Acrylic bath

[Matt887]

Hi I have an acrylic bath to fit. It's a cask acrylic one. I have fit the acrylic ones before with timbre around the baths lip and a cradle for the legs. This one has a metal plate that screws into the bottom of the bath for the legs, no cradle. Also there is no timber around the baths side lips. I was planning on fitting a batten to the wall to fix the bath to do i just do this so the external lip rests on the batten attached to the wall?

 

[Matt887]

Thats what under the baths lip looks like

 

[CountryFan]

Yes I would use a timber batten

 

[Matt887]

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[Matt887]

The baths I have done before have had a pre install timber batten under the bath lip. This then sat on the batten I had fixed to the wall. Has anyone fit acrylic ones that don't have any pre installed timber under the bath lip?

 

[CountryFan]

The baths I have done before have had a pre install timber batten under the bath lip. This then sat on the batten I had fixed to the wall. Has anyone fit acrylic ones that don't have any pre installed timber under the bath lip?

Yes, I’ve done it a few times before, including on metal baths.

 

[denso13]

Has anyone fit acrylic ones that don't have any pre installed timber under the bath lip

Yes, just sit the lip on the timber.

 

[Matt887]

Thanks apparently it's a more expensive bath then the ones with the timber built under the lip. It does feel solid. How does the panel usually attach to these? On the others I used to slide the top lip of the bath panel in between the front lip of the bath and the attached timber. Thanks

 

[denso13]

Sometimes a timber frame is required, or special clips come with the panel/bath.

 

[Matt887]

Wonder if there are clips that come with the bath legs kit

 

[Matt887]

But imagine they would have to screw into the under side of the lip which would only be 5mm ish

 

[Madrab]

Just because there isn't a baton under the lip of the bath doesn't mean you can't add one, if needed and there's space, just use a bit of polymer adhesive and leave it 24hrs.