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Leaky Bathroom

AbbyCarr98 · 2019-04-12 15:29:04

A few months of owning our first house, we noticed that there was a leak in our bathroom that was visible from our downstairs kitchen ceiling, and also the wall where the water had trickled down. The bath had been tiled over, making it a nightmare to uncover. After carefully removing all the tiles and the bath panel, the…

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andyhop Posts: 1,996 Forumite

21 April 2019 at 8:27PM

phill99 wrote: »

I fit bathrooms for a living. When I mastic I fill the bath with water, then physically stand in the water (having taken my trousers and boots off!!!) to do the masticing. this means that the gap between tiles and bath will be at its widest and creates a good seal.

That is the funniest thing I’ve read for a while.

The bath shouldn’t move. If it does it’s been badly fitted.

Batons can always be fitted to prevent flex, floors can always been strengthened , corners can be propped from floor to underside

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