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Hi folks. I am a new member. I have done some tile but am still a slightly advanced beginner. I have 2 questions, one small & one big, about caulking a bathtub. Some folks mentioned filling up the tub with water prior to caulking. How long do you leave the water in the tub? One youtube video suggested leaving the water in for 24 hours after caulking. Do you agree?

Bigger question. I live in an old building & at least 30 years ago, whoever tiled & caulked my tub was very sloppy. The gap between the tiles on the wall & the tub varies from 1/4 inch to almost an inch! That is (I think) between 6 mm & nearly 24 mm. The only good news is that the gap is not deep (going into the wall) & I have cleaned out the gap well. I was thinking of adding one layer of caulk & then adding more caulk after maybe 5 or more hours (when the first layer is dry) Then I would continue adding layers of caulk until the gap is filled & level. By the way, the gap between the tiles and the tub is filled with grout.


Thanks VERY MUCH or your help.
 
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phil2b

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Thanks, but that would not work. The gap varies in size from about 6 mm to almost 24 mm on the different walls surrounding the tub. There is only one small section of the tub where the wall tiles are level with the tub.
Decades ago, lazy workers patched up the gap with a combo of grout & caulk. I removed that "combo" & will re-caulk the gap later. I cut & installed 3 tiles that are longer so the gap could be smaller. But I don't want to cut & replace every tile next to the tub.
I am new to this site. Hope you can see the photo & read my reply. I don't know why my photo shows up twice, but I don't have time to change it. Thanks for your help.
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That bath definitely looks as tho it has moved down, the problem is that you don’t know if it’s still moving down or has it stopped. Is it the bath legs or is the floor under the bath giving way. You need to take bath panel off and see why this is happening or you could be visiting your neighbor or basement the quick way. No amount of silicone or quadrants will permanently fix this and IMO those tiles look past their sell by date and all need renewed anyway. So in short fix the bath and floor first then get some new tiles on :thumbsup:
 
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No yours is cif mines is jif keep up :p
Jif the real deal, none of this euro-naming nonsense, and don't get me started on Oil of O/Ulay.
But having said that I worked in printing and when Marathon changed to Snickers we made a fortune:- first it was a new pack design for
Marathon (redesigned slightly to allow a 'flash')
then
Marathon 'flashed' known as Snickers in USA (or somesuch), then
Snickers 'flashed' previously known as Marathon, then
Marathon!

I'd probably still be doing all that stuff except it all went to Poland/China - you may have seen the odd spelling mistake since then...
 
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Hang on wasn't Vim an old fashioned shaker - hadn't realised that had morphed into Jif as a cream!
 

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