Hi all need a little advice please, have bought a pacific bathroom suite from homebase and all is ok apart from the legs supplied, there are 2 pices of what is best described as unistruct and 4 curved pices of plastic that hug the bath, but they do not fix to the bath this is done by means of double sided sticky tape which i dont have a lot of faith in, has anyone seen this before and can you offer any advice to assit a more confident secure fit than sticky tape, if this is normal thats ok and will it be strong enough thanks for any advice you might offer.
Bath with dodgie legs
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Its not normal at all and sticky tape will hold nothing when you have a bath full of water! First mistake was buying from homebase (or any DIY shed for that matter)
Can you post a pic of what you have received so that we can see exactly what you mean?
Thanks
Can you post a pic of what you have received so that we can see exactly what you mean?
Thanks
Sounds like quality kit 
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Battens on the wall(s), lots of 4x2 timbers underneath to support it, and it'll be ok.
Screwing it to the wall helps enormously. Depending whether its plastic or steel, something like this at the corners:
.Battens on the wall(s), lots of 4x2 timbers underneath to support it, and it'll be ok.
Screwing it to the wall helps enormously. Depending whether its plastic or steel, something like this at the corners:
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I've seen far worse!
Do as I said above and you'll be fine,
As it's metal you shouldn't need wall battens, but do fix it to the walls.
Keep the legs as short as possible by putting wood under them, rather than unscrewing.
Do as I said above and you'll be fine,
As it's metal you shouldn't need wall battens, but do fix it to the walls.
Keep the legs as short as possible by putting wood under them, rather than unscrewing.
That looks fine to me - and assume sticky tape is there as its a metal bath and cant screw into it!.. makes sense
Personally id still batton out under bath as Chris R says even though its metal - just makes it a little more stable and makes sure corners dont dip down if someone were to stand on it.
Personally id still batton out under bath as Chris R says even though its metal - just makes it a little more stable and makes sure corners dont dip down if someone were to stand on it.
Hi all thank you very much for the information, i am going to put a piece of wood under the rim at the tap end as it is the only brick wall the others are all plaster board, and as i have a concrete floor i am going to put some uprights of wood in at the other end at both corners and will put a frame up at the front, once again thankyou, lol now to address the corner toilet the float inside always catches the side and wont go up and down wish me luck
ok thanks for the help, have one last quirey, i have a basin and pedistal that i am going to install, thu i have brand new tilles on the walls and the floor, is there a fixing compound that will enable me to fix the basin and pedistal to the floor and wall without screwing the items down, if you think that this is dumb please tell me and if it is ok what compound should i use.
Thanks for any help
Thanks for any help
Attn: Windor64
Did you get your bathlegs sorted out?
I too bought a Pacific steel bath from Homebase and was in total disbelief when I realised that you were meant to just stick them on.
Have you any tips, how did you do it, is it stable etc
Any info would be welcome as I am about to fit it this weekend.
Thanks
Andy
Did you get your bathlegs sorted out?
I too bought a Pacific steel bath from Homebase and was in total disbelief when I realised that you were meant to just stick them on.
Have you any tips, how did you do it, is it stable etc
Any info would be welcome as I am about to fit it this weekend.
Thanks
Andy
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