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[Closed] Advice please: Tiles/worktops, silicone colour?

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White tiles down to Oak worktop: White or clear silicone?
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Posted : 23/12/2010 12:26 pm
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None, Oak upstands, or white silicone if you have to, clear will look weird


 
Posted : 23/12/2010 12:40 pm
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Mapei do one called Caramel, would match the oak. But that's a tough call. I'd personally go with upstands!


 
Posted : 23/12/2010 12:43 pm
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'spose I could use some oak quadrant.

At least I can use a nice small one.


 
Posted : 23/12/2010 12:44 pm
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I'd go for one that matches the wood if you can. the joins I have where the colour matches the bottom look best,


 
Posted : 23/12/2010 12:50 pm
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White silicon, mask the wood, apply, smooth, peel for a nice edge. Make sure you use anti-fungal stuff, dow cornings is good.

Wood upstand would look nicer, even if it's just a few inches high with a nice bevelled top. Quadrant always looks gash.

FWIW, sockets look even better if you can set out into a whole tile. Wickes do a three pack of tile cutting jigsaw bits for 50p which work fine.


 
Posted : 23/12/2010 12:54 pm
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Disagree: Use sealant the colour of the non flat surface i.e. grouted tiles otherwise you'll be picking bits of brown silicon out your grout lines. Quadrant? solid wood will need really looking after and foil-wrapped MDF will swell up as soon as water goes near it.


 
Posted : 23/12/2010 12:56 pm
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Im inclined to go for masked white silicone. Flexible and waterproof. I can always cover with upstands later if I dont like the finish.


 
Posted : 23/12/2010 1:04 pm
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White 🙂


 
Posted : 23/12/2010 1:31 pm
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+1

White silicon, mask the wood, apply, smooth, peel for a nice edge. Make sure you use anti-fungal stuff, dow cornings is good.


 
Posted : 23/12/2010 2:07 pm
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White.


 
Posted : 23/12/2010 3:13 pm