Hi everyone, Had a new bathroom fitted about 8months ago and used showerwall instead of tiles.
The panels were butted onto the top of the bath into a bead of silicon then another bead of silicon was used to give a joint as you would for any bath or shower. The problem is that i have noticed the there is a slight bump about 3 inches up on the panel and it runs all along the length of the bath. Could water still be getting in and swelling it up? Has anybody ever had problems fitting these panels or known this to happen.
Since the bathroom is under a year old and the panels are quite expensive then its a bit of a worry. Any help much appreciated and mods feel free to move if in wrong forum. Cheers again
Showerwall swelling problems
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leebwk
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Hi,
That does sound like water ingress, most of these panels are covered by an extensive guarantee ie 10 years min, i would first contact the bathroom fitter as it will be his responsibility to sort out the problem as he supplied and fitted the panels.
Failing that find out who the manufacturer is and make sure you have your invoices and paperwork then contact them
That does sound like water ingress, most of these panels are covered by an extensive guarantee ie 10 years min, i would first contact the bathroom fitter as it will be his responsibility to sort out the problem as he supplied and fitted the panels.
Failing that find out who the manufacturer is and make sure you have your invoices and paperwork then contact them
If you think nobody cares, try missing a couple of payments..
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Re: Showerwall swelling problems
is the "bump" 3 inches up the panel or are the bottom 3 inches of the panel swollen? i would contact the installer first then shower wall, as this sound like an installation problem!jedeye wrote:Hi everyone, Had a new bathroom fitted about 8months ago and used showerwall instead of tiles.
The panels were butted onto the top of the bath into a bead of silicon then another bead of silicon was used to give a joint as you would for any bath or shower. The problem is that i have noticed the there is a slight bump about 3 inches up on the panel and it runs all along the length of the bath. Could water still be getting in and swelling it up? Has anybody ever had problems fitting these panels or known this to happen.
Since the bathroom is under a year old and the panels are quite expensive then its a bit of a worry. Any help much appreciated and mods feel free to move if in wrong forum. Cheers again
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when ever i do bath panels this is were i get mine from..
http://www.rearo.co.uk/media/8096/selki ... 0guide.pdf
you will notice you need a specfic type of sealent mate for installation and if there is ever a failure..its usually to do with the wrong one used.
best of
http://www.rearo.co.uk/media/8096/selki ... 0guide.pdf
you will notice you need a specfic type of sealent mate for installation and if there is ever a failure..its usually to do with the wrong one used.
best of
check m.i.