Browse Forums Building A New House 1 May 13, 2011 8:56 am Hi, We moved into a new house a couple of months ago and things seem to be alright without major dramas. Just that when we moved in we picked up a few issues that were not picked up while inspection happened. Like the tiles on both the bathrooms have silicon and from what I hear it is not possible to remove silicon by myself, builders have some tools they can use...is that true? Our builder is taking it easy and saying he wudnt remove it... Also, one of the showers in the house has soapy water, the rest look alright, just the one I use has soapy kind of water....is that funny? I am not sure, but feel am I being paranoid, or the water in suburbs is different to water in city? Re: Soapy water 2May 13, 2011 9:32 am One shower has soapy water and the others don't? That sounds very odd to me. If it was due to the area, all showers should be the same. The water is different in each area but I've never seen soapy water come from a tap. If you get water from the shower and water from elsewhere and let them sit in a bucket for a while, do they still look different? I'm wondering if it's related to how the water comes out or if it's something actually in the water. Metricon Riva 33 - http://herlihy-riva.blogspot.com Site start 15/03/2010 - Handover 23/12/2010 9 months and 8 days (284 calendar days) from site start to handover Re: Soapy water 3May 13, 2011 1:07 pm when you say the tiles have silicon, what do you mean? is it extra silicon spilled on the tiles that looks messy? if so then the builder sounds like they are being lazy! we have silicon instead of grout on the corners of our tiling in the bathrooms but it is supposed to be there. "Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts, and you are the slave to your emotions." — Elizabeth Gilbert Living in our new house. Currently scaping the land. 18 90428 From what I know about water tanks (I've been working with a client on them for a few years now) is this - The concrete can last a lifetime if they don't crack for some… 2 10620 4 10817 |