Hole in bath - any simple repair solutions?

buglawton

Aha - I got confused - sorry. As it happens, I moved from the North to Reading. Actually you can get quite good tradesmen here if you are lucky and careful - at about twice the price of the North!

Now back to that bath: If you can process an insurance claim I suggest you do just that then avoid glass & ceramic items in certain parts of the bathroom in future!

dora37

buglawton wrote:

Now back to that bath: If you can process an insurance claim I suggest you do just that then avoid glass & ceramic items in certain parts of the bathroom in future!

Yes Dad!:rotfl:

rafi_2

"The repair kit that PLUMB1 kindly gave us a link to was £19.99 "

We have a couple of scratches in the bottom of an acrylic bath which are really shallow, you can just about get your nail to click on them. Would the repair kit mentioned by Dora be suitable for these?

There doesn't appear to be any water getting through and the bath is only used for showers - an electric shower over one end. The contours of the bottom of the bath seem to direct the water from the shower down each side to the plug so water doesn't run over these scratches to any extent. I don't want to try something which could end up being more visible than the scratches.

kenshaz

What happens if the repair kit does not work ,then you have a flooded house,lost the money for the kit and a mess,never botch it never pays,promise

kenshaz

rafi wrote:

"The repair kit that PLUMB1 kindly gave us a link to was £19.99 "

We have a couple of scratches in the bottom of an acrylic bath which are really shallow, you can just about get your nail to click on them. Would the repair kit mentioned by Dora be suitable for these?

There doesn't appear to be any water getting through and the bath is only used for showers - an electric shower over one end. The contours of the bottom of the bath seem to direct the water from the shower down each side to the plug so water doesn't run over these scratches to any extent. I don't want to try something which could end up being more visible than the scratches.

It will make an awful mess on those scratches leave well alone,it will just be the surface affected skin deep

plumb1_2

rafi wrote:

"The repair kit that PLUMB1 kindly gave us a link to was £19.99 "

We have a couple of scratches in the bottom of an acrylic bath which are really shallow, you can just about get your nail to click on them. Would the repair kit mentioned by Dora be suitable for these?

The only product i was use would be the scratch removal cream.

I dont know what dora37 has purchaced, but there arn't any other products, suitable for a Acrylic bath to repair a crack on the surface.
And as i said i my earlier posts, best to replace the bath in her case, other than try a fibreglass repair underneth the bath.

nikkie

My parents (and myself soon too!) used a repair company- just do a yell.com or google search on "bath repairs" or something to that effect. I'm based in Lancashire and the one my family use(d) was http://www.radiantbaths.co.uk/ very fair prices (my folks bath had quite a nasty bit of damage that had a couple of years of water clogging into the "wound" included as well- but even that only cost £120... sounds expensive to some, but compare that to the time/cost/hassle/money it'd be to rip the bath out and put in a new one!)
Remember: not all contents insurance will cover in the redecoration and replacing tiles etc!:eek: When my sister put a big hole in her tub (way too big for any repair company- last time she'll put step ladder into a bath to decorate!) she had to take the insurance route. but the only thing the company would cover was the cost of the new tub- nothing towards the ripping out of the old, repairing tiles etcetc... sooo read your small print if you insist on going that route. Look at the cost of your excess AND remember your premium will go up once you've had a claim too!
My quote for my hole repair (and a chip as well) was around £90 which, they say, is about the usual cost. It was an excellent job done without the hassle of insurance excesses and claims. :cool:
(prior to getting a proper repair job i used an enamel hole repair type kit available at B&Q for about £20. it did the job for about 18 months until i had 1 hot bath too many and ended up with a flood in the room below! so- by all means use a kit as a temp measure, but don't do what I did and delay for too long to get it sorted properly- I not only got the cost of the bath repair but also the slight water damage to the ceilings below... if that damage was any greater than I would also be going through insurance, but it's not- thankfully!)

bookduck

Since no one has mentioned it, take the side panel of the bath off and just put a baking tray/ bucket/large dish under the leak. Firstly you will find how much water you are loosing, and secondly will prevent further damage to the ceiling