Hi All
Need some assistance in the order of installing a bath. My big problem is that the walls are not square, bath is a full size bath which is going to be installed in a corner.
The bath is in the place that it needs to be, a levelled up but i cannot push it onto the wall because the wall is not square, on the long side it touches in places but not all the way and there isnt much i can do about this. On the short side it runs off quite a bit meaning that the corner is more or less touching but then its out a fair bit at the other end (about 23mm)
Now, i can put bath strips onto the bath, this will cover all the gaps on the long side and (although i have not cut them) i think it will cover the big gap at the short end.
The problem i am having at the moment is when i push the bath towards the long side ie against the wall, it hits the wall. I have done this with water in and without and there is still some lateral movement. Not too sure if this is what is supposed to happen.
My next steps are as follows.
1. Glue a batton in at the short end against the wall, this will catch any mastic/sealant from the next step.
2. Squirt a load of mastic/sealant in the gaps and against the bath edge (i am hoping that as well as sealing it for water ingress it will stop the lateral movement.
3. Before the sealant goes off, install the bath strips (I will be cutting these before hand to make sure they fit).
Does this sound about right?
L
Need some assistance in the order of installing a bath. My big problem is that the walls are not square, bath is a full size bath which is going to be installed in a corner.
The bath is in the place that it needs to be, a levelled up but i cannot push it onto the wall because the wall is not square, on the long side it touches in places but not all the way and there isnt much i can do about this. On the short side it runs off quite a bit meaning that the corner is more or less touching but then its out a fair bit at the other end (about 23mm)
Now, i can put bath strips onto the bath, this will cover all the gaps on the long side and (although i have not cut them) i think it will cover the big gap at the short end.
The problem i am having at the moment is when i push the bath towards the long side ie against the wall, it hits the wall. I have done this with water in and without and there is still some lateral movement. Not too sure if this is what is supposed to happen.
My next steps are as follows.
1. Glue a batton in at the short end against the wall, this will catch any mastic/sealant from the next step.
2. Squirt a load of mastic/sealant in the gaps and against the bath edge (i am hoping that as well as sealing it for water ingress it will stop the lateral movement.
3. Before the sealant goes off, install the bath strips (I will be cutting these before hand to make sure they fit).
Does this sound about right?
L