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Whats the best way to seal a bath to the tiles, how long to i leave sealer etc before using the bath :?:

I recently had a new bath installed with an MDF bath panel. The floor is tiled and the bath panel sits on top of the tiles. I noticed the installer has not sealed along the bottom edge of the panel. Water inevitably gets on the floor.. and runs under tha bath panel. What is normal procedure...

Hi all. First time poster so hope this is in the right place. I have a bath installed with a sealing strip that goes behind the tiles ( see pictures). The gap above the tiles is sealed with white silicone which I have now cut out to replace. The problem that I have is over a period of a year...

Hi, I am trying to find out how to seal around a bath that has already got a plastic bath seal. My problem is the bath seal has now deteriorated (gaps underneath) and is fastened in behind tiles. I have tried using silicone sealant around the seal but it still leaks. Is there anything else I...

I am about to install a bath and finish the wall tiling down to it and over a seal strip. What seal strip would you recommend I use? Is it worth paying out for the likes of teleseal that move with your bath and still make a seal?

...went and shower water came through the kitchen ceiling below. This resulted in my having to get someone in to out upa new ceiling. The bath seal was redone at the same time. Since then the seal has started to go again in one spot and I have resealed it myself. Trouble is it keeps on...

Hi I had bathroom totally refitted. Tiles around bath go down to bath and I had a plastic bath strip fitted. The one that is slotted under the last tile at the bath and then the facing tile side of the strip curves down onto the bath and is supposed to seal to the bath. Yes all followed as in...

hiya, Hope to be finally fitting my new bath tomorrow eve...was just looking over the fittings this eve to get my head around everything again(bought a suite ages back then started knocking living room and kitchen together so got sidetracked :-) ) Anyway...the bath trap has a big seal which...

Hi guys, the seal around my bath keeps cracking. The feet are stood straight onto floorboards, should there be some other support there, some baton etc. to spread the weight? When resealing am i right in assuming the bath has to be full ?

Hi - real DIY Newbie question here.. was going to use some homelux plastic seal under my tiles (bath already siliconed to plasterboard). then It struck me wouldn't it be better to tile up to the bath - put another later of silicone between tiles and bath then add an 'over tile' bath trim...

I have just sealed my bath with silicone. I followed instructions ie; fill bath with water but I cant find out if I need to let water out immediatley or to leave for any specific time!! Finished it about 10 mins ago..HELP!

I have just realised that my bath seal is leaking and is letting water through my walls. The problem is that the gap between my wall and my bath is quite big, so there isn't a nozzle that will fill it. I have heard that putting soaked newspaper in between the gap works, is this right???

I'm just about to start to replace my bathroom fittings. I'm fitting new bath and tiling wall, so will fit bath to new tiles, i.e. tile first. Question:-What's the best method to use to seal around the bath. I'll be using silicon to seal bath to tiles but that all. many thanks

I'm just about to fit a new shower bath. Our old bath leaked around where the tiles meet the bath and its become really damp under the bath now. I'm fitting the bath later and want to be sure i get a good seal especially as its a shower bath. Should i simply seal the bath around the edge to...

Hi, can you tell me what is best to use to seal in between the bath and the wall. I am guessing silicon but which one is the best to use. thanks in advance

Hi, I am currently refitting our bathroom and have a question regarding the bath waste. the new bath is steel and the bath waste is this one... ...from Screwfix. Both the plughole and the overflow parts have a white foam sealing gasket to seal between the chrome part and the bath tub...

Hello Im sure I know the answer to this already but was hoping that there may be an alternative? basically I have just installed a new shower bath (which has taken long enough already) and I notice when standing in the bath there are cracks in the seal around the edge. I have had...

Our bath leaks at the short end. It has recently been resealed, but seems the short end opposite the tap end, has not been done properly. Can I remove the seal at just the end and reseal? If so, how will the new seal be watertight in the corner where the old seal will "meet" the new seal? Or...

...i tile or using silicone to join along edge of bath. bath is a plastic one but soundly fixed and very little flex in it. I favour the bath seal, as my escapades using silicone are not good, should i decide to use the silicone do i leave a gap between bottom of tile and bath, if so what size...

I sealed my bath 4 months ago, i did the normal filled the bath up before doing it etc. A few days ago the wife decided to have a bath and the bath dropped a few mm, i could tell that there are a handful of spots (three) where the sealant had stetched and come away from the wall or the bath...