smartening up sealing strip behind hob

[john brook]

This grouting is very dirty and greasy and partly falling out around the sealing strip behind the gas hob.

Novice would be grateful for any pointers on the *easiest* way to smarten it up please. Thanks.

[The Medway Handyman]

No easy way alas.

Strip out old sealant completely, re seal.

If you want to know more post again :-)

[Owain]

Replace with

[Alan]

Also Google for "Fugi" or "Fugenboy" Watch the video at (link next to the picture of the product)

[Ian & Hilda Dedic]

We had something similar in our old kitchen it worked very well but be warned, if you are using large pans on the back hob ring

(enormous vats of chili con carne for 30 people or similar) the heat from pans which overhang the back of the hob whilst bubbling away tends to melt and distort the plastic over time...

but the us diy types have swmbo or hwmbos who actually do all that hot messy delicious cooky stuff don't we ;-)

dedics

[stuart noble]

Have a look at the pvc trims in your local tile shop. There are retrofit types that might suit you

[David WE Roberts]

*Replace with * you used this? Just wondering about the dimensions of the pre-cut holes and how easy they are to cut into the worktop right up against the tiles. Our nasty plastic sealing strip is disintegrating and an easy replacement would be good.

Cheers

Dave R

[GB]

That's neat, but £8 for 3 bits of plastic?

[Owain]

They're only little woodscrews, and they're hidden. Drill through the laminate and wedge a screw through into the chipboard.

If you degrease the worktop properly an appropriate glue would probably be sufficient, but heat might be a problem.

Owain

[The Medway Handyman]

Its what they do, not what they are. I'd pay 2 or 3 times that if I had too.