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Hi, I have a problem that I need some professional advice for. I am installing a new bathroom in a 400 year old cottage.

We have a "freestanding" resin bath from the Bathstore, the model is "Norfolk" designed to fit in a corner i.e. it is flat on one side and on the tap end so it can be tiled to. The issue I have is - do I tile the walls first and then install the bath and seal to the solid tiles or do I tile "down" onto the bath having tiled below and behind it first and then seal the bath so it is effectively set in to the tiles. Obviously being freestanding I need the tiles to go to the floor on both the side and end but I am most concerned about getting an effective seal as there is also a shower above.

I have looked at many different fora and seen advice which suggests both but have not found anything specific to this type of bath. Also should I put a batten below the straight edge to support - but this would be visible and ruin the look etc. I am aware of tips such as filling with water to seal etc

One point - the walls are not dead plumb as they had old tiles on which we have removed and made good any damage - they are not bad but are not as true as new build, any advice welcome.

Thanks

The norfolk is a range of baths, do you know the actual model.

Probably this one.

In which case I would tile all the wall first.

If the floor is tiled you may want to consider sticking the feet down, with something to stop them moving about. Silicon would probably do the job.

as above...

Thanks for this so :- tile the walls completely then silicon seal the bath to the tiles. Do I "fix" the bath first with sealant, and then seal the gap or do this in one hit.

The floor is new timber floorboards and the feet are strange, they are man made (maybe a resin compoiund) instructions say screw/bolt the feet to the floor but there is no hole to do this - although there is a small outline that suggests maybe you are meant to drill them yourself - any thoughts on that also approciated if anybody has seen thois type of foot before.

Thanks

If you have a groove in the feet for fixing, then use them with some big washers before you seal the bath to the tiles.

Make sure there's no pipes etc in the way.

Hi - sorry but there is no groove at all just a small outline on the inner side of the foot that I am guessing suggests drilling but other than that they are solid - I could always gripfill them straight to the floor ( No More Nails or other product maybe?)

Can you post a pic of the feet.