Help fitting new bath

[mickamania]

Hey guys

Looking for some assistance in fitting a new shower bath. I am removing my existing shower unit and putting the bath in its place. The floor in my bathroom is fully tiled. Can i simply sit the bath on top of this or do i need to fix it to the floor in some way? Also, should i put some wood under the feet?

Thanks

Craig

 

[seco services]

most feet have hole to secure them to the floor so use them.
useally 4x2 across each pair feet will do.

 

[mickamania]

Thanks for the advice.

Do the wooden straps need to be secured to the floor by screws or silicon? Also, am i ok to but the edge of the bath up against the existing wall tiles and just silicon along the seal?

Thanks

Craig

 

[Happyplumber]

The bath should have gone up against the wall and then tiled upto the bath,sticking it against the tiles is the way a bodger would do it and very likely it will leak

One of the major problems in this country is poor bath installation and the miracle sealant silicone will hold the water back,any movement whatsoever and the bath will leak,there should be batten against the wall to rest the bath on

people tend to forget water always finds its level and even if there is a pinhole which hasn't been sealed correctly then the water will leak through this

Good luck and dont stand for too long in the room underneath the bath

 

[seco services]

useally screw the wood to the floor.

putting the bath up to the tiles and then silicone is not the best way to do it.
useally fit bath and then tile, so then the tiles etc sit on top of the bath lip.

by the sound of it your not re-tiling just changing the bath.

 

[Blackadder43]

If you only rest the bath feet on the tiled floor and if you only butt the bath up against the tiles and only seal and fix using silicone and you do not fit battens then try and imagine this scenario.

You step into bath for a shower......you drop soap and it rolls to other end of the bath....you move down the bath to retrieve soap.....bath tips up and rips silicone off the wall sending you flying and making a bit of a wet mess...

You need to secure it to the floor and you need battens on the wall to stop the bath tipping up when you step on the opposite end from the taps...
Idealy you should put bath in and tile down onto of the bath.....

 

[Nige F]

If
You step into bath for a shower......you drop soap and it rolls to other end of the bath....you move down the bath to retrieve soap.....bath tips up and rips silicone off the wall sending you flying and making a bit of a wet mess...

....

FIT A CAST IRON BATH

 

[mickamania]

So to be clear my best option is to remove some of the wall tiles then tile down to the height of the bath? A bit more of a job than i first thought lol
Hopefully i'll be able to get the tiles off without breaking them!

Cheers

Craig

 

[Blackadder43]

If you want a good seal around the bath then thats the best option....

And the battens are quite important, even if you just have a short one by the taps and another short one at the other end of the bath...better than nothing....

 

[Nige F]

Hopefully i'll be able to get the tiles off without breaking them!

Cheers

Craig

You`ll be very lucky to do that

 

[mickamania]

Yeah not getting my hopes up about keeping them whole.

Been looking at some other options for round the bath, might put some other tiles in or tile board.

Here's a quick run through of how im going to install the bath. Please correct me if im wrong don't want to end up sliding out the end or flooding he woman down stairs lol!

1. Remove old shower stall and tiles.
2. Put batons along the two walls the bath touches.
3. Secure two planks along the floor where the bath is to sit.
4. Put the bath in place and secure to floor planks and batons.
5. Hook up the plumbing, fill bath and hope for no leaks.
6. Silicon around the edge of bath and leave to set.
7. Finish off tiling and sealing.

 

[Blackadder43]

6. Silicon around the edge of bath and leave to set.

I doubt this will be adequate to stop the water leaking...
If you are going to go this route then i would lay silicon ontop of the battens and against the wall that the bath butts up against.....might sound like overkill but saves replacing the thin silicon bead around the bath every few months

 

[mickamania]

What would you suggest rather than silicon?

Some kind of sealing strip?

 

[Blackadder43]

No what i meant was i read your post as saying you would just seal around the bath after fitting...
What i suggested is using silicon at every opportunity whilst fitting the bath to give the extra protection...

Put it this way if i got into your bath after you had sealed it i would expect a single joint to stress and split with my weight in it....

 

[mickamania]

I see what you mean now. Silicon as much as possible to give extra protection and to allow for any movement between full and empty.

Thanks for the help

Just need to wait for the bath being delivered now. No doubt i'll be back for more advice

Cheers

Craig