Renovating first house, need advice.

[scfirst]

Hi,

The problem i have is requiring the wall the bath is going to fit against. Itsfitting in a space 1700mm wide but the walls cure inward at each end, so whenthe bath is placed against the wall there is a gap either end of 25mm. As thetile need to line up with the bath i will need to pack the ends out with extratile adhesive, so how thick can i apply it.

Also, do i fit the bath then tile or do i tile then fit the bath.

Thanks

 

[doug boardley]

can you not straighten the walls up with dot and dabbed plasterboard?

 

[Ian]

As above. Fix the walls, don't pack the tiles out.

 

[scfirst]

The whole bathroom was replastered last october but it's only now that i have realised the problem. It's only recently that i have re started on the house and its been too long to go back, poor workmanship. Also if i boarded the wall it would cause problem with the space i have in the bathroom.

 

[kilty55]

hi sc first what was poor workmanship,the plastering?

you can either build the wall out to accomodate the bath or you can have 1 small shelf at one end imo i would opt to sort the walls as advised if possible

 

[Ian]

You will need to build the wall out, your adhesive can't be applied that thick. Which adhesive are you planning on using?

 

[doug boardley]

if you're not prepared to straighten the wall the only other option is to chop the bath into the wall. You'll still have a curved wall to tile though...

 

[scfirst]

Even it i chop the bath into the wall i will still need tocompensate with extra adhesive so the gap is equal from one end to the other,edge of bath to tiles.

 

[kilty55]

so the walls need re done?

 

[Ian]

I don't fully understand. If you plan on packing the wall out, why can't you do it with plasterboard rather than tile adhesive? Surely the outcome will be the same?

 

[Ian]

Maybe a picture will help if you can post one.

 

[kilty55]

as above sc fitst 25mm at either end is way too much to pack out a tile plus you have bent walls still im not sure whay you cant plasterboard the wall to accomodate this is it on awkward position?

 

[White Room]

I'd be hacking the plaster off and then dot and dab plasterboard......

 

[scfirst]

The best way to think of it is a concave shape, the wall is1700mm wide located in a corner. The bath fits exactly into the space so thereis a wall touching the top, bottom and the side with the wonky wall.

 

[Ian]

Ah so the problem is in the middle of the long side of the bath. Is that right?