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If you watch a you tube video you should do it yourself
It’s really not that difficult and it will be a lot cheaper for you
Make sure you fill the tub and use a good size bead
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the secret of a level silicone is to position yourself so you do not shift your feet whilst silicone is being done , move body in a" left to right." Swaying" motion ( The mind boggles)
I have never heard that
I used to use masking tape but the plumber taught me to use spray diluted fairy liquid
It’s brilliant
I don’t know how people come up with these ideas
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takes a real steady hand and smooth movement . The hardest part is getting behind the taps.
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Yes i have done a lot of siliconing before, i also find fairy liquid on the finger works best.
It is not the siliconing that is costing a lot, it is the re-plastering. To remove the bathroom part of the quite only makes it £100 cheaper
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Can you knock off the old plaster yourself?
Can you get other quotes
Ask your other workmen for a plasterer they know or my builder
It should be circa £200 labour and can you get materials yourself
They usually charge less if you get materials
Irrelevant in so far as mould grows yes but cleaning it regularly it would never get this bad. Tenants at fault for never notifying the landlord- after all if it was their own property- would they have left it for so long? Doubt it!
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What have taps got to do with mould on the side of the bath? It’s shower water sitting on the top and leaking due to damaged silicone partly due to lack of care and cleanliness.
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I am not saying it is not their fault, just that silicone attracts mould and it is always difficult to get a good seal behind taps. There will always be moisture in a bathroom. as well .You can mitigate it but hard to eliminate it
Well you can just wipe it clean with a squeegee cloth after a shower and clean with a bathroom cleaner twice a week and you wouldn’t have this problem.
Based on the photos you have shared as a landlord with 40 years experience of being in this business I would say this is a serious mould growth and given that at the end of the day we are talking about a property that belongs to you then you should have taken action by having the mould taken out and the surface cleaned and treated thoroughly before applying new silicone. This wasn’t done and hence the damp damage.
I would not want any of my tenants to live in such conditions.
I would then show my tenant how to ensure the surface is kept dry after a shower and ventilate the room.
I would also use bleach to clean any future mould growth and inspect the property every three months. If the mould is growing back then the tenant is either not doing what you asked them to do or the replacement job wasn’t done properly. I have many properties in Lincoln where houses are single bricks and prone to mould growth but by doing the above I have managed to ensure the tenants have avoided mould growth. Many of them have bought dehumidifier to keep mould under control.
Being a landlord/lady is a big responsibility and it takes a lot of good will and hard work. Based on my experience the market is full of inexperienced landlords with no enthusiasm to learn to do the basics themselves and are only interested in collecting the rent and putting all the responsibilities on the tenants’ shoulders.
I do my own plumbing, electrical ( went to night school and got city and guild in electrical installations and wiring) plastering, damp proofing and most of other maintenance works. I am 66 years old and no spring chicken. I get issues raised by tenants fixed quickly and keep them happy. I get the rent paid on the due day and have only on a handful of occasions had problematic tenants.
You get out what you put in.
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Thanks for your feedback although I think you make some assumptions.
There is a dehumidifier, and a bathroom fan. The bathroom was completely redone 20 mths ago with new grout and silicon, new shower head and shower screen.
I have let this property for ten years and tenants have not had this issue with previous tenants if bleach is used regularly. I did inspect and raise the need to clean the bathroom regularly, they said they would clean it. In hindsight I should have asked them to employ a cleaner because these tenants do not regularly clean it.
It was probably occurring prior to this but was missed during the inspection. Easily done.
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I always inspect 1 month after check in for new tenants. This kind of issue is one that will show by that point and then I can comment on it and provide guidance at that point.
If silicone is good but it’s mouldy, stick some gloves on and soak cotton wool pads in bleach and lay them on top of the mouldy silicone all around the bath/shower. leave it all day or all night with ventilation and door shut. Silicone will be pretty much perfectly mould free by that point so just collect cotton wool and rinse down. It’s amazing how much it restores silicone.
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I have never heard of that .I will try that at home. Thanks
I don’t use cotton pads
I just pour bleach straight onto silicone / grout
And rinse off when it’s cleaned
the cotton wool to hold the bleach is the bit I like
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Have you tried the stuff that’s a spray foam, not just bleach, actual spray mould remover?
I always thought nonsense just bleach in another bottle but have used and left it on overnight and was amazed it had removed all mould. This was cheap stuff from Lidl.
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exactly Colin… if you just pour the bleach on it evaporates pretty quick, esp as you have to ventilate well. The cotton allows the bleach to work its magic for far longer.
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use kitchen roll folded into the corner. alot cheaper than cotton pads.
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