Bath Leaking

chalky_bertie

Would like some advice on how to stop small amount of water leaking down the side of the bath. When we have a shower it drips down where the sealant is inbetween the bath and the tiled wall. The bathroom was new about 1 year ago - thats why i bought a new bathroom 'cos the old bath did it aswell and i was getting !!!!!!** off with it and now it's happening again.

Please help.

libra10

I don't know whether it would help but QVC were demonstrating a new type of bath sealant which might do the trick.

It's at
http://www.qvcuk.com/ukgasp/frameset.asp?nest=%2Fukgasp%2FIsItemNumberRedirect.asp&country=uk&txtDesc=bath+sealant

Good luck

divadee

I watched that earlier looked good mr divadee was interested ;D

MisterT2

£30+ what a rip off

Any good silicon sealer will stop the problem as evidenced by the last lot you used lasting a year. You will need to scrape the old stuff off (or spend a fortune on remover).

Mask off along the bath 5mm out and up the tiles by 5mm. Get some silicone for around £5-£6 a tube and force it into any gaps as you go along. It doesn't matter if it goes all over the masking tape. Put on plastic glove and run finger along joint taking off excess silicone getting rid of the surplus occasionally. If you want a nice glossy finish then use finger and spit.

Take masking tape off and hey presto, a fantastic finish with silicone worked right into any problem areas. Should last years. Mine has.

mutley74

you can also get silicone from pund shoips which is pretty decent stuff i,e make, or from wickes under about £3-4.

We have put up a another shower curtain hanging along the wall to stop water dripping down the tiles, and potenially making them dirty/mouldy over time. Also keeps the tiles in excellent condition shoudl we wish to sell. plus it prevents any potential leaks, but that should not happen as bath is well sealed. Yiu can get a curtian rali from argos for under a £10, and curtain from argos or woolies.

System

When this happened once to me I was told to lower the bath 1/4 inch and then fill the gap with sealant.
Allow to go off and then bring bath up to normal level.
Fill the bath with water to the level you normally fill it and then silicone around the tiles.
A bit belt and braces but I understand this is how the plumbers do it.
And it does work

chalky_bertie

Thanks everybody - will do at weekend when i don't have to have a shower for 2 days so it will dry.

;D

mclaren_2

silicon. only a couple o quid for a tube. if its a pipe, use PTFE tape on the thread. Also, check the overflow

chalky_bertie

Down the side of the bath - anyway done it now by (a)filling the bath (b) putting masking tape around edges for a neat finish and (c) using Wickes Kitchen and Bathroom Sealant which has been the best I have ever used - starts to set after about 10 mins so you have o be real quick when you tidy edges.

Bright_Spark_4

I had the same problem and found that the sealant kept coming away from either the bath or the wall after about a year.
My solution was to use the expanding foam under the bath to attach it more firmly to the walls. It is now over 5 years and I only replaced the sealant for cosmetic reasons.