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Trimming bath edges
Wanderingpomm
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My bathroom is only 1470 wide, I want to replace the shower with a bath and have found a nice one 1500 x800 which looks perfect. Can I just get the lips trimmed off?
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Not really - you'll weaken the structure of the bath. One option would be to take the plasterboard / plaster off the wall at either end of the bath which should give you more than 30mm when you take into account the plaster finish or tiles.0
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But check you could physically get the bath into position before buying!rob7475 said:Not really - you'll weaken the structure of the bath. One option would be to take the plasterboard / plaster off the wall at either end of the bath which should give you more than 30mm when you take into account the plaster finish or tiles.Tall, dark & handsome. Well two out of three ain't bad.0 -
How long is the bathroom?Wanderingpomm said:My bathroom is only 1470 wide, I want to replace the shower with a bath and have found a nice one 1500 x800 which looks perfect. Can I just get the lips trimmed off?
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It would just about, the bathroom is 1.47 x 2m so it’s a tight squeeze for a sink otherwise but doable. It seemed better to have a short fat bath with lots of room for showering. I’ll see how much the tiles give me or spin it round.Belenus said:
How long is the bathroom?Wanderingpomm said:My bathroom is only 1470 wide, I want to replace the shower with a bath and have found a nice one 1500 x800 which looks perfect. Can I just get the lips trimmed off?
Can the bath not fit lengthwise rather then widthwise?0 -
don't trim bath edges, hack off bits from the walls so bath can fit in1
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IMO, it's OK to trim if the cut sides are supported by the walls, so 'weakening the structure' isn't a problem really.However, I agree, that getting the bath into the position can be a problem.0
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All depends on how much of the wall you are prepared to damage to get the bath in....grumbler said:IMO, it's OK to trim if the cut sides are supported by the walls, so 'weakening the structure' isn't a problem really.However, I agree, that getting the bath into the position can be a problem.0 -
If you really want this bath to fit in that space, there are two ways to do it; one is to trim the bath and the other, as said before, is to channel in to the wall. When it's all done and the walls are tiled/finished, the end result will look identical. But one method won't have risked weakening the bath.0
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I have bought the bath 1400 x 700, it is lovely quality acrylic bath and in your case no need to trim!Wanderingpomm said:My bathroom is only 1470 wide, I want to replace the shower with a bath and have found a nice one 1500 x800 which looks perfect. Can I just get the lips trimmed off?
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