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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

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

if you bought and supplied the boards and they where fitted properly its up to you to sort out

if the bathroom fitter supplied the boards then he is responcible and dont let him fob you off

Cheers for the quick reply. Will phone the company then the plumber. Are these panels meant to be butted to the bath or should the be fitted below bathtop level first then the bath fitted after?

Hi,
I know that with shower cubicle applications they sit on top of the shower tray, so i assume that is the same for baths but if you like on the manufacturers website they usually have installation instructions

Phones showerwall and its either faulty shhets or water ingress. My moneys on water getting in

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

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!

is there a joining strip in this area?..from ceiling to bottom off bath, the panels should not be butted to each other, they are placed in a "H" strip and then you run a glue from top of this down both sides to seal both panels.

The bath ha Got the vertical strips fitted. I meant the panel was butted onto the bath from above if that makes sense. The bump is 3 inches from the top of the bath.

ok,then you have not got a proper seal around bath with silicone, water ingress and its travelling up your bath panels...strip out and a redo...sorry mate.

am thinking,who ever fitted your bath panels have not used a good quality sealant for the job.

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

just a small foot note ere mate...

re:sealents (silicone)

they range from low modules to high modules...

from used in glazing/windows/upvc/sanitry ware etc....

tictic wrote:just a small foot note ere mate...

re:sealents (silicone)

they range from low modules to high modules...

from used in glazing/windows/upvc/sanitry ware etc....

So what one would be best for baths? Cheers

jedeye wrote:

tictic wrote:just a small foot note ere mate...

re:sealents (silicone)

they range from low modules to high modules...

from used in glazing/windows/upvc/sanitry ware etc....

So what one would be best for baths? Cheers

the one specificed for your wall panels... check m.i.