Gap Between Bath and Wall Tiles

[Brumjam]

Hi,

Unfortunately the plumber who fitted my new bath has left a gap that is slightly too wide to be filled by sealant. To make matters worse, the grout between the tiles nearest the bath has started to go off-white and the tiles can be moved when pushed with my finger.

Rather than get the tradesman back again (I have lost all confidence in them) I am interested to know if there is any way I can attempt to fill this gap? The tiles have been fixed onto the original tiles so if I take both sets of tiles off the gap is going to get bigger.

Is the best thing to do to remove both sets of tiles and start from scratch (and make sure the walls are in a decent condition to start with? If so should I get the wall plastered, or could I screw a thin sheet marine ply onto the walls and tile on to this, ensuring that the bath is sealed onto the ply with proper silicone before I even start tiling?

Any help greatly appreciated as I am really fed up with my bathroom that should be all shiny and new.

Thanks very much.

James

 

[tonygerm]

can you move the bath over to reduce the gap ?tiling over old tiles is not recomended but if so the adhesive does take twice salong to go off hope this helps.

 

[Brumjam]

I might be able to move the bath yes. Both sets of tiles will be coming off. This might then give me an ideal gap to use aquaboard and then tile on to this.

The tiles meet on the start of the lip of the bath so after removing both sets of tiles I should have enough width for aquaboard and tiles.

Can I secure the aquaboard to the existing plasterboard wall?

Thanks,

James

 

[masona]

Can I secure the aquaboard to the existing plasterboard wall?

Yes you can providing you're happy with the edge step finish of the aquapanel.

 

[Matt100]

I had a similar problem with my bathroom sink. I got some really nice narrow rectangular decorative tiles and placed them over the existing tiles to reduce the gap between the sink and wall.

I then sealed the gap with some of that polycell lifetime guarantee bathroom mastic (it's slightly dearer than the standard stuff but it's good and you won't need to keep re-doing it like with the cheaper ones).

This maybe worth a try.

 

[howiel]

tiling over old tiles is not recomended

Who says? I 've read that its perfectly acceptable.

 

[max5445]

i have a similar problem, i have about a 20mm v shaped gap between the bath and the wall due to an uneven wall. What is Aquaboard?