Dealing With A 20mm Gap at End of Bath

Davesnave

We've just had a heavy steel bath fitted , and sod's law being operative, there's approximately 20mm left at the shallow end which has been filled with a piece of doorstop held with ' Sticks Like !!!!' or similar.

What's the best way to deal with this tiny shelf? The guy who's tiling it thinks he'll just cut tiles and lay them in there. I'm not sure if this is the best course of action.

The other two sides of the bath abut the walls tidily and the tiles we are using are about 7 - 8 mm thick.

Your thoughts are welcome.

Sagz_2

Tiling seems the obvious option, why are you not keen?

I've a similar gap, touch wider, just behind the taps and it makes an excellent shelf for my tablet

Davesnave

Sagz wrote: »

Tiling seems the obvious option, why are you not keen?

I suppose I imagine that water will get under them in time, but it's a concrete floor and I'm not expecting movement, so maybe I'm making an issue out of nothing?

Le_Kirk

If you are having the wall tiled at the shallow end (presume you mean the non-drain end) then just angle the last row or two rows of tiles.

Crinkmeister

Cut tiles would look neatest.

vansboy

Once the wall is tiled, you'll have less gap, which, if you dont want tiles, could be filled with mastic and really smoothly finished, maybe?

VB

Davesnave

vansboy wrote: »

Once the wall is tiled, you'll have less gap, which, if you dont want tiles, could be filled with mastic and really smoothly finished, maybe?

VB

That's what I'm wondering. It'll only be about 10mm to bridge and I have a set of silicone Fugi things, so it's something we could have a go at perhaps.

Thanks all.

Browntoa

I used tiles , glad I did as looked neater

andyhop

White UPVC

Tiles will fail

I_have_spoken

Something like this bedded under the last row of tiles.



The different expansion of steel bath, wood and tile would mean small pieces of tile laid flat wouldn't stay in place IMHO.

If the wall hasn't already been tiled, I'd build it out with 12mm thick cement backerboard then tile over.

Owain_Moneysaver

Build out the wall with cement backerboard and then tile. Anything else is likely to fail in time.