Sealing products to seal around a bath.

[Possom]

Not sure if this is the correct area for this post, but since it's related to the plumbing in of a bath...

With the plumbing in of a new bath, I intend to have Homelux wall matting (below) pasted over the new plasterboard, then tiles tiled over this.

Homelux also produce various before and after tiling seals (which is better before/after?) and seal accessories:

http://www.homelux.co.uk/index.php?l=product_list&c=26
http://www.homelux.co.uk/index.php?l=product_list&c=28
http://www.homelux.co.uk/index.php?l=product_list&c=29

Could anyone suggest which additional products from the links above would be required for sealing around a standard shape rectangular bath located in the corner of a bathroom, with an overhead shower above the bath?

Thanks!

 

[gigz]

I always get the bath positioned ready, put a pencil mark at the bath height right round the wall , pull it out and put a good dollop of waterproof sealant right round about 10mm under the line, Put the bath back into position and fix It in place making sure its squeezed well up to the mastic. Then a thin bead of sealant into the gap. Then after its tiled another finishing bead of silicone round the tiles does the job. Tried most sealing kits on the market and found my method to be the best (IMO).

 

[Madrab]

Similar to what @gigz mentions. If it's an acrylic bath, then baton along the walls where the bath will touch. Always support an acrylic bath along it's edges where possible. Then a good fillet of silicone onto the batons and along the edge of the bath where it will touch the walls, push that all into place and fill the bath full of water as soon as you can. Seal in along the top of the bath edges at the wall where there's any gaps. Leave that full of water for a couple of hours till the silicone sets. Tile down to the bath edge and then seal again with silicone. Some tilers use a homelux internal corner seal at the tile to bath edge.

 

[Possom]

If it's an acrylic bath, then baton along the walls where the bath will touch. Always support an acrylic bath along it's edges where possible.

It'll be a steel bath. So I imagine just follow as above, but without the batons? Or perhaps the batons should still be used?

Some tilers use a homelux internal corner seal at the tile to bath edge.

Okay.

 

[oilboffin]

I personally would always use batons

 

[Possom]

I personally would always use batons

Thanks.