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[timburnett@blue]

How do everyone!, My name is Tim from Bristol and I am in no way related to the tile industry whatsoever but I have a question and would hope that some of you guys may answer it.The problem I have is that I am not a small bloke (6ft 5 and about 20 stone!) and even though I have sealed around between my bath and tiles many times I still have to end up scraping out and resealing it time and time again. Is there anything on the market that would allow plenty of flex that wont break down after time as I have an idea as to how to combat it but as of yet I cant find anyone who manufactures such a thing to do anything like whats needed?

 

[CJ]

The bath is still flexing.

Cut out ALL the old silicon, and clean throughly
Then fill bath as far as possible, then re-silicon......and leave for 24 hours

Or you could look at these types of bath seals.........not the ideal solution as they do tend to look manky after a while:furious3:

Topps tiles do a version which allows more movement than some of the others on the market.:yes:

http://www.trimlux.com/pdf/Trimlux%20Point%20of%20Sale.pdf

 

[DHTiling]

Hello tim...........try tele-seal from screwfix........

Teleseal Shower Seal 200ml - Screwfix.com, Where the Trade Buys

 

[Olz]

Hi, Welcome to the forum

 

[White Room]

Hello and welcome

 

[twinlog]

Hiya Tim & Welcome to the Forum
Is the bath secured to the wall correctly with two small angle brackets?
If not and you do not want to remedy this the correct way, you can secure it by means of timber under the bath against all walls if you get the jist!
Also are the feet correctly adjusted and screwed to the floor?
This should be checked before the sealant is done, for obvious reasons.
Ever heard of a trojancast bath? This will never move once fitted correctly!
Just in case, the correct way to install a bath once secured is to Silicon a good bead around before tiling, then tile, then as CJ says redo the Silicon.
Hope this is of some use for you.

 

[BDS]

I`m with twinlog is bath secured properly,

 

[graham31]

Hi and welcome to the tilers forums

Yip fill bath then reseal

 

[Perry]

If the bath is fitted correctly it will not move even if you are 20 stone the Silicon is not the problem most badly fitted baths can be sorted easily as Twinlog points out ete

 

[raylincs]

I agree with twinlog on this, take the bath panel off and have a look at if the legs have come loose.
Ray

 

[ssharpe]

i would make sure that the bath is suited to your size.it will need a solid secure base and be of a suitable quality thickness to prevent flexing etc.
as the others advise check the fett and make sure they are up to the job,then fill the bath with water,fix the brackets to the wall then pre seal before tilin,then after tiling seal again.i would hope this works

 

[faithhealer]

Sometimes it can be the floorboards the bath is sat on which can be the cause, especially at the tap end due to water damage!
Welcome Tim, Hope some of this is of help.

Never use those little brackets anyway, always sit mine on batons around the wall.

 

[ssharpe]

do walls come with batons:huh2: sorry mate just having a laugh