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Acrylic Bath Liners
Michael229
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Hi
I have heard that there are companies that can fit a new liner to acrylic baths but I can only find american companies on the internet.
I had a Wickes acrylic bath installed just 2 weeks ago and already the floor of it is lifting dramatically. The bath is in a tricky place and would involve taking a wall down and extensive re-tiling. I don't want to go down that route so close to just having it done.
Does anyone know of a place that does this? I live in London by the way.
Many thanks
Michael
I have heard that there are companies that can fit a new liner to acrylic baths but I can only find american companies on the internet.
I had a Wickes acrylic bath installed just 2 weeks ago and already the floor of it is lifting dramatically. The bath is in a tricky place and would involve taking a wall down and extensive re-tiling. I don't want to go down that route so close to just having it done.
Does anyone know of a place that does this? I live in London by the way.
Many thanks
Michael
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The acrylic on the bath shouldn't be lifting at all. Are you sure you removed the protective plastic wrapper before the bath was installed?Eat vegetables and fear no creditors, rather than eat duck and hide.0
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yes it is removed. The bottom of the bath flexes0
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are all the support feet fitted including te centre support .0
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Yes, as far as I am aware0
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as far as you are aware?0
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I am not much of a DIY person, so I didn't fit the bath myself. When it was being done I saw the plumber attaching the support and feet.
So does anyone know of one of these companies?
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Unless you have the cheapest, nastiest, fleabay, non-EU approved, import then the bath shouldn't flex if it is fitted properly. Re-lining it without sorting out the fitting will be a waste of time. I would also suspect it would cost as much to re-line as it will to do a proper job with a cheap new bath.
Also, check with Wickes that they haven't had some duff products, it can happen to any supplier.A house isn't a home without a cat.
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Assuming you are right and it is flexing because it isn't supported properly , is there any chance this could lead to the surface cracking ? The bath in itself feels very stable, it is just flexing at one end0
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Get back to the installer and have a word with them.0
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the bath needs a wooden support under the part that is flexing the installer should have checked for flexing it is very common in cheaper range baths .0
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