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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 ;)

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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 ? :lol:

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Same goes for tiling, if your going to tile straight up from the bath.

:lmao :lol:

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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 :lol:

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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why not just sit in the bath to seal it?

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Pretty time consuming when you have to sit there for half a day until it's fully dry. :lol:

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Originally posted by mattk
yeah exactly that, not so much needed if you have a cast iron rolltop bath though :lol:

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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why not just sit in the bath to seal it?

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Originally posted by mattk
yeah exactly that, not so much needed if you have a cast iron rolltop bath though :lol:

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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yeah exactly that, not so much needed if you have a cast iron rolltop bath though :lol:

if you have a fibreglass bath on a newbuild chipboard or a floorboarded floor though they do move about a bit

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.

Why the bin of water? Can you not just fill the bath? Or are you meaning before the waste is plumbed?

Not heard that one before - great tip :thumbs:

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 ;)

ok, cheers

Tiling is easiest, yes.

So long as water can't get down the side it doesn't really matter.

decorate over as in tile?

Bit of decent softwood to fill the gap, mastic sealant and decorate over, job done.

[Edited on 08-08-2008 by aPk]

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.

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?