Bridging a gap

[scotsrick]

The walls of my bathroom aren't square so consequently the bath fits ok in the corner but sits out about 40mm at the end (width of the bath).

The bath is securely fixed with a baton supporting the end and cement filling the gap between the bath and the wall flush with the surface of the bath.

This gap is too wide to fit a normal flexible rubber sealing strip but I really want to use the shower that runs off the taps.

How can I waterproof this gap? Is there something I can simple spread over it?

[nick200]

Hi Scotsrick, I am not an expert but have you got any photos so people can see the problem better? Nick

Ps, welcome to UHM!

[scotsrick]

Will do...gimmie an hour or two

[thescruff]

You can reduce the gap significantly by chopping the touching parts into the wall and careful positioning, remember also the long edge will stick out further than the shorter edge.

The pics may help.

[handyman]

agree with scruff, you cut into the wall and make the bath fit flush

[thescruff]

Better add, not too far so the taps touch the wall after you tile.

[scotsrick]

Here's a pic, unfortunatly the bath can't get moved so I need to seal that gap somehow.

[thescruff]

You never will satisfactorily, unless you move the wall or the bath.

Looking at the pic the bath isn't right up to the wall.

[handyman]

ok, the bath is fully fitted like that!! Who the hell fitted it like that??

In which case i would use a flat plastic 25mm facing cut to a (long) wedge to suit the gap, and siliconed along the edges.

[thescruff]

The gap is 40mm handyman.

[handyman]

50mm then

[handyman]

I have removed baths fitted like that by 'tradesmen', cut the tiles with a angle grinder, removed tiles and some plasterboard, and moved bath in till gap was gone.

[royaloakcarpentry]

Walls should have been sorted before bath and tiling were done. First job in setting out, checking squares etc.

If all you want to do is cover the gap, then use tile and grout with epoxy resin. About the best bodge you are going to get apart from plastic trim as Handyman has advised.

trying to even out the bath isn't going to work.............40mm out of square over 1700mm all you will do is create a big gap up the other end at the top and side. If you haven't got wall at the other end then it still won't work because the side of the bath at the tap end would be in your next door neighbours house to pull it round 40mm lol.

[thescruff]

Looking at the pic ROC the bath must be 25mm of the wall at the close end. You could loose 15mm easy in the length.

[royaloakcarpentry]

thing is it is hard to tell exactly by the pic.......he did say in his first post that it fits in the corner. mind you one persons fitting could be 25mm off the wall where as my fitting would be touching lol.