Leaking shower

[sherminator]

My shower is leaking and i believe its beacause their is a gap between the base and the wall tiles. I have removed all the existing silicone so I can reseal it buththeir is about a 75mil gab between the base and wall and you can see through to a small space. Just wondering how best to fill in this space? Do in eed to put something in it and the seal on top or do i just fill it with as much silicone as possible and then smooth over top?

Any advice greatly appreciated!

[The Builder]

Do you really mean 75mm Sher............ that's 3" ???

[sherminator]

yes 7mm! oops!

[The Builder]

Ah... yes, 7mm can be filled with silicone easily, but should be applied in two goes. Fill the gap first, up to the top of the tray. Keep a cup of cold water handy. Dip your finger in the water and run it along the silicone to push it in the gap and smooth it off. The water stop your finger from sticking to the sealant and dragging it along.

That's the bead that will plug the gap. Finish with a finer bead along the top of the first. That's the one that will show, and shed the water into the tray.

[sherminator]

Thank you. so just keep pumping the silicone in until the gap is sealed. Wait to dry then apply a layer to actually close the hole on top?

Thank you if that is right.

[Old_Geezer]

Aye but watch the "keep on pumping" bit. So long as you judge you have put in a reasonable amount you don't need to be filling the whole space under the tray, the shop'll run out of the stuff to sell you ;-)

[sherminator]

yeah its just the corner Old geezer. Just a small space under where the tiles come down and next to the basin. hard to explain with out drawing but shouldn't take much to fill the gap....really hope i dont mess this up......