Screen and return
The glass-to-wall and glass-to-floor joints on a walk-in screen.
Wet room sealing
Wet room sealing renews the visible joints: screen to wall, gully to floor, and silicone wall-to-floor edges. It is not a tanking membrane under the tiles. Book it when those beads have failed and the floor build-up is already sound. Send a photo on the quote form, or WhatsApp the same details.
Who it is for
Who books wet room sealing
Homes with a level-access shower whose silicone at the screen or gully has split. Not a project that still needs a former, a membrane, and a floor build-up. If water is coming through the ceiling and the joints look intact, the leak check comes first. Tanking a floor is a wet-room fitter’s job, and we do not sell it as a reseal.
Variants
The fittings this page covers
Gully edge
The visible seal where a gully grate or flange meets the floor finish, when that joint is silicone.
Wall and floor junction
The perimeter bead where the tiles meet, if that detail was finished in sanitary silicone.
Former with an upstand
A tray-former that still has an upstand can take a joint. A failed membrane under the tile cannot.
Scope
Included, and the jobs we will not call a reseal
Included in the visit
- A look at which joints are silicone and which are buried
- Cut-out and renewal of the agreed visible beads
- Sanitary silicone rated for constant wet use
- A stop if the failure is under the floor
Outside this visit
- Tanking membranes, formers, and floor replacement
- Moving a gully or changing the waste
- Waterproofing a bathroom that was never built as a wet room
- Guaranteeing a ceiling leak when the joints are already sound
How it is done
On the day
- 1
Separate joint from membrane
We say whether the failed part is a visible bead or the hidden tanking.
- 2
Cut out the bead
Only the silicone joints that can be reached and replaced.
- 3
Reseal
Sanitary silicone, tooled so water falls to the gully.
- 4
Cure
Keep water off the new bead for 24 hours. That is the minimum cure before a shower, bath, or basin is used again.
Symptoms
What you can see before you book
Split at the screen
Walk-in glass moves. The floor joint opens and water leaves the wet area.
Stain at the gully
A tired silicone rim around the gully holds dirty water.
Ceiling leak with intact beads
That pattern fits a membrane or pipe, not another surface bead.
Quote
What changes the price
The job is quoted. These are the factors, not a menu of fixed prices.
Which junctions
A screen alone is less than a screen, a gully rim, and a full perimeter.
Tile condition
Sound tile edges can be resealed. Loose tiles are not glued back as part of a bead.
Diagnosis
If the first task is finding the leak, that is quoted as a leak check before any silicone is sold.
After the visit
Prep, cure, and how long it lasts
Keep the wet room dry for 24 hours after the joints are finished. Afterwards, the floor still needs to fall to the gully. Silicone does not correct a puddle that sits in the wrong place.
Visible joints need renewal when they split. The tanking underneath is what keeps a wet room dry for the long term. A reseal does not reset a failed membrane.
DIY
When a tube is the wrong tool
A bead along a screen is possible if the glass and floor are clean and dry. Pumping silicone into a gully or over a failed floor hides the next leak. If you are unsure the floor was tanked, do not add a surface bead and treat the room as fixed.
Questions
Questions about wet room sealing
Do you tank wet room floors?
No. Tanking is the membrane under the tiles or former. This visit reseals visible silicone junctions on a wet room that already has that build-up. A failed membrane needs a fitter, not a new bead.
Can you reseal a walk-in shower screen?
Yes. The wall and floor joints on a walk-in screen are a core part of this job when the glass is sound.
What if water is coming through the ceiling?
Send that with the quote. If the silicone looks intact, we treat it as a leak check first. A new bead is not offered as the cure for a hidden failure.
Is a wet room the same as a low shower tray?
No. A low tray with an upstand is shower resealing or tray resealing. A wet room has a drained floor. The quote depends on which one you have. A photo settles it.
Related work
Other joints
Areas we cover
Where this visit runs
Quote this wet room sealing
Send the photo and the postcode on the form, or WhatsApp the same details. Water stays off the new bead for 24 hours.
Tell us which edge has failed
Name the room and the joint. If a ceiling below is stained, say when the water appears.