bath too big for space
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Fallout you need to check your measurements!
Chasing out 5mm wont be a problem.
Chasing out 50mm will be.
I can imagine that a 165mm bath is probably too small, but will replacing it with a 170mm bath really help much!
Chasing out 5mm wont be a problem.
Chasing out 50mm will be.
I can imagine that a 165mm bath is probably too small, but will replacing it with a 170mm bath really help much!
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a 165mm bath is quite small....is it just for your feet?
I assume you mean 165 cm and installing one thats 5cm bigger.
5cm is a lot to chase out although if youve got the space then maybe 25mm out of each end might be ok. If your bath taps are at one end make sure you can turn them on after youve recessed the bath into position.
I assume you mean 165 cm and installing one thats 5cm bigger.
5cm is a lot to chase out although if youve got the space then maybe 25mm out of each end might be ok. If your bath taps are at one end make sure you can turn them on after youve recessed the bath into position.
sorri yes im replacing a 165cm bath with a 170cm bath, this is because this is the bath the have brought I can only realy chase out of the wall the over side is the old arin cupboard. Do you think ths is managable.
you can only chase out the wall. thats what you want isn't it.
can you chase both ends or only one ?
can you chase both ends or only one ?
Had exactly the same problem today. I had to chase out 25mm from the back wall and similar from the tap end. You will have to take it it out quite high at one end in order to drop it down into place. Make sure that you don't leave too little room behind the taps.
50 mm is a lot to chase out. You could well have trouble with the taps and water sealing. Can you not move the wall of the airing cupboard if its studwork? May sound like a big job but could well give you a better result.
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dextrous
No, but you could possibly set the bottom metre or so of it back by removing the plasterboard (or whatever covers it) and removing some (maybe 25mm) of the timber from the frame, depending on what size timbers it's made of. This would mean you only need to remove 25mm from the wall end, and it would allow you a large enough area at the airing cupboard end to drop the bath down into before you reboard and tile over it.
Finally, if the taps are at that end, it would leave a nice open area below it to muck around with the pipework.
Your only problem then will be to get the bath panel to fit
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dextrous
Think Fallout is a (newish??) tradesman and doesn't want to upset the customers by adding on a load of complications and additional mess and expense.
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