dean101287
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Having a new bathroom fitted and the bath is about an inch shorter that the lenght of the wall so there is an inch gap. What should be done?
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C2RL R
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i had a 4 inch gap in mine. i just filled the gap with 2 bits of wood and then tiled over it. i'm not sure it would look too good with a 1 inch gap tho.
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AndyKent
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Bit of decent softwood to fill the gap, mastic sealant and decorate over, job done.
[Edited on 08-08-2008 by aPk]
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dean101287
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decorate over as in tile?
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AndyKent
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Tiling is easiest, yes.
So long as water can't get down the side it doesn't really matter.
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dean101287
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ok, cheers
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mattk
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Tip: When sealing the edges of your bath, put a big bin full of water in it, then fill it up, seal it when you have done that
, if you dont, with the weight of a bath full of water and a person getting in the bath sinks and the silicone will eventually split 
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AndyKent
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Not heard that one before - great tip 
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Ian
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Why the bin of water? Can you not just fill the bath? Or are you meaning before the waste is plumbed?
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J da Silva
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Matt is spot on, the barrel of water will represent the person who will be laying in it, obviously if you fill a bath and sit in it your talking 25 stones of water on average, the bath will tilt and move so if you don't, the silicone will just peel off.
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mattk
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yeah exactly that, not so much needed if you have a cast iron rolltop bath though 
if you have a fibreglass bath on a newbuild chipboard or a floorboarded floor though they do move about a bit
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Russ
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quote:
Originally posted by mattk
yeah exactly that, not so much needed if you have a cast iron rolltop bath though
if you have a fibreglass bath on a newbuild chipboard or a floorboarded floor though they do move about a bit
why not just sit in the bath to seal it?
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J da Silva
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quote:
Originally posted by Russ
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Originally posted by mattk
yeah exactly that, not so much needed if you have a cast iron rolltop bath though
if you have a fibreglass bath on a newbuild chipboard or a floorboarded floor though they do move about a bit
why not just sit in the bath to seal it?
Pretty time consuming when you have to sit there for half a day until it's fully dry.
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Russ
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quote:
Originally posted by J da Silva
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Originally posted by Russ
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Originally posted by mattk
yeah exactly that, not so much needed if you have a cast iron rolltop bath though
if you have a fibreglass bath on a newbuild chipboard or a floorboarded floor though they do move about a bit
why not just sit in the bath to seal it?
Pretty time consuming when you have to sit there for half a day until it's fully dry.
sounds like my sort of DIY
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mattk
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:lmao
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Gregor
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Same goes for tiling, if your going to tile straight up from the bath.
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Gregor
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And as far as your 1 inch gap goes , Im surprised with him being a plumber that he never told you just to fill the whole thing with silicone ?
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a_j_mair
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quote:
Originally posted by mattk
Tip: When sealing the edges of your bath, put a big bin full of water in it, then fill it up, seal it when you have done that
, if you dont, with the weight of a bath full of water and a person getting in the bath sinks and the silicone will eventually split
no need for a bin, just fill the bath up
we have about an inch tile at end of bath, looks good. just need to make sure you dont have it low lying obviously so the water will shed off it
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