tiling in internal corners - TilersForums.com

[billy whizz]

hi guys - im gonna tile inside our shower enclosure...how do set the tiles where the walls meet...?...i normally tile real close to the wall on one side and butt up the the tile from the other wall...then after when its done i try to get as much grout as i can into the internal corner..is that right ?

 

[peteablard]

Don't grout the corners, silicone them

 

[White Room]

No, leave a gap of 2mm and don't grout use silicone to allow for any movement in the corners....

 

[billy whizz]

Don't grout the corners, silicone them

hmm differing opinions...lol?..also since its inside the shower..i was gonna use mappie ultracolour adhesive which is water resistant...i was told to use the grout...i have a tube of dow corning 785..suppose to be good..

 

[peteablard]

Definitely don't use grout. Mapei do silicone to match most if not all of their grouts if you want the corners the same colour

 

[kilty55]

hi billy 100 percent use silicone in all internals in the shower,dow cornign is good yes

 

[kilty55]

just dont pick up the wrong one and use the pvc frame sealant which behaves and looks like white hubba bubba!

 

[billy whizz]

Definitely don't use grout. Mapei do silicone to match most if not all of their grouts if you want the corners the same colour

yes , since the 2mm grout lines are gonna be beige, like the rest of the bathroom whic is already done in beige, i would prefer if the silicone sealant was also beige, ill have alook for it..cheers guys, so sealnt it is..

 

[Bathfix Bob]

Mapei Beige silicone is 'darkish' where as Jasmine is a lighter beige/ivory.

I silicone all internal corners in the bathroom including window reveals etc.

Customers always says "you've missed the grouting round the edges" lol.