Please share if your trim pieces have silicone, Polyseamseal, or nothing?

[newowner]

2 years ago the contractor who remodeled our master bath put Loctite Polyseamseal (a siliconized acrylic caulk) around the trim piece that covers the shower diverter (but left the little whole at the bottom open) and around the trim piece that covers where the shower arm meets the wall. Now we are remodeling another bathroom, this one is a tub/shower combo, and this contractor says he normally doesn't do this and that water won't work its way into the wall from behind the trim pieces or from behind the tub spout in the shower. I was wondering if you could share if your tub spout, trim piece over the diverter, and trim piece over your shower arm has any type of caulk where it meets the tile, and if so, what type?

 

[Terry]

I use Loctite Polyseamseal for the trim, and leave the hole open at the bottom to let whaterever water that gets by out. Otherwise you're just trapping water there.

 

[Sponsor]

 

[newowner]

I use Loctite Polyseamseal for the trim, and leave the hole open at the bottom to let whaterever water that gets by out. Otherwise you're just trapping water there.

Terry, would you:

1. Put the Loctite Polyseamseal all around the trim for the shower arm (there is no hole at the bottom) or would you leave some of the bottom of the shower trim open in case water got through the Polyseamseal at the top? And also put it all around the tub spout except for the hole for the set screw, as well as around the trim for the diverter, except for the hole at the bottom of the diverter trim?

OR

2. Only put Polyseamseal around the diverter trim (except for the bottom hole) and not the trim piece on the shower arm and not the tub spout?

The guy who installed the pieces said the diverter trim piece itself has some sort of gasket and the tub spout has some gasket or ring or something that grips the copper pipe, if that makes a difference. Here is are links to my diverter and trim:

https://www.deltafaucet.com/bathroom/product/r10000-unws
https://www.deltafaucet.com/bathroom/product/T17067

Here is link to the tub spout:
http://www.us.kohler.com/us/Coralai...onents/416879.htm?skuId=340587&brandId=empty&

And link to shower flange/shower arm trim piece:
http://www.faucetdepot.com/prod/Delta-RP51034-Shower-Arm-Flange---Chrome-134196.asp

Also, why do you prefer Polyseamseal over 100% silicone? Or did you mean the Loctite Polyseamseal I saw that was labeled 100% silicone (the link is: http://www.loctiteproducts.com/p/pss_seal_silicone/overview/Loctite-100-Silcone.htm) and not the Loctite 2 in 1 Tub and Tile? (the link is http://www.loctiteproducts.com/tds/PSS_SEAL_TT_tds.pdf)

 

[newowner]

Anyone else use any type of caulk around the diverter escutcheon/trim piece, even if it is supposed to have a gasket? Anyone else caulk around their tub spout or shower arm flange/trim piece in a combination tub/shower?

Terry, please see post #3

 

[Cacher_Chick]

Anyone else use any type of caulk around the diverter escutcheon/trim piece, even if it is supposed to have a gasket? Anyone else caulk around their tub spout or shower arm flange/trim piece in a combination tub/shower?

I like to follow the instructions, unless it is obvious that they are incorrect.

 

[Master Plumber Mark]

I do not like poly seam seal... it works great but it takes forever to set up and
it can be hell to get off the walls later on down the road. if you remove the face plate......
I had to take a cold chisel to some of that stuff to get it off tile before

Poly is extra heavy duty and I would prefer using simple dap quick seal

TERRY
Check out this little slice of heaven I got into last week
I think the only thing holding the tile in place was the caulking around the trim

https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipOxxwKPWz1ZoX9D8HldqgvfNXL5kYlce5tW5IMs



https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipOhyVdBT4tGCWJ7p67Z75fqfAxm7QVOdT3x-8Nq


https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipNMb1C69NhUJGQFqiCA_fOHLtcMwWu_ahXvsMCW

 

[newowner]

cacher_chick, the instructions on page 6 of this link: https://media.deltafaucet.com/MandI/76652 Rev F.pdf say
"For models T17053, T17253, T17453, T17067, T17267 & T17467:
Install bracket (5) over the cartridge body using the 2 screws provided (6). Install escutcheon (7) by placing it over the bracket as shown and rotating it to lock the tabs (8). Secure the escutcheon to the bracket using set screw (9). " It doesn't say anything about caulking in these instructions, so are you saying it means no caulking is needed?

The tub spout installation instructions don't say anything about caulking either, they just explain how to slip the spout on and tighten the set screw.