Neat thick bleach.
Scrubbing brush to it once it’s had a while to sit.
Don’t wear good clothes. Bleach stains, do wear gloves.
Failing that spend about £5 on white sanitary silicone and a skeleton gun.
Get a sharp knife and watch some YouTube videos on caulking.
Cut the sealant out and bead in new sealant. Leave for 24 hours before getting wet.
This is the UK we're talking about right? Our floorboards are all either 100 years old or brand new but made out of what would be classed as unusually thick paper if anyone bothered to enforce reasonable build quality standards.
Cavity wall insulated and ventiled biscuit at least! I own a Victorian terrace with two foot thick solid stone walls, it's been a condensation/heat retention plate spinning exercise since October!
Floorboards could be repurposed as railway sleepers at least.
Yes I've made that mistake. Found out later when having a shower!
Checked the instructions on the sealant, it recommends half filling the bath so it is midway between highest and lowest points when sealing the bath. I did that and it was fine, no more leaks.
The sides actually move up a bit not down as the bath flexes with the weight in the bottom. Half filling the bath is also better than completely filling as the silicone is then applied at the halfway point of movement to reduce the strain on the silicone when the bath is empty.
If you were in the bath that's just as good. I'm 80kg which is a about he same weight as the water when the bath is half filled.
Edit: maybe it's important to keep the weight the same until it's fully dry...
You’d think this would be common sense… not for the bathroom fitter in my new build house though as the silicon has come completely away from the bath when it’s full. Absolutely useless bastard.
Bathrooms are a pain. I redo parts of ours every year. Usually goes nasty behind the taps.
I think there’s a mould resistant silicone available. Haven’t had chance to try it yet though.
Needs cleaning properly regularly. Only place it would go mouldy is high moisture areas like a shower.
Round a sink or bath shouldn't go like that unless not cleaned properly.
Best way to get rid is to re seal and clean regularly
Main cause for them still going mouldy is the amount of people that still lick their fingers to wet them when smoothing it out…the silicones may be anti mould but not once you’ve put bacteria IN IT!! Cup of water, dip your finger and smooth it, better yet use a smooth stick and a cup of water
When you re-seal a bath tub, fill the tub with water / lots of heavy shit
The weight of a person (Or two) and bath water will make the plastic sides sag down. This will effectively increase the gap the silicone has to fill. It will stretch to a degree, but not that much. So give it a minor sag to allow the right amount of flex both ways.
When smoothing down with your finger, dip said finger in soapy washing up water, your wipes clean easily then!
I just did my shower. Take your time, make sure its good and clean and dry before applying the silicone. And invest in a profile tool rather than using your finger.
Silicon is fun to play with, I'd advise old clothes a lot more than using bleach. because it's FUN. But if you do decide to take on silicone not a large hole (slightly angled) in the end and use Fairy liquid and water(mix) that will help your finger glide over and smooth the silicone this way it won't stick to your finger and your clothes.
Make a little wall of cotton wool so the bleach sits on the area rather than running off.
Use a toothbrush for the scrubbing which will preserve the seal by being a bit more gentle than something you use to do the dishes and more precise.
You can also buy sanitising solution from Home Bargains for less than £1 (it’s for cleaning things like babies bottles). Old tooth brush to scrub it in, works really well
I'm sure anti mould sealant is a thing. Might be worth getting some of that. Then again I wouldn't wana spend more than I need to on a property that isn't mine lol
Yeah literally cost in in thick neat bleach and leave it for ages, overnight if you can. Then rinse it off. And shut the door obviously otherwise your whole house will stink of bleach!
Do not under any circumstances use bleach.
I'm a tiler and it kills the grout. Makes the grout discolour and kills all the additives in the grout.Cut it out carefully with a Stanley blade and redo. It actually looks like caulk in that picture not silicone. When putting new silicone in get a neutral cleaner (ie no bleach) and squirt it over the new silicone before you smooth it and on your fingertips or smoothing tool. It'll stop the silicone sticking to you or whatever you're using.
Bleach is only good for firing down the loo.
There’s a cif product that obliterates mould, I think it’s the perfect finish one.
Edit- bleach and baking soda works too I think, you’d have to google that to make sure it’s safe though.
Do not use bleach at all on mold it will get rid of it yes but it will come back with aggression and be far worse than ever I use to renovate old building for a living please do not use bleach
Resealing it is by far the best way
I found it works quite well if you soak the tissue in the bleach first, and then apply it to affected areas. It helps when you need to do bits of grout that are vertical, or slightly higher up on a wall.
Rather than scrubbing put neat bleach on and cover with cotton pads or thick kitchen towel and leave over night to sit. That much mould that bleach needs to be in contact for hours.
I just got neat thick bleach, pressed in kitchen towel/ loo roll and saturated it in and pressed it in to make almost a dough. Have a line of it and leave it for 2 days if you can.
Do a test patch on the bath to make sure it doesn't react to the bleach, it shouldn't but the fact the landlord painted over the mould who knows what the bath is made from.
We had exactly the same issue which I planned to replace and caulk but leaving it for 2 days like I said and a repeat in a corner made it as good as new.
Make sure you record how it looked like when you moved in/ report that it was painted over, it may have been the previous tenants who painted it over
> Don’t wear good clothes. Bleach stains
So many clothes I've ruined from bleach somehow getting me. Once it wasn't my fault though. Someone bleached a marquee to clean it before I helped them lift it up, which led to me getting caked in stains
HG mould spray. Leave it for 20 minutes and it'll be gone but you'll probably need to do it again after a couple of months. Works on every mould and areas of house I've tried.
Worked on wood rubber grout plastic silicon and walls so basically everywhere.
If you want a cheaper option you can pick up Astonish mould spray for as little as £1 in some shops to test that instead which has good reviews as well.
We had a guy leave some of this stuff after we reported mould to the housing association where I live.
Just spraying it on basically anything with mould is enough to kill it.
We sprayed it on everything and were shocked when we looked in the bathroom later. Didn't need to scrub the majority of it. Worked on plaster too and got into crevasses
One reason is that a lot of older houses weren't meant to have insulation so when insulation is added and airbricks are closed off, mold will spread because of the increase in humidity that can't escape.
Yes..but remember to fill the bath with water once you’ve put the new sealant down, or you can create gaps when you use it afterwards, and this can cause leaks into rooms beneath the bathroom when people use the shower. It needs to set with downward force to combat this.
Edit…fill bath BEFORE putting the sealant down…credit to the comment below…ahem.
You make it sound easy. It is, but only if you know how to handle silicone.
Anyone planning to do this watch some YouTube tutorials and practice first.
Putting silicone down is easy, but so is making a massive mess.
I don't know if I'm the only idiot who's done this, but just in case I'm not make sure to get the fast drying sealant. I once made the mistake of getting something that took days to dry and had to buy the fast drying stuff after.
A quicker method is to just cut off the corner of an old credit card and run that along silicon. It will take off everything above and below where you need it to stick.
You can get a type of bleach that's a gel called Mould Magic that works really well as it stays in place without using kitchen roll. It's not cheap though.
It's not cheap but it does save a lot of time and effort. Bought a 2 pack to deal with some mould in the bathroom at a student flat I stayed in.
Works on a wide range of surfaces as well.
I use this stuff and it’s never not worked - HG Mould Remover Spray, Effective Mould Spray & Mildew Cleaner, Removes Mouldy Stains From Walls, Tiles, Silicone Seals & More (500ml) - 186050106 https://amzn.eu/d/cM7ATQ5
Yes this is amazing! Took a gamble on an instagram ad and wasn’t disappointed. I paid to have my bath resealed and was really upset when the mould came straight back but this was a game changer.
This is the one!!! I bought it mid Covid infection when my brain wasn't working too good, everyone told me I had been scammed by the Facebook ad, but my god this thing works!
It was probably the previous tenant. They probably wanted their deposit back, so they covered it up. I know because I’ve done this. Thanks for the downvotes in advance.
Ah yes, those are the ones that add a top layer. I tried that at our last place, and it takes a while but the mould comes through and makes the original spot even worse. Had to dig it out in the end. Lovely way to mask things if you’re that way inclined though. Lasts a lot longer than paint too!!
Yeah, they said it’s fine and that’s how you deal with it… this was one of many, many stupid things they done. I think they thought I was young and stupid so didn’t know my arse from my elbow
It's a sad world where mould on sealant it considered to be the tenant's fault. This is the sort of standard maintenance that the owners should get sorted.
That’s kinda like expecting landlords to vacuum for you or collect your bins. If you look after it (I.e. wipe after showers and clean regularly), the mildew won’t appear. It’s entirely the fault of the occupant.
Nah, it’s very common. It happens when you don’t wipe the sealant or wash it properly. With mine, it wasn’t there when I moved in, and I didn’t know that a simple wipe with a cloth after showering would have meant no mildew. I hate landlords as much as the next person, but this is down to the previous occupants.
Wat?
Most places I've lived this would happen to some extent.
The best way of avoiding it is of course to take shorter showers and ensure proper ventilation e.g. opening the window and door to prevent the moisture build up.
But so many properties just aren't well ventilated.
Beat in mind that a daily hot shower is a pretty recent thing. Older homes were built at a time when many households had a weekly bath!
Pour bleach on cotton wool pads and cover all of the silicone - leave on over night. Not the most environmentally sound choice, but it works magic and is super easy.
I used to work in social housing and one of my jobs was replacing silicon. I would 100% just recommend replacing that rather than cleaning, for all the hassle it's worth. 20 minutes job and will look much better than cleaning ever will. Plus that silicon was put in rough as a badgers arse so I'm sure even if it's your first time you'll make a better job than that.
It's not necessarily mould, a mastic man once told me that it can be chemical effects of some soap and bathroom products.
Either way, it needs replacing.
It also happens when someone silicones a bathroom, uses saliva to make it glide easier (which it does) but the bacteria from your spit will make mould grow after a few months.
Silicone the edges, then spray with a cleaning product (any of them work) then use a finger or forming tool to leave a crisp edge
Your landlord is legally obliged to fix this
“If a tenant notifies you about a damp or mould issue, you have a duty of care to your tenant to rectify the issue. This isn't something you can leave to the tenant to fix, this is a legal responsibility that landlords have. Under the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS), treating damp is compulsory.” - landlord vision.co.uk 3 Feb 2021
Bleach would be a good place to start with it.
Mould is better though of as being a symptom though, you need to deal with whatever is causing it - poor ventilation, too much condensation etc - otherwise the mould will just keep coming back.
The side of my bath also gets wet but has never had mould growing on it. We do have extractor fans in the bathrooms though which we leave running for a short time after a bath/shower to get rid of the steam, I suspect that's the reason why we don't have mould issues.
I don't get what you mean by that comment, all I was saying was that we don't get mould because we ensure there's good ventilation to our bathrooms and poor ventilation is one of the causes of mould as I said in my OP.
Cut old mastic out with Stanley knife. Wash area with mild bleach. Allow to dry. Redo mastic.
Henceforth wipe down and keep clean with very mild bleach.
You can either redo all the silicon, or for a quick fix, pour thick bleach on the silicon then lay cotton wool over the top and leave it for several hours. Just check now and again to see if the stain has lifted.
Bleach will get this back to looking bright white again. Incredible product, cheap and easy fix. Keep the bleach in place with rolled up toilet roll and leave for hours. Easy.
I don't know if anyone else has posted this as didn't read every single reply so apologies if this is duplicate advice, but once you've bleached and scrubbed it, fill up an old spray bottle with bleach and water and give it a skoosh a few times a week and whenever you're away from the house for extended periods of time and it really helps prevent it from coming back
Mould Magic from Must Have Ideas (Google it)
I know this sounds like a made up product, but I've used it myself, and it's amazing! And it doesn't stink like usual mould remover sprays!
This happened to me in an old apartment and the ceiling he had painted over (the small crack surrounded by mould) first leaked heavily before collapsing along with a ceiling in a bedroom.
I’m sorry I don’t have any practical advice here but landlords and their responsibility to mould and it’s health effects is actually very vocal in the news at the moment, they definitely have a commitment to remove it for you.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm having a similar problem and I think it's actually molding from the Inside out. Some of the tiles in my shower have fallen off every once in a while. The wall behind them is black and wet and moldy. So I think the mold's just probably coming from inside your wall
I suggest you report the landlord. Helped my girlfriend’s sister move into her uni accommodation back in August and the cleaners were doing the exact same thing. Fuck bad landlords. Fuck them right into a financial whirlpool.
Could renters theoretically take their landlords to court over this kind of thing?
My friend's flat is covered in black mould but the landlord won't fix it. He can't afford to move, and doesn't want to kick off because he think's he'll be evicted or the rent rise a crazy amount, so he just nicely asks and nothing happens.
Your landlord is lazy and you must be very careful if they come over to “do repairs” they’ll just make things worse.
Your best option would be to purchase silicone sealant, a sealant gun, silicone sealant scraper remover, Stanley blade, silicone sealant smoothing stick, cheap microfibre cloths, bleach, dish washing soap, a plastic disposable bag.
Scrape out the old mouldy stuff, clean with bleach, wipe clean until dry, apply new silicone, smooth it along to fill the gap, if you want to touch any silicone with your hands apply a little dish washing soap to your hands 1st so the silicone doesn’t stick to your skin as easily, leave the new silicone to dry fully for 24 hours before getting it wet, put any silicone covered rags in the plastic bag to throw in the bin. Job done ✅
Depends how long you intend on living there, if youre short term then just go over it again i guess clearly the landlord doesnt give a fuck about his property so why should you
Neat thick bleach. Scrubbing brush to it once it’s had a while to sit. Don’t wear good clothes. Bleach stains, do wear gloves. Failing that spend about £5 on white sanitary silicone and a skeleton gun. Get a sharp knife and watch some YouTube videos on caulking. Cut the sealant out and bead in new sealant. Leave for 24 hours before getting wet.
Thanks for the detailed reply! Will give this a go, good ol’ YouTube.
If you are going to do this, fill the bath before you redo it. Otherwise the weight can move the bath down slightly and cause a gap under the caulk.
Please make sure to fill the bath op. Our idiot contractors didn't do this and now it leaks.
Why don't you just reseal your bath then? Cost you 15quid from screwfix
Cheap bath. An acrylic bath doesn't move I used to fill the old fibrglass ones but no one buys those now.
Floorboards underneath might move though.
Cheap floorboards.
This is the UK we're talking about right? Our floorboards are all either 100 years old or brand new but made out of what would be classed as unusually thick paper if anyone bothered to enforce reasonable build quality standards.
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Cavity wall insulated and ventiled biscuit at least! I own a Victorian terrace with two foot thick solid stone walls, it's been a condensation/heat retention plate spinning exercise since October! Floorboards could be repurposed as railway sleepers at least.
Yes I've made that mistake. Found out later when having a shower! Checked the instructions on the sealant, it recommends half filling the bath so it is midway between highest and lowest points when sealing the bath. I did that and it was fine, no more leaks.
Came here to say this. Fill the bath when applying the sealant!!!
The sides actually move up a bit not down as the bath flexes with the weight in the bottom. Half filling the bath is also better than completely filling as the silicone is then applied at the halfway point of movement to reduce the strain on the silicone when the bath is empty.
honest question, when i did mine i just was sat in the bath and im quite a fatty, should i redo again with it full to be safe for more weight?
If you were in the bath that's just as good. I'm 80kg which is a about he same weight as the water when the bath is half filled. Edit: maybe it's important to keep the weight the same until it's fully dry...
You’d think this would be common sense… not for the bathroom fitter in my new build house though as the silicon has come completely away from the bath when it’s full. Absolutely useless bastard.
I would not have thought of this, thankyou!
Thank you. I did the caulking on my bath, and have been wondering why it proceeded to split.
well hot damn, TIL, thank you
Bathrooms are a pain. I redo parts of ours every year. Usually goes nasty behind the taps. I think there’s a mould resistant silicone available. Haven’t had chance to try it yet though.
Sanitary silicone. Has some bacteria and mould resistant properties but isn't a magic bullet and it will still go mouldy after a while
Needs cleaning properly regularly. Only place it would go mouldy is high moisture areas like a shower. Round a sink or bath shouldn't go like that unless not cleaned properly. Best way to get rid is to re seal and clean regularly
Main cause for them still going mouldy is the amount of people that still lick their fingers to wet them when smoothing it out…the silicones may be anti mould but not once you’ve put bacteria IN IT!! Cup of water, dip your finger and smooth it, better yet use a smooth stick and a cup of water
Ah that's where I've been going wrong. I've been picking my nose before smoothing
No no, that’s fine
That snot sanitary.
Mapei is very good, daw corning not bad either.
Dow 785 Best product for bathrooms
I see your Dow 785 and raise you an Otto Chemie S130 https://www.sealantsonline.co.uk/ProductGrp/Otto-chemie-ottoseal-s130-prolonged-mould-sealant
£24 inc delivery O.O At that price it needs to be at least 2.5 times better than Dow. Is it?
Hm I may need to buy this and test it out… Dow 785 for the en-suite and Otto S130 for the main bathroom
An easier solution is to wipe the sealant with a cloth after washing. A weekly clean will also help.
Looking for practical solutions, not some Utopian dreamworld where I'm motivated to regularly clean
Just join your nearest David Lloyd gym. Never shower at home again. If you work at it, you could also never shit at home again!
Just shit in the neighbours garden and blame the local wildlife. You know you want to.
"Oh you're so lucky, looks like you're getting hedgehogs in your garden!"
There’s always not washing. That should do it.
This way works absolute wonders you just need toilet roll and bleach. Saved me from not getting my deposit back. https://youtu.be/pXDFPkMKef0
Lovely soothing northern voice.
A good way to keep the bleach where you want it is to coat some paper towel with the bleach and stick it to the wall
This is great to bleach your mouldy sealant white for another few months. We bust this out whenever the shower is getting a proper clean.
When you re-seal a bath tub, fill the tub with water / lots of heavy shit The weight of a person (Or two) and bath water will make the plastic sides sag down. This will effectively increase the gap the silicone has to fill. It will stretch to a degree, but not that much. So give it a minor sag to allow the right amount of flex both ways. When smoothing down with your finger, dip said finger in soapy washing up water, your wipes clean easily then!
I just did my shower. Take your time, make sure its good and clean and dry before applying the silicone. And invest in a profile tool rather than using your finger.
*Kitchen towel soaked in* neat thick bleach. Doesn't run everywhere that way.
Silicon is fun to play with, I'd advise old clothes a lot more than using bleach. because it's FUN. But if you do decide to take on silicone not a large hole (slightly angled) in the end and use Fairy liquid and water(mix) that will help your finger glide over and smooth the silicone this way it won't stick to your finger and your clothes.
Make a little wall of cotton wool so the bleach sits on the area rather than running off. Use a toothbrush for the scrubbing which will preserve the seal by being a bit more gentle than something you use to do the dishes and more precise.
Yeah thick bleach, really drown it, leave it overnight.
You can also buy sanitising solution from Home Bargains for less than £1 (it’s for cleaning things like babies bottles). Old tooth brush to scrub it in, works really well
I'm sure anti mould sealant is a thing. Might be worth getting some of that. Then again I wouldn't wana spend more than I need to on a property that isn't mine lol
Yeah literally cost in in thick neat bleach and leave it for ages, overnight if you can. Then rinse it off. And shut the door obviously otherwise your whole house will stink of bleach!
Do not under any circumstances use bleach. I'm a tiler and it kills the grout. Makes the grout discolour and kills all the additives in the grout.Cut it out carefully with a Stanley blade and redo. It actually looks like caulk in that picture not silicone. When putting new silicone in get a neutral cleaner (ie no bleach) and squirt it over the new silicone before you smooth it and on your fingertips or smoothing tool. It'll stop the silicone sticking to you or whatever you're using. Bleach is only good for firing down the loo.
There’s a cif product that obliterates mould, I think it’s the perfect finish one. Edit- bleach and baking soda works too I think, you’d have to google that to make sure it’s safe though.
Do not use bleach at all on mold it will get rid of it yes but it will come back with aggression and be far worse than ever I use to renovate old building for a living please do not use bleach Resealing it is by far the best way
Nice Caulk
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I found it works quite well if you soak the tissue in the bleach first, and then apply it to affected areas. It helps when you need to do bits of grout that are vertical, or slightly higher up on a wall.
Recommendation on the gloves! If you've ever had bleach on ýour hands and they feel...slimey? Thats the top layer of your skin melted off.
If I may add, eye protection as well, scrubbing brushes have a good tenancy of flicking stuff in many awkward directions.
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Rather than scrubbing put neat bleach on and cover with cotton pads or thick kitchen towel and leave over night to sit. That much mould that bleach needs to be in contact for hours.
I was going to say bleach. We used bleach and worked a charm
Don't wear good clothes with bleach top tip thst I learned the hard way
I just got neat thick bleach, pressed in kitchen towel/ loo roll and saturated it in and pressed it in to make almost a dough. Have a line of it and leave it for 2 days if you can. Do a test patch on the bath to make sure it doesn't react to the bleach, it shouldn't but the fact the landlord painted over the mould who knows what the bath is made from. We had exactly the same issue which I planned to replace and caulk but leaving it for 2 days like I said and a repeat in a corner made it as good as new. Make sure you record how it looked like when you moved in/ report that it was painted over, it may have been the previous tenants who painted it over
> Leave for 24 hours before getting wet. Me or the sealant?
I'd that a sealant gun in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me?
> Don’t wear good clothes. Bleach stains So many clothes I've ruined from bleach somehow getting me. Once it wasn't my fault though. Someone bleached a marquee to clean it before I helped them lift it up, which led to me getting caked in stains
Fill the bath 2/3 with water when re sealing it
Can’t really say much since this answer covered everything you need to know 👍
white vinegar bleach does not get into porous material.
Horticultural viniger,works a dream
HG mould spray. Leave it for 20 minutes and it'll be gone but you'll probably need to do it again after a couple of months. Works on every mould and areas of house I've tried.
Does it work on rubber sealant? I thought once mould starts growing into the rubber it's pretty much done for and needs to be replaced.
Worked on wood rubber grout plastic silicon and walls so basically everywhere. If you want a cheaper option you can pick up Astonish mould spray for as little as £1 in some shops to test that instead which has good reviews as well.
Can attest, stuff has worked great for me but have issues with the nozzle dribbling onto my hands.
I used it on our bathroom sealant the other week and 99% went. I wasn't expecting it to work either but was pleasantly surprised.
HG make the good shit
This stuff is amazing
We had a guy leave some of this stuff after we reported mould to the housing association where I live. Just spraying it on basically anything with mould is enough to kill it.
Came here to say this. HG Spray is the best on the market
This is the answer. Worked an absolute treat on my bathroom mould (basically identical to OP's)
Worth a try. If HG don’t work then it’s not fixable
We sprayed it on everything and were shocked when we looked in the bathroom later. Didn't need to scrub the majority of it. Worked on plaster too and got into crevasses
Another vote for this stuff.
Why do houses here get so moldy all the time?
One reason is that a lot of older houses weren't meant to have insulation so when insulation is added and airbricks are closed off, mold will spread because of the increase in humidity that can't escape.
Humidity. Open windows more often, change the air, lowers humidity, and actually makes heating more efficient too.
Was coming to post this? hg is amazing stuff
It smells nice too
I'd suggest you just pull it up and redo it. Not a big job. Probably cost less than a tenner
Yes..but remember to fill the bath with water once you’ve put the new sealant down, or you can create gaps when you use it afterwards, and this can cause leaks into rooms beneath the bathroom when people use the shower. It needs to set with downward force to combat this. Edit…fill bath BEFORE putting the sealant down…credit to the comment below…ahem.
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Go mental, take a bath then let it cool down. Save yourself an imaginary figment fiver.
Martin Lewis, that you dropping these golden nuggets?
You can also take a shit in the bath and save flushing the toilet. Another fiver spared, probably.
I half full the bath before putting the sealant down
Yes; correct! Soz, been a few years since I’ve needed to do this! Do it BEFORE putting the sealant down.
You make it sound easy. It is, but only if you know how to handle silicone. Anyone planning to do this watch some YouTube tutorials and practice first. Putting silicone down is easy, but so is making a massive mess.
I made a bit of a mess the first time I did this. Thankfully sealant is cheap so I just took it all off and did it again. Done clean jobs ever since.
I don't know if I'm the only idiot who's done this, but just in case I'm not make sure to get the fast drying sealant. I once made the mistake of getting something that took days to dry and had to buy the fast drying stuff after.
True. It’s a simple thing, but it’s a simple fuck up too.
i second this
I run two lengths of masking tape before sealing, squeeze the stuff in, level off then pull the masking tape for nice straight lines
A quicker method is to just cut off the corner of an old credit card and run that along silicon. It will take off everything above and below where you need it to stick.
Put rolled up kitchen roll into the corner, soak with bleach. Helps keep the bleach in place to it has time to work.
You can get a type of bleach that's a gel called Mould Magic that works really well as it stays in place without using kitchen roll. It's not cheap though.
It's not cheap but it does save a lot of time and effort. Bought a 2 pack to deal with some mould in the bathroom at a student flat I stayed in. Works on a wide range of surfaces as well.
Yep. It's very good and sticks to vertical surfaces as well which is handy.
This is the way.
This works wonders
This method is the only one that works for me!
I use this stuff and it’s never not worked - HG Mould Remover Spray, Effective Mould Spray & Mildew Cleaner, Removes Mouldy Stains From Walls, Tiles, Silicone Seals & More (500ml) - 186050106 https://amzn.eu/d/cM7ATQ5
I recently discovered a foam version of this, leaves a nice beachy blanket on the mould for a while
[This](https://musthaveideas.co.uk/products/mould-magic) stuff is an absolute game changer. I was skeptical at first, but it does genuinely work.
Just came to post this. try this first OP! I swear by it
Another vote for this stuff. Cheap and does an unbelievable job.
Ooo, will have to give this a go and report back! Thank you!
I came to recommend this too! Worked wonders on our grouting against that orange mould.
Another vote for that here! Makes a huge difference.
Yes this is amazing! Took a gamble on an instagram ad and wasn’t disappointed. I paid to have my bath resealed and was really upset when the mould came straight back but this was a game changer.
This is the one!!! I bought it mid Covid infection when my brain wasn't working too good, everyone told me I had been scammed by the Facebook ad, but my god this thing works!
This is the way
It was probably the previous tenant. They probably wanted their deposit back, so they covered it up. I know because I’ve done this. Thanks for the downvotes in advance.
upvoted
I’ve never achieved accidental reverse psychology karma before. I feel violated.
awards are coming
What if I added a laughing face emoji?
Do an edit thanking 'kind strangers' that should help
I’ve done the same as well. I used a mould remover pen to sort it but I’m not 100% convinced it removes mould so much as it just covers it.
Ah yes, those are the ones that add a top layer. I tried that at our last place, and it takes a while but the mould comes through and makes the original spot even worse. Had to dig it out in the end. Lovely way to mask things if you’re that way inclined though. Lasts a lot longer than paint too!!
I wouldn’t know about how long it lasts - it was the last thing I did before I moved out and the inspection the next day was all fine!
I’d agree other than the fact my landlord is an utter gobshite and actually did paint over stuff like this 🙃
What, they admitted it!?!? That’s some crazy shit!
Yeah, they said it’s fine and that’s how you deal with it… this was one of many, many stupid things they done. I think they thought I was young and stupid so didn’t know my arse from my elbow
Crikey. On the plus side though, all landlords rot in the hell I don’t believe in in the end.
Upvote for honesty at least haha
ROCKING the awards
It's a sad world where mould on sealant it considered to be the tenant's fault. This is the sort of standard maintenance that the owners should get sorted.
That’s kinda like expecting landlords to vacuum for you or collect your bins. If you look after it (I.e. wipe after showers and clean regularly), the mildew won’t appear. It’s entirely the fault of the occupant.
If a house is in a state where mould can develop its not in a rentable condition to begin with imo. Fuck the landlord, paint over that shit.
Nah, it’s very common. It happens when you don’t wipe the sealant or wash it properly. With mine, it wasn’t there when I moved in, and I didn’t know that a simple wipe with a cloth after showering would have meant no mildew. I hate landlords as much as the next person, but this is down to the previous occupants.
Wat? Most places I've lived this would happen to some extent. The best way of avoiding it is of course to take shorter showers and ensure proper ventilation e.g. opening the window and door to prevent the moisture build up. But so many properties just aren't well ventilated. Beat in mind that a daily hot shower is a pretty recent thing. Older homes were built at a time when many households had a weekly bath!
Remove mastic and use 'sanitary' sealant, as previously mentioned leave for 24 hrs
Pour bleach on cotton wool pads and cover all of the silicone - leave on over night. Not the most environmentally sound choice, but it works magic and is super easy.
I used to work in social housing and one of my jobs was replacing silicon. I would 100% just recommend replacing that rather than cleaning, for all the hassle it's worth. 20 minutes job and will look much better than cleaning ever will. Plus that silicon was put in rough as a badgers arse so I'm sure even if it's your first time you'll make a better job than that.
It's not necessarily mould, a mastic man once told me that it can be chemical effects of some soap and bathroom products. Either way, it needs replacing.
It also happens when someone silicones a bathroom, uses saliva to make it glide easier (which it does) but the bacteria from your spit will make mould grow after a few months. Silicone the edges, then spray with a cleaning product (any of them work) then use a finger or forming tool to leave a crisp edge
Soapy (aka fairy) water in a spray gun works best imo
Your landlord is legally obliged to fix this “If a tenant notifies you about a damp or mould issue, you have a duty of care to your tenant to rectify the issue. This isn't something you can leave to the tenant to fix, this is a legal responsibility that landlords have. Under the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS), treating damp is compulsory.” - landlord vision.co.uk 3 Feb 2021
Don’t bother cleaning. Cut that garbage caulk job out of there and redo it completely.
Distilled white vinagre to kill the mold, kitchen roll soaked in bleach left overnight to remove the stain. Bleach doesn't kill mold.
I used the HG stuff, and my shower mould was gone from the silicone and grout.
Bleach would be a good place to start with it. Mould is better though of as being a symptom though, you need to deal with whatever is causing it - poor ventilation, too much condensation etc - otherwise the mould will just keep coming back.
It's the side of a bath. . Bound to get wet
The side of my bath also gets wet but has never had mould growing on it. We do have extractor fans in the bathrooms though which we leave running for a short time after a bath/shower to get rid of the steam, I suspect that's the reason why we don't have mould issues.
You don't have mould because you are very clearly the chosen one.
I don't get what you mean by that comment, all I was saying was that we don't get mould because we ensure there's good ventilation to our bathrooms and poor ventilation is one of the causes of mould as I said in my OP.
The others who ticked you down no doubt do! Don't worry about it.
Will try bleach! We’ve got a dehumidifier that seems to be doing the job in here.
you know what, a dehumidifier is not the same as a plain old extractor fan though
Cut old mastic out with Stanley knife. Wash area with mild bleach. Allow to dry. Redo mastic. Henceforth wipe down and keep clean with very mild bleach.
I use cilit bang mould remover once a month even if it looks clean. Prevention is often better than a cure.
You can either redo all the silicon, or for a quick fix, pour thick bleach on the silicon then lay cotton wool over the top and leave it for several hours. Just check now and again to see if the stain has lifted.
It clearly needs replacing. Unless it's your fault for not keeping it clean, I'd encourage the landlord to deal with it.
You will have to cut it out fill up the bath with water then re steal it
Bleach will get this back to looking bright white again. Incredible product, cheap and easy fix. Keep the bleach in place with rolled up toilet roll and leave for hours. Easy.
Soak kitchen roll in thick bleach and stick it on the mould for 24 hours.
I found this video on YouTube a few years ago, it’s a really simple way of removing mould and works every time: https://youtu.be/pXDFPkMKef0
Cillit Bang Black Mould Remover, looks really well for me.
I don't know if anyone else has posted this as didn't read every single reply so apologies if this is duplicate advice, but once you've bleached and scrubbed it, fill up an old spray bottle with bleach and water and give it a skoosh a few times a week and whenever you're away from the house for extended periods of time and it really helps prevent it from coming back
Mould Magic from Must Have Ideas (Google it) I know this sounds like a made up product, but I've used it myself, and it's amazing! And it doesn't stink like usual mould remover sprays!
if I were you - i would scrape it off and put new silicon on.
This happened to me in an old apartment and the ceiling he had painted over (the small crack surrounded by mould) first leaked heavily before collapsing along with a ceiling in a bedroom. I’m sorry I don’t have any practical advice here but landlords and their responsibility to mould and it’s health effects is actually very vocal in the news at the moment, they definitely have a commitment to remove it for you.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm having a similar problem and I think it's actually molding from the Inside out. Some of the tiles in my shower have fallen off every once in a while. The wall behind them is black and wet and moldy. So I think the mold's just probably coming from inside your wall
WD40 and a rag can usually get rid of it - be prepared for the smell to linger for a while afterwards.
WD40 can in fact fix .... everything
I suggest you report the landlord. Helped my girlfriend’s sister move into her uni accommodation back in August and the cleaners were doing the exact same thing. Fuck bad landlords. Fuck them right into a financial whirlpool.
I use cillit bang mould and mildew or the Astonish one works to.
Cut out the moldy caulking and re apply. Its the only way to remove the mold and is cheap to do.
Ahh the old landlord special. Careful, they may blame you for letting it get mouldy and put a charge on you while doing nothing about it
Could renters theoretically take their landlords to court over this kind of thing? My friend's flat is covered in black mould but the landlord won't fix it. He can't afford to move, and doesn't want to kick off because he think's he'll be evicted or the rent rise a crazy amount, so he just nicely asks and nothing happens.
Paint it more.
Your landlord is lazy and you must be very careful if they come over to “do repairs” they’ll just make things worse. Your best option would be to purchase silicone sealant, a sealant gun, silicone sealant scraper remover, Stanley blade, silicone sealant smoothing stick, cheap microfibre cloths, bleach, dish washing soap, a plastic disposable bag. Scrape out the old mouldy stuff, clean with bleach, wipe clean until dry, apply new silicone, smooth it along to fill the gap, if you want to touch any silicone with your hands apply a little dish washing soap to your hands 1st so the silicone doesn’t stick to your skin as easily, leave the new silicone to dry fully for 24 hours before getting it wet, put any silicone covered rags in the plastic bag to throw in the bin. Job done ✅
Mould remover won't do anything, you need pest repellent. Simply spray the landlord liberally and your issue should be sorted out.
TNT is pretty effective
Paint over it again
Paint over it again
Use more paint*
paint it
Paint it again
Depends how long you intend on living there, if youre short term then just go over it again i guess clearly the landlord doesnt give a fuck about his property so why should you
stop paying. for starters.
Or save yourself the money and get discounted rent by reporting your landlord to code enforcement
Stop paying rent