Installing a steel bath

[Bullbags]

I'm installing a steel bath tomorrow (cheap Homebase job). Anyone know the best way to anchor it to the wall? There are no L brackets with it and obviously no wood set in underneath as per the acrylic ones.
Any advice welcome
Cheers

 

[seco services]

make your own brackets to hold it to the wall, that screw to the wall and lip the rim of the bath.

 

[Bullbags]

In your experience what's the best sort of bracket to use/make?

 

[Goldspoon]

I did this: http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/julianpatrickgallery/BathroomRefitAnglesey/photo#5168382770068265506
http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/julianpatrickgallery/BathroomRefitAnglesey/photo#5159765913234632546

Essentially just a piece of wood with a groove sawn into it to go over the lip. Wood screwed into rawplug. Had three altogether and bath rock solid.

Might be a better way but it did the job fine...

 

[Bullbags]

Many thanks Goldspoon. You are a star!

 

[kirkgas]

i have used 2" x 2" timber, cut one end at 45degrees to make a point insert the point end against the lip and the other end on the floor behind the timber for the bath panel or screw through it to the floor, quite easy to do and holds it rock solid.

 

[possum_jenkins]

I find the easiest way is to measure your panel height and mark that on the back wall the bath is to sit against. Level it all the way around and fix 2x1 1/2 cls to the walls - bearing in mind the top edge of your timbers will sit on your pencil mark .

Drop your bath onto the timber runnners and adjust the feet so they are all sitting on the floor.

Take the bath back out, tube of silicone around all the runners, drop your bath in and screw it down.

Never leaks, never moves.