Advice
Advice & Guides
What we get asked on site, written down. No sales pitch, no scare tactics, and no prices that go stale a month after they are published.
Leaks
Leaks
How to tell if your shower is leaking
The signs of a leaking shower, where they show up, and how to tell a shower leak apart from condensation or a plumbing fault.
6 min read
Leaks
Can a leaking shower be fixed without removing the tiles?
When a leaking shower can be repaired without demolition, when it cannot, and how to tell which situation you are in.
6 min read
Leaks
What to do about a leaking shower before it is repaired
How to limit the damage while you are waiting on a repair, what not to do, and the situations where the leak is not the most urgent problem.
4 min read
Regrouting
Regrouting
Regrouting or resealing: which does your wet area need?
The difference between regrouting, resealing and sealing grout, what each one fixes, and why using the wrong one is a common cause of repeat failure.
5 min read
Regrouting
Why black mould keeps coming back in shower grout
What black staining in grout and silicone actually is, why cleaning it only works for a while, and when it is a sign of something worse.
5 min read
Regrouting
How long before you can use the shower after regrouting?
Why curing time exists, what happens if a wet area is used too early, and how to plan a bathroom being out of use.
4 min read
Regrouting
Silicone in a shower: what it does and why it fails
Why wet areas are sealed with flexible silicone rather than grout, what makes it fail, and why new silicone cannot simply go over the old.
5 min read
Balconies
Balconies
Why balcony leaks are harder to pin down than bathroom leaks
What makes a tiled balcony fail, why the range on a balcony quote is wider than on a bathroom, and what an inspection is looking for.
6 min read
Balconies
Balcony maintenance: what to check twice a year
A short seasonal check for a tiled balcony, what each item is telling you, and the signs that mean it should be looked at rather than watched.
5 min read
Balconies
Why balcony tiles lift, crack or sound hollow
What drummy tiles on a balcony are telling you, why movement joints matter outdoors, and when lifting tiles are a warning about the waterproofing.
5 min read
Costs
Costs
What affects the cost of fixing a leaking shower?
The factors that actually move the price of a wet area repair, why quotes vary so widely, and how to compare two quotes properly.
5 min read
Costs
Regrouting or retiling: which is the better spend?
When regrouting is genuinely the right answer, when it is money spent on a wet area that needs rebuilding, and how to tell the difference before you commit.
6 min read
Costs
Why a wet area quote can change once the work starts
What is genuinely unknowable before a wet area is opened up, how variations should be handled, and what a good quote does to keep surprises to a minimum.
5 min read
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