Attaching extruded plastic side-panel to bath

[AL_n]

I've got this fibreglass bath, and also a flexible plastic side-panel that I want to attach. I've built a sturdy frame made of 2"x2" timber which the bath now sits on. The outer edge of the bath's rim sits flush with the outer surface of the timber frame.

Regarding methods of attaching the side panel, the instructions suggest using small screws, but I'm wondering how to do it without screws, for aesthetic reasons. I also need to consider that the panel may need to be removed at some point, say, in order to change one of the taps. Some ideas that have occurred to me:

1) silicone sealant (probably would work, and might even allow easy removal of the panel)

2) Velcro strip (probably would work, but would create an unsightly gap at the top pf the panel, since the velcro is probably going to be at least 3mm thick.

3) Double-sided tape (if I can find some that's sticky enough to stick well to the timber)

Any other suggestions, anyone?

Thanks,

Al

[John]

It definitely needs to go under the edge of the bath.

Domed Mirror screws along the bottom wouldn't look too bad and are the usual way of fitting them.

As an alternative Velcro or Magnetic strip should work - down the sides and along the bottom.

(Why do the damned panels always bulge into the room and take up space??)

[Man at B&Q]

The "flexible" description sounds to me like its one of those panels designed to fit under the rim of the bath and be held in place by the springiness. Horrible things.

The frame should not be flush with the bath in that case.

MBQ

[AL_n]

"Man at B&Q" wrote in news:ee68659b-d739-489e- [e-mail]:

The instructions say to fix it in place with screws.

I've rectified that now, so that the top pf the panel can butt up against the underside fo the rim.

I think it'll look nice enough when it's fitted ...especially if I can contrive a fixing method other than screws...

Al

[stuart noble]

Mirror screws look ok in a bathroom

[AL_n]

stuart noble wrote in news:OJJmo.9965$ [e-mail]:

Thanks; I wondered about that idea too, Unfortunately, mirror screws are countersunk, which poses a problem, as the extruded bath panel is less than

2mm thick.

Al

[Dave Liquorice]

You don't have to get the head of a mirror screw flush with the surface, the cap will screw down so it's back is past the top of the screw. Ever tried countersinking a glass mirror...

[stuart noble]

Obvious when you think about it, but I never have :-)

[AL_n]

"Dave Liquorice" wrote in news: [e-mail]:

Ah, OK. Thanks.

Al