Cutting 25cm x 2cm section from steel bath

thescouselander

I had a similar situation in our old house. We cut a channel into the wall so the bath was slightly inset making the required room.

cyclonebri1

Don't do what a neighbour of mine once did, and this is a true story.

There was a thumping and a banging all day this particular Saturday.
The guy was a salesman of some sort, name Roger. This earn't him the nickname of Rodger the Bodger.

I asked him what he was on with when he appeared with yet another barrow load of old bricks and plaster. "Oh, I'm just fitting a new bath".
I thought Ok and said no more.

The following weekend I saw him again and he said, "Nearly done it now, come a take a look"

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

I couldn't believe what he'd done when faced with the same problem as the OP. He had removed the inner skin of the cavity wall along 1 outside wall of his home so he could install a larger bath INTO the cavity space.

I didn't laugh, just came away saying to myself, "well, that's 1 way I wouldn't have thought of":rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

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southcoastrgi wrote: »

What was in there before ?

A shower. I don't know if there was originally a bath. It's a house from c1930.

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andyhop wrote: »

Set the bath in the the wall ,make you you get a item with a wide tap ledge . You may find that double ended baths have a wider ledge

What is the advantage of the wide tap ledge?

andyhop wrote: »

Don't cut the bath , it's the rolled underside that gives the edge its strength.

Do you mean cutting 25cm along the length of the bath rim (2cm deep) would weaken the bath structure?

andyhop wrote: »

It's something that couldn't be refinished and chances are the enamel would ping

I had planned on putting on masking tape where I'd be cutting to prevent the enamel from breaking. Then using a bath re-nameling product to re-enamel anywhere where it had chipped.

Possom

One final alternative would be to cut a 20mm deep strip along the full length of the bath which is to go against the wall. Chipped enamel would then be hidden under tiles and sealant.

It would mean not having to cut into the brickwork.

andyhop

Bodge and a bodge

When will the DIYers think they know better than the trades !!

I can't see the logic in cutting down a bath ... It's easier to do a chase in the wall with a grinder then break out with chisel and lump hammer

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andyhop wrote: »

I can't see the logic in cutting down a bath ... It's easier to do a chase in the wall with a grinder then break out with chisel and lump hammer

If cutting 2cm into the bath rim and running this the full length on the wall side of the bath it would be cut with a grinder, and would mean not having to damage the brickwork.

Why would this be considered a bodge?

mchale

Cut a notch out the door

teddysmum

Perhaps, I'm missing something here, but why does the door need to go back to the wall ?


A rubber stopper could be fitted (on the floor), to prevent the door from hitting the bath.


Our bathroom door doesn't open much more than 110 degrees ,because the toilet is near, so we have a stopper to prevent damage to the toilet .

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teddysmum wrote: »

Perhaps, I'm missing something here, but why does the door need to go back to the wall ?

It's preferable that it does as it's a very small bathroom.