Search the forum,
Yea, these quadrants can be fitted over tiles. i.e. you don't have to remove the bottom row of tiles around your bath.
Spot on there mate, brilliant stuff...
Discuss water running down the side of the bath in the Canada Tile Advice area at TilersForums.com.
M
Mr T
http://i41.tinypic.com/348g560.jpg ive had to upload it to a picture site cuz i cant figure out how to attatch an image... someone has tried to just silicone it in and the waters just running down the side. would a nice sized quadrent trim and a but of silicone do the trick?
I
Ian
Mate, that's a mess. The bath isn't free standing, it's just badly fitted. You won't be able to use a quadrant unless you remove the bottom row of tiles, as the quadrant fits in behind the tiles like any other tile trim. Your best bet is to remove the bottom row around the bath, fit it properly back to the wall, then tile, then silicone.
Ok, this is what i would do. I'm making the presumption this is yours or a family/friends bathroom.
I would remove all that nasty silicone that's around the bath at the moment. Then head out and purchase a tube of this stuff:
C-Tec Ltd. CT1 Sealants & Adhesives - Mastic Sealant & Waterproofing Manufacturers - Sealants Online
CT1 is awesome! Fill the bath up with water (if it's plastic, steel baths there's no need) squeeze plenty of CT1 down between the gap, try and get a consistant bead of the sealant all the way round. Press the bath tub back into the corner, any excess sealant that spreads through the "crease" wipe up with a damp cloths, or finger and allow it to set/harden.
You can use the same stuff once this has gone off to re-seal around the top of the bath. If the gap between bath and wall is still "ugly" due to the width of the gap, then i would perhaps make a seal using either a quadrant or corner uPVC bead. Available at most DIY stores.
Unless of course you want to re-tile or remove tiles. But if you do this you're pretty much obligated to unscrew the legs and re-fit the bath. Which is a lot of effort just for a failled seal. Depends also on how fussed you are on the overall look. But some uPVC mouldings can look pretty good.
I would remove all that nasty silicone that's around the bath at the moment. Then head out and purchase a tube of this stuff:
C-Tec Ltd. CT1 Sealants & Adhesives - Mastic Sealant & Waterproofing Manufacturers - Sealants Online
CT1 is awesome! Fill the bath up with water (if it's plastic, steel baths there's no need) squeeze plenty of CT1 down between the gap, try and get a consistant bead of the sealant all the way round. Press the bath tub back into the corner, any excess sealant that spreads through the "crease" wipe up with a damp cloths, or finger and allow it to set/harden.
You can use the same stuff once this has gone off to re-seal around the top of the bath. If the gap between bath and wall is still "ugly" due to the width of the gap, then i would perhaps make a seal using either a quadrant or corner uPVC bead. Available at most DIY stores.
Unless of course you want to re-tile or remove tiles. But if you do this you're pretty much obligated to unscrew the legs and re-fit the bath. Which is a lot of effort just for a failled seal. Depends also on how fussed you are on the overall look. But some uPVC mouldings can look pretty good.
Look up CT1 mate. I know it's more expensive than standard silicone, but you will be using it as a glue/adhesive as well as a sealant.
Mate you can use this stuff underwater, it's briiiiiiiiiiiliant! I had to seal up part of a soil waste stack in a block of flats where the upstairs neighbour refused to stop using toilets/sinks etc for an hour so i can do it. That is when i found this stuff. Always carry a few tubes.
You'll see a vid here: CT1 Sealant & Adhesive - CT1Ltd
Mate you can use this stuff underwater, it's briiiiiiiiiiiliant! I had to seal up part of a soil waste stack in a block of flats where the upstairs neighbour refused to stop using toilets/sinks etc for an hour so i can do it. That is when i found this stuff. Always carry a few tubes.
You'll see a vid here: CT1 Sealant & Adhesive - CT1Ltd
Last edited by a moderator:
S
Stef
If you fix with CT1 then that bath ain't gonna move.
As above get that bath pushed in as far as it will go then reseal,
CT1 isn't a silicone as such but can be used for sealing.
Buy either Mapei or Dow Corning for quality silicone, forget bog standard silicone it's a waste of time & money.
As above get that bath pushed in as far as it will go then reseal,
CT1 isn't a silicone as such but can be used for sealing.
Buy either Mapei or Dow Corning for quality silicone, forget bog standard silicone it's a waste of time & money.
Yea, these quadrants can be fitted over tiles. i.e. you don't have to remove the bottom row of tiles around your bath.
W
White Room
Spot on there mate, brilliant stuff...
Last edited by a moderator:
S
SJPurdy
A small note of caution! If you are sticking the bath to the existing tiles in the hope of stopping movement do to a badly supported bath then all the weight of the bath anfd contents will be bourne by the adhesive of the back of the tiles you are sticking to. I've seen lots of failures to the botom row of tiles over shower trays and baths where the silicone rubber sticks the tile to the bath/tray so well that the bottom row of tiles is loosened!
M
Mr T
You know what mate you make a good point there.. Its only a stud wall and the plasterboard ends at thw bottom row of tiles it doesnt go down any further so if im using the ct1 would I be compromising the strength of the studded wall in anyway or is the biggest risk going to be the tiles failing?
Reply to water running down the side of the bath in the Canada Tile Advice area at TilersForums.com
Make sure to mark a post as a solution for better transparency.
Posting a tiling question to the forum? Post in Tilers' Talk if you are unsure which forum to post in. We'll move it if there's a more suitable forum.