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Post by DIYDafty on Mar 4, 2021 15:44:53 GMT
Looks like in the instructions say they sit on the wall _above_ the bath. Is that normal ? And does it mean I should create a small recess for them in the plasterwork so that I can put my last row of tiles on after the bath is in?
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Post by tomplum on Mar 4, 2021 18:04:17 GMT
I used them under the bath dafty, one on the front edge near the taps and one at the back Attachment Deleted |
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Post by Astra on Mar 4, 2021 19:39:55 GMT
Hi there I never use them I just place bath in position level up as normal then let the bath into the wall if needed
if out of square room, I then draw line all around the top of the bath where it touches the wall, then mark same line
underneath the bath so you end up with 2 parallel lines on the wall where the bath touches Approx 2 inches wide
remove bath then fill the 2 parallel lines and the gap between them with Silicone sealant then push bath back into
place and weight down the bath until silicone has cured just make sure to remove all squeezed out silicone around
the top of the bath ,,,,,,then just tile down onto the bath then just do the normal bath seal as normal when finished
if you follow this method ,,,,,, 1, you will never remove the bath again without destroying the walls first
2, it will never leak between the bath edge and the wall
3, Use this method all the time never fails always excellent Results
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Post by cluelesskarl on Mar 4, 2021 19:40:40 GMT
As Tom says, they are underneath Dafty.
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Post by rocketmanbkk on Mar 4, 2021 19:45:30 GMT
Defending underneath
I usually batten the wall & stick the bath in along the length
I don’t want a fatty to get in & it moves
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Post by cluelesskarl on Mar 4, 2021 20:00:59 GMT
I tried to post, (several times), about having a frame instead of just those legs and brackets Rocket! Not sure if it is me, or the internet pixies playing!  The jist being what you said!  |
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Post by tomplum on Mar 4, 2021 20:26:11 GMT
another scenario , imagine a fatty and another fatty having sex in a bath full of water, those new fangled unfixable plastic baths in the middle of a bathroom on a tile floor with the stand alone column taps, push fit waste pipe and there are 8 storeys below you in a high rise block of flats,
help, call a plumber,,,
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Post by DIYDafty on Mar 4, 2021 21:06:27 GMT
Bloody hell, so:
The instructions say to fix them above the bath (have I read them right?)
Tom says to fix them below.
Astra says not at all..
Rocky and Karl say to put in a frame/batoning (I think that would help if fatty boy sits down on the edge and fatty girl sits on top of him)
Anyone else coz I haven't got a clue what I'm gonna do but Astra took the time to explain and his method is obvisouly the easiest to do but I never like having to rush against the clock (i.e. once siliconed you haven't got long to get it just right)
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Post by tomplum on Mar 4, 2021 21:44:26 GMT
well go belt and braces, use a battern then sillycunt it and the brackets as well, sillycunt is always good because it give a second water proving barrier if there is a shower going over the bath, although sillycunt is a strong bond, its not unbreakable , a stanley blade down the joint and a good tug, and its out,  |
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Post by woodbine66 on Mar 4, 2021 21:51:20 GMT
I fit battens along wall to sit edge of bath on, use CT1 to glue side of bath to wall and three screws upwards through batten into wood under lip of bath.
That bath ain't going nowhere!  |
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Post by battle1066 on Mar 4, 2021 21:53:41 GMT
I fit battens along wall to sit edge of bath on, use CT1 to glue side of bath to wall and three screws upwards through batten into wood under lip of bath.
That bath ain't going nowhere! Similar method to you Woody but I fully frame it just so the panels are fixed like the bath good and proper too. |
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Post by DIYDafty on Mar 4, 2021 22:09:31 GMT
I fit battens along wall to sit edge of bath on, use CT1 to glue side of bath to wall and three screws upwards through batten into wood under lip of bath.
That bath ain't going nowhere! But how do you get to the back of the bath to do that ? Mine is going in a recess wall to wall. |
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Post by endfeed on Mar 4, 2021 22:10:58 GMT
Tom did a video few years back on fittings a bath with Batton under it,I've always fitted bath this way and never had any call backs👍👍👍👍
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Post by crowsfoot on Mar 5, 2021 8:25:27 GMT
I normally fit them underneath. My thinking being if you need to replace the bath you've got a better chance of getting it out without breaking those still lovely but now obsolete 10 year old tiles. Granted, on the fixing instructions the brackets are shown to be above the bath - so if you're on contract work fit below bath and you're open to any smart Alec "Clerk of Works" snagging you saying that you've not fitted any brackets or you've not fitted them correctly (costing you time and money  ) C of W = Complete Bastard!!  NB 2" x 1" cut timber floor to bath supports in all four corners of the bath is a good idea for some extra support dd. |
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Post by woodbine66 on Mar 5, 2021 12:05:05 GMT
I fit battens along wall to sit edge of bath on, use CT1 to glue side of bath to wall and three screws upwards through batten into wood under lip of bath.
That bath ain't going nowhere! But how do you get to the back of the bath to do that ? Mine is going in a recess wall to wall.
Decide what height you want top of the bath from floor, deduct the depth of the lip on sides of bath from that measurement, then fit battens to wall at that height from floor. Slide bath in, adjust feet and check for level. Shouldn't need any packing if you got your battens correct. Bob's your aunty's live in lover! 
Top tip - always but some timber on floor under feet to keep the adjustment threads on feet as short as possible. Makes bath more stable.
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The jist being what you said! 
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