There's a hole in my bath

Oakdene

Hi all

Hope you're all good.

I had my whole bath room re tiled a few weeks ago & I love it. I usually take shower (attached to the wall & in the bath, not a separate cubicle) & rarely have a bath.

Last night I wasn't feeling grand so I thought I'd have a bath, long story short I had a nice bath came down stairs to make my gnocchi & low and behold there is a huge water patch on my kitchen ceiling. I ran back upstairs & I noticed a tiny hole on the curve of the bath (where the floor of the bath meets the sides) which is where the water was leaking out from. Obviously as the water isn't deep enough when I have a shower, it hasnt leaked before.

My question is, could I use something like this on the underside of the bath http://www.halfords.com/motoring/paints-body-repair/fillers-preparation/davids-fastglass-glass-fibre-kit-large & use this on the inside on the bath http://www.plumbworld.co.uk/cramer-scratch-and-chip-repair-1845-14382 ?

Obviously I need to try & dry the area out underneath the bath too, does anyone have advice on how to do this?

TIA!!

Stevie_Palimo

I would think any repair will be a bodge job and not last a great deal of time or work at all on the bath, Although it has been tiled already in my view a new bath is the only way to sort or never take a bath again and only shower, I'd not be happy with this option though.

Oakdene

Bath will be replaced eventually however with Christmas coming up I'm hoping to do a quick fix for now....

Stevie_Palimo

Oakdene wrote: »

Bath will be replaced eventually however with Christmas coming up I'm hoping to do a quick fix for now....

I think with a repair on the bath and bearing in mind it is fibreglass when using it and filling it up the weight in it would most likely split the fix you make due to being bonded together.

If a repair is made to make it look better then no problems but to use it after I would be very cautious.

stator

You need expert advice. You need to find something hard that will grip to your existing surface.
Try cement

Le_Kirk

You could try Gripfill - on the underside of course. It is not supposed to be waterproof but I have used it in wet conditions and it works. Just let it dry out before use. Maybe also put a patch over the area once you've covered it in Gripfill.

andyhop

Get a cosmetic repair done . There are companies that specialise in repairs and they do last

Grenage

I wonder if some decent duct tape on the inside of the bath wouldn't suffice as a temporary measure.

greatgimpo

marc81

I've only used it on cars but I think Tigerseal may be good for a temporary fix underneath until you get a new bath. This stuff is unbelievably strong and very waterproof... sticks very well. It's a bit messy to use, although i've always used the black whereas they do a white variety which will obviously look better for a bath.

Oakdene

Thanks all, have someone popping in tonight to advise on whether it can be done as a short term fix. Good news is the plasterboard is ok & can be sprayed with a stain block before repainting...