly as described.
I have never been good at siliconing but the cornertape is in a leauge of its own. The job i used it on was a small kitchen splashback around the worktop and the elderly lady whose kitchen it was said i was permitted to take pics tomorrow after grouting.
The tape is a little expensive and could soon add up on long runs but as a whole for small jobs which i mainly do really makes the diffeance to those who are proud of thier work and want it to be perfect. Like my erlier work Dave posted on the thread Rogues Gallary lol thank you Andy wil definately buy again highly recommended

As you say it can be expensive. I worked it out that a 25metre roll could easily be used in an average bathroom. If you were to silicone every edge inc the floor then maybe more tape would be needed.
Its not only the cost of the material but the time taken to apply the tape in the 1st place, time is money as they say.
Personally i have enough trouble getting my clients to pay the low rate i charge for sealant anyway. I cant see them paying extra, i cant take the cost myself.
How long did it take you to apply the tape yourself?

Originally Posted by Sir Ramic

As you say it can be expensive. I worked it out that a 25metre roll could easily be used in an average bathroom. If you were to silicone every edge inc the floor then maybe more tape would be needed.
Its not only the cost of the material but the time taken to apply the tape in the 1st place, time is money as they say.
Personally i have enough trouble getting my clients to pay the low rate i charge for sealant anyway. I cant see them paying extra, i cant take the cost myself.
How long did it take you to apply the tape yourself?

Very easy Neale literally moments to apply i know what you mean but ur work tends to b on a larger scale than mine so do not think it wud b worth it for u aimed mainly at the smaller jobs man WHO may i put in CAPITALS is no good at siliconing
thanks mate

if your not any good with silicone then screw two lengths of wood
together and practice until you get it right

Foolishly many years ago I bought myself this gadget from Screwfix.



Run a bead of silicone on the window seal. Use the tool and bang.... Splodges of silionce all over the place.

My tecnique (if you can call it that) is to go sparingly on the silicone and to use my little finger to smooth it. My index finger to finish off.

Problem? The tiles cut my pinkies to shreds.

What happened was that I paid for my tiler to come and tile. He managed to finish all the tiling then asked ME to grout and silicone a week later.

Easy I thought.....

I am not sure what the tips are for running silicone but I was told you need a steady hand to apply, a steady (and wet finger) and not to use too much.

Amazingly there are also companies that come round just to do siliconing work. I found this out from my mate Andy who is a tiler. On top london jobs he leaves it well alone because the silicone man has to do things like sinks, toilet pans, funny shapes. Apparantly he has a whole kit bag of little shapes and tools to make these perfect silicone finished.

OK if its a top insall. But most jobs - who is going to outsource to the man?

Originally Posted by Don Valley Tiling

Hello and thank you to the forums new member and sponsor Andy from Corner tape i was prob 1 of the first to buy a roll and used it for the first time today and would like to thank the man for sending me a lovely item prompt postage and exactly as described.
I have never been good at siliconing but the cornertape is in a leauge of its own. The job i used it on was a small kitchen splashback around the worktop and the elderly lady whose kitchen it was said i was permitted to take pics tomorrow after grouting.
The tape is a little expensive and could soon add up on long runs but as a whole for small jobs which i mainly do really makes the diffeance to those who are proud of thier work and want it to be perfect. Like my erlier work Dave posted on the thread Rogues Gallary lol thank you Andy wil definately buy again highly recommended

Thats great I'm so pleased that you are happy with the product, I would love to see the pics of the job. In fact if you send me a normal email with the pics attached i'll put them on the cornertape web site. If you could recommend it to you local shop that would be great, i'm sure that they could work on the price with you. Also I've got a sample of a 2.5mm roll now which is ultra fine,

Many thanks
Andy

Originally Posted by Sir Ramic

As you say it can be expensive. I worked it out that a 25metre roll could easily be used in an average bathroom. If you were to silicone every edge inc the floor then maybe more tape would be needed.
Its not only the cost of the material but the time taken to apply the tape in the 1st place, time is money as they say.
Personally i have enough trouble getting my clients to pay the low rate i charge for sealant anyway. I cant see them paying extra, i cant take the cost myself.
How long did it take you to apply the tape yourself?

I think its like any new tool it takes a few goes to find your confidence with it, I would imagine that the first time that anyone uses a tile cutter they are a little careful, but over a short space of time they get faster and faster and more confident. Cornertape is just another tool, in a very short space of time it is very fast to apply esp' on longer runs.

I was talking to a guy yesterday that told me that he did an average size wet room/bathroom and used about 20/25 metres of silicone and it took about about 1.5 hours to get the finish he wanted.

Would you guys agree with this?

If so, thats a long time and 'Time is Money'.

As they say in a famous Tv advert 'shoulda gone to spe_ sa_ers',

or is it 'shoulda used cornertape', hehe.

best regards
Andy

And how does one go about applying corner tape around basins and around baths where the taps are so close to the wal you can barely get the nozzle of the silicone gun into ?

he really does pump out loads of silicon on the demo video !!
how much is this corner tape?

Originally Posted by burncross

he really does pump out loads of silicon on the demo video !!
how much is this corner tape?

£19.99 for 25m of tape

where do you buy the tape from

Originally Posted by Sir Ramic

And how does one go about applying corner tape around basins and around baths where the taps are so close to the wal you can barely get the nozzle of the silicone gun into ?

Hi Sir Ramic,

If the taps are as close as that then I don't think any method will work very well.

But in answer to your question the cornertape is about 25mm wide from the fold to the edge with the silver foil being just 18mm so as long as you have got about 16/18 mm between the wall and the taps it should fine. Because the tape is quite stiff when you are applying it (i.e it still has the clear backing on) you can easily lift the roll up and around the taps and then bring it back down once you've cleared the taps and carry on, no need to cut and restart the other side of taps etc.

Hope that answers it

Best regards
Andy

Originally Posted by burncross

he really does pump out loads of silicon on the demo video !!
how much is this corner tape?

Hi burncross,

Yes he's doing it to show that you can be really crap with a gun, i have done demo's and pumped out the silicone straight from the end of the gun, (i.e i removed the nozzel) i applied a bead of about 10/12 mm which ended up being a perfect just to prove that point too.

You cert'ly would not want to use as much as in the demo. You only need to apply as much as you normally do, using cornertape means that you end up with a better finish, in less time, less mess, much less stress and lower blood presure.

Best regards
Andy@cornertape

Originally Posted by burncross

he really does pump out loads of silicon on the demo video !!
how much is this corner tape?

The SRP is (as Sir Ramic states) £19.99 inc VAT but who pays retail prices unless you shop in the high street, if you know what I mean. I know that you will pay less at a trade counter espec'ly if you have an account. You also have look at how long your silicone work takes at the moment in terms of time spent.

best regards
Andy

Originally Posted by tysfoot

where do you buy the tape from

It should soon be available from CTD in Manchester, if you use them. if you use another you could give me their ndetails and i'll speak to them.

Best regards

Andy

Hi Guys,

Just to let you know, I've spoken to CTD 2day and they've promised that we will soon be into all CTD's very soon, such is the responce from you guys. If anyone out there is looking to buy 'cornertape' but can't then please, please, please give me a 'heads up' and we'll get onto it straight away.

many thanks
Andy

looked at the tape at interbuild show, whats the matter with squesy bottle with washing up liquid and a finger

Originally Posted by bencurtis

looked at the tape at interbuild show, whats the matter with squesy bottle with washing up liquid and a finger

Hehe, sounds like a challange, bring your bottle and finger to the HBR show in April and we'll see, i'll even send you some free tickets, no probs.

Just one thing to ask though, do you squirt water and washing up liquid onto your wet grout or do you go back to the job after your grout's dried out and then silicone?

Best regards

Andy@cornertape

Recieved the 2.5mm cornertape used it around the worktops and can say hand on heart it looks perfect.

Since i used the product have noticed a quality silicone finsh which really finishes every job off ot a high standard.

And recommend to every one go give it a go u wil not look back a bit lie The Washboy invention.

Thank u Andy at cornertape u do a grand job with that product and wil definately buy in the future

Originally Posted by Raja

Recieved the 2.5mm cornertape used it around the worktops and can say hand on heart it looks perfect.

Since i used the product have noticed a quality silicone finsh which really finishes every job off ot a high standard.

And recommend to every one go give it a go u wil not look back a bit lie The Washboy invention.

Thank u Andy at cornertape u do a grand job with that product and wil definately buy in the future

Just to let everyone know,

Looks like we should be getting our first delivery of the 2.5mm at the end of next week, if people want to see the 2.5mm out there then let me know. We are getting lots of interest from company's that fit stone worktop in kitchens, they tell me that they apply silicone purley as a cosmetic finish and the 2.5mm cornetape gives a much finer joint than anything currently available and it saves loads of time on the job.

Hey Ho,
Andy

Hi thanks Andy great product can not say enough good things about it when u have it in stock send me a pm so i can order a 25mtr roll thanks raja

Just to let you guys know, 'CornerTape' has just gone on sale via BES, they are a national mail order/internet based company based in Birmingham. They are stocking 25m X 4mm & 25m X 6mm and hundreds of other products as well. Check out our web site for the web link.

www.cornertape.co.uk

Best regards

Andy

Originally Posted by Raja

Hi thanks Andy great product can not say enough good things about it when u have it in stock send me a pm so i can order a 25mtr roll thanks raja

The 2.5mm x 25m rolls will be with us tonight.

Andy

Originally Posted by Big-Smudge

The 2.5mm x 25m rolls will be with us tonight.

Andy

cheers andy wil put order through in few days

sorry i cud not send u the email as my sd card is playing up bear with me

Originally Posted by Raja

cheers andy wil put order through in few days

sorry i cud not send u the email as my sd card is playing up bear with me

No worries, as soon as you can.

Andy

Am not getting his cornertape, i wanna know why is it so expensive. Bit of prectice you can do the same job on a quid. If it were a little cheaper i might give it a go

This corner tape ive been reading about i'm curious to how it works?
Does it stick on top of the tiles/bath top edge and does it bend round wash basins and more so is it water tight?
.

Originally Posted by tysfoot

Am not getting his cornertape, i wanna know why is it so expensive. Bit of prectice you can do the same job on a quid. If it were a little cheaper i might give it a go

Hi tysfoot,

Why is a dyson hoover exspensive? Because its the best, reliable and it does a much better job than all the other cheaper alternatives.

Sometimes you have invest a little more to reap rewards. If using CT saved you 30mins work time on each job, what would that add up to over the year. More time in the pub or on the golf course or with your kids or even doing more work to earn a bit more, you decide.

I thought that you can do the same job on a quid, why would you need to give it a go, even if it was cheaper.

Only joking with the above, if you have the time please come and see us at the HBR show, have a go with it then decide, we'll show you how. You will quickly see that CT does have to be seen to be believed, you can even bring your tool bag and maybe show us a thing or two about silicone.

Best regards
Andy@CT

Originally Posted by Daywalker

This corner tape ive been reading about i'm curious to how it works?
Does it stick on top of the tiles/bath top edge and does it bend round wash basins and more so is it water tight?
.

Hi Daywalker,

I have a feeling that you may have mis-understood what cornertape is, take a look at the demo video at www.cornertape.co.uk click on the link for 'DEMO VIDEO' then post your thoughts,

Best regards
Andy@CT

Is there any discounts for the first order to temp me to buy the CT. I would be interested in giving it a go, Cheers

Originally Posted by tysfoot

Am not getting his cornertape, i wanna know why is it so expensive. Bit of prectice you can do the same job on a quid. If it were a little cheaper i might give it a go

£20 for a 25 mtr roll

I would not pass judgement till u have used it

Gud product rate it highly

There r 2 types of tilers out there there 1 ones who have been tiling years and years and can silicone well

then there r those who can't silicone to save their lives ie Me

If u were in Sheffield i could show u a live example of how the corner tape works

As it says it produces a perfect silicone finish which no tiler can achieve through the finger and a bit of spit or wot ever people use.

As for thew question y is it so expensive that is a gud one and am with u on that.

I mainly ever do small jobs where it is used on worktops etc

Supose on a long run it wud soon add up

Few weeks ago i got the customer and made a point of showing her that i did not spare any expense on her tiling

Little things like that set some of us apart.

I am not the cheapest tiler far from it but never used second rate products.

All the best

Raja..wots the difference from a council estate job to a private estate job....arn't they both paying customers and both deserve a pro finish..????...

Originally Posted by Dave

Raja..wots the difference from a council estate job to a private estate job....arn't they both paying customers and both deserve a pro finish..????...

Didnt mean it like that meant some times am on a job where the customer just wants the cheapest quotes and tiles slapped on

U took it the wrong way DAVID

I stand corrected and shall delete my wording

Have re read it and c ur point