Bathroom - how to put right

[Charles Middleton]

Bit of a plea for help....

I decided not to DIY my bathroom and had trades persons in to do the work. Plastering and tiling are superb. Plumbing not so good and I have decided to redo that work myself. I have negotiated a settlement with the plumber so that's sorted out.

1st problem - wash basin not mounted level and plumber has siliconed it to tiled wall and floor. I presume this is easy to remove by cutting the silicon, removing from tiles. There are some screw holes in the back of the basin but these are really for if you mount it without the pedestal. I propose to use these to affix it to the wall and then reapply silicon to affix basin to pedestal and pedestal to floor. Sound ok?

2nd problem - toilet waste leaking. Flexible waste used to connect pan to soil stack. Slowly leaking from where flexible waste fitted to pan. What's the best way to seal the waste into the pan to stop it from leaking?

3rd problem - toilet has been affixed to wall and floor with silicon. Is this ok or do I need better fixings?

Thanks in advance. Suffice to say I should have DIY'ed it in the 1st place.

CM.

[Tim]

IMO it should be screwed onto the wall and silicone used to seal the edges pedestal or not.

For a quick fix, (ironically) dry it, wipe what internal edges you can with a cloth soaked in meths and stuff full of silicone.

I would sort it out properly by taking the toilet out and redoing the joint.

That should be screwed too. Sounds like a bodge to me, you are right to get it redone.

[Chris Lawson]

Screwfix sell a sealant remover that eats away at the old silicone. It gives a much better result than scraping, etc.

[Martin Evans]

plumber install a shower cubicle for me and he [a] put silicone sealant around the inside of the door where the instructions specifically said not too and [b] it leaked. After he had two botched attempts at fixing it I decided to redo it myself and pulled the door out. I used the silicone sealant "eater" from screwfix and it does work but you'll still need a good knife and a lot of patience. It also comes in a very small tube although an entire tube did all the way around my shower door frame.

Martin

-- Martin J. Evans Wetherby, UK

[Richard Faulkner]

In message , Martin Evans writes

MMM!

My shower started leaking to the bathroom floor a few days ago and I have identified that the water is running under the inside of the door, and through the silicone sealant on the outside of the door.

I was about to seal the inside of the door when I read your post.

Why shouldnt we seal inside the bottom of the door - other than because the instructions say so?

What is the solution?

[Ed Sirett]

[John]

Because any water that gets into the frame whilst using the shower can drain out of the frame and into the tray.

Remove the silicon, dry and clean *THOROUGHLY* with meths etc, if you think it's clean do it again! Then redo the silicone.

HTH

John

[Huge]

And use more silicone. *Lots* more silicone.

[Ed Sirett]

The inside needs to be clear so that any water which runs down the screen in the upright channel (say) can escape at the bottom.

[Richard Faulkner]

Makes sense.

Bugger!