gap along bath

[lynnj]

Hello there people
I have had puddles under my bath and on taking the quadrant strip along the wall off, I find that the bath fits the wall at the tap end but has a gap of about 3/4 inch from the wall at the head end. I cant move it as it fits the top and bottom ends in a alcove.

How should I fill in this gap so water does not get through?

Hope someone can help

 

[tall paul]

i would just silicon seal the gap mate fill yer bath up with water first though this will open the gap so the sealant will seal the whole gap paul

 

[jefoss]

i would just silicon seal the gap mate fill yer bath up with water first though this will open the gap so the sealant will seal the whole gap paul

a 3 quarter inch gap?

 

[roughcaster]

I wouldn't seal a 3 quarter inch gap with silicone, nor would I cover it over with a quadrant strip, but what I would do, especially if the bath is set into an alcove, is to fix moisture-proof plasterboard over the original wall to bring it out by 12mm, tape the joints and put 2 or 3 rows of tiles on. After the tiling has been completed, fill up the bath with water, and then silicone around the bath. It will make for a better job overall.

Roughcaster.

 

[tall paul]

sorry about my previous post on this subject i miss read the 3 quaters gap

 

[lynnj]

Thank you all for your ideas, will keep me busy this weekend