Silicone joins at bottom of wall profiles

[rboy_44]

Thanks but specifics would be more helpful, like do I follow the instructions or not? And if I do then do I just smooth the new silicone into the cured or butt it up against it? Or do I not follow the instructions and do something else?

https://merlynshowering.com/wp-cont...oor-fitting-instruction-MER-01-New-handle.pdf

Tried Merlyn and they’ve been next to useless. They suggested I do some research into how best to join new silicone to cured silicone and sent me a link to a specialist adhesive that I could try!

I’ve taken out the doors and removed all the existing silicone (as the original installer did a crap job with the install that resulted in leaks) and am about to reinstall so would quite like some certainty that I’m doing the right thing here.

Cheers.

 

[Qwerty]

As a professional wet room and bathroom installer and approved Novellini fitter I've given you my advice

 

[rboy_44]

Appreciate your advice but it was a bit vague / confusing to be fair. You initially said to just follow the instructions and it’ll be fine, then later you said that most of the time the profiles don’t need to be sealed internally (but sometimes they do).

 

[Qwerty]

No, I was referring to silicone onto silicone being fine (your original question), then added that internal sealant on the enclosure is not required as reiterated by another.

 

[Dumbo]

Ive got a merlyn 10 series . Tray sealed one day , screen up and sealed the next . Drier than a bone that has been put in a special bone drying machine .

 

[rboy_44]

Thanks for your comments Plan Tex Tiling - appreciate it.

jcrtiling - did you seal down the internal wall profiles and smooth the silicone into the cured silicone on the tray (as per instructions)? Or did you only seal the outside of the profiles?

 

[Deleted member 49260]

Let me know what answer you want to hear and I'll suggest it, then you can do what you want and ignore experts and manufacturers - easy

 

[Martyn Leeds]

Love it.
I'm following for the outcome...

 

[Terry W]

The sealing of the internal screen profiles is purely cosmetic. Won't make a shred of difference if it adheres to the bottom bead properly or not.

 

[Dumbo]

Thanks for your comments Plan Tex Tiling - appreciate it.

jcrtiling - did you seal down the internal wall profiles and smooth the silicone into the cured silicone on the tray (as per instructions)? Or did you only seal the outside of the profiles?

I sealed inside and outside because im a rebel like that . Your main concern is about old and new silicone it wont be an issue that is the point i was trying to make about sealing tray one day and fitting a screen the next . It happens all the time tilers finish tiling includuding siliconing and then plumbers come and second fix the bathroom including fitting screen .