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| Graeme replied to BigWallop on 19 May 2004 |
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I'd already looked at these but am not totally convinced. Wouldn't slight
movement in the bath cause stress on the tiles? I guess I was hoping that
filling the gap with silicone would add stability. The bath doesn't move
that much, in fact after screwing the legs to the floor, and a couple of
wall brackets, I only know it does move a little because I've _tried_ to
move it.
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| Murdo replied to Graeme on 19 May 2004 |
Graeme,
I had a similar situation and used a bath seal as suggested by BigWallop -
i.e. seal with tiles over it. In my case it was an acrylic bath on
traditional floorboards. The only precaution I took was to fill the bath
with water before fitting the seal and putting on the tiles - when the tile
cement had dried, I emptied the bath. That was 5 years ago and I've had no
problems at all. The bath does settle down with the weight of the water,
but the seal is designed to compensate a certain amount. In my case, I've
seen no evidence of stress on the bath or tiles. I'd use it again.
Murdo
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| Pete C replied to Graeme on 19 May 2004 |
Hi,
Also the silicon seal needs to be some multiple of this and to have
the right depth and a bond breaker behind it if necessary.
cheers,
Pete.
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| Graeme replied to Graeme on 20 May 2004 |
I had assumed that the bath would move a.little depending on the amount of
water and people (;-) that are in it. I did your experiment of drawing a
line with the bath empty, and then full. The lines are in exactly the same
place! Not 0.5mm difference. This is an acrylic bath on chipboard (although
the bath's feet are directly over the joists).
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| Andrew Mawson replied to Graeme on 20 May 2004 |
Graeme,
I'm glad to hear it but a bit suprised ! Maybe the joist span is very small
? or is it a very small bath ? - anyway it's good news for the longevity of
your seal ! (says he who has to repaint the downstairs loo ceiling AGAIN as
the seal failed on out first floor bath behind the taps!)
Andrew Mawson
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