Does anything hang below the floor boards?
Andy
Andy
Is it normal to have hole under bath?
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You mean to tell my down stairs neighbours to seal it up themselves? Whos actually is it? Is it not 50/50 mine and theirs?
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It looks to me as if the trap must hang below the floorboards.
It's the owner of the baths responsibility to ensure it doesn't leak and to pay for any repairs if it does leak, plus any damaged property.
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By the looks of those first set of photo's, the bath has been turned around so the taps and trap are at the opposite end - hence the hole where there used to be a trap.
If there is no need for the hole any more, simply get a piece of wood that will cover it - apply copious sealant around it's perimeter on one side and place it over the hole with a weight that will fit on it.
Tell the people downstairs that you have sealed it, cover your bath up and move on.
Have you got building insurance? that will cover any damage a leak may cause (check).
I don't think you have said if you or those downstairs own or rent the flats? if you rent then this would make it the landlords problem to fix.
And yes, it is normal to find a hole in the floorboards under a bath, low profile traps have not always been available. (I'm not so sure that what you have there is actually a working trap).
If you don't cover it up, what else is anyone expecting you to do? rip your bath out and replace the flooring?
If there is no need for the hole any more, simply get a piece of wood that will cover it - apply copious sealant around it's perimeter on one side and place it over the hole with a weight that will fit on it.
Tell the people downstairs that you have sealed it, cover your bath up and move on.
Have you got building insurance? that will cover any damage a leak may cause (check).
I don't think you have said if you or those downstairs own or rent the flats? if you rent then this would make it the landlords problem to fix.
And yes, it is normal to find a hole in the floorboards under a bath, low profile traps have not always been available. (I'm not so sure that what you have there is actually a working trap).
If you don't cover it up, what else is anyone expecting you to do? rip your bath out and replace the flooring?
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both . they can see his bol!ocks when he gets out of the bath. why don’t you just read it!
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dontbelieveawordofit
id be more concerned that the outlet has been reduced to 32mm and runs uphill. 
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