sealing around bath - TilersForums.com

[Unregistered]

what is the best way to achieve a leak free seal around a bath

 

[Perry]

Silcone

 

[Del W]

Is the bath fitted yet ?

 

[Stef]

silicone round the edge of the bath & wall before tiling then silicone between the face of the tile & the bath after grouting is complete.

 

[Mike]

as robson says but fill the bath with water first

 

[Alan.P]

as robson says but fill the bath with water first

And pjc will / may comment on that lol, yes, I would say the same, the bath should / would move with the weight of water................... over to you Ob1

 

[Perry]

Why fill the bath with water ? Only if the baths not fitted correctly much better to fit it right Alan in the first place lol and no it shouldn't move with any weight unless you put a tank in it

 

[Perry]

Alan you should be in bed by now lol

 

[Mike]

there is always a possibility of the bath 'sinking' slightly with it full of water so it's best (in my opinion) to silicon at its lowest point. maybe you don't agree with me pjc but that's the way i do it

 

[Alan.P]

Alan you should be in bed by now lol

Ii should ? why, you got a strip o gram coming round for me, lol, for the record am offski soon boss

 

[White Room]

When the silicone man comes round on site to seal the bath to the wall, they don't fill up with water..

 

[Perry]

Beam if any of my old fitters when I had the bathroom shop had a bath moving they wouldn't be working for me anymore the Ideal Standard rep used to bring other reps round to my old showroom to watch me jumping up and down in ther acrylic baths when I showed custemers how they shouldn't move if fitted correctly

 

[Mike]

the silicon man don't come to seal my bath, i do it. the plumber fits the bath and seals it and then i tile and seal it. no fails yet. each to there own if it works

 

[grumpygrouter]

Aren't baths attached to the floor? If the bath is moving then surely it is the floor and it should be strengthened to take the extra weight?

 

[Perry]

Grumpy it's one of my pet hates as you can gather it an old wife's tale started by a bad plumber when he fitted a bath badly the same as I didn't level the bath so the water can run downhill lol