I've drilled the bath tap holes too far back!

I had a hole in my new bath, where a tile slipped down and went through a part so thin it was like egg-shell. I could have got it changed under the warranty but couldn't face fitting it and doing the tiling again and so it was invisibly repaired. I would look in Yellow pages for such a service. It's not quite invisible but anyone not knowing, wouldn't notice the repair.

Andy

Many thanks Andy. It's worth a try. Dave

Can you get extension bits for the taps?

Owain

If its a crap fibergalss one, try polyester resin, with microballoons in it, or white pigment, and some fibre glass cloth

See here for stuff.

Consider getting a piece of contrasting coloured opaque plastic/perspex to cover the holes and to mount the taps on in the correct location. Edges can be chamfered or profiled with a router at low speed/light cut to avoid melting the plastic. Seal under the perspex with silicone.

For a different reason I have a set up like this at the end of my bath - champagne bath - jet black plastic mount for a bar type shower mixer. looks OK and passed SWMBO approval too.

HTH

Bob

look into it. Dave

Thanks for your input Bob, sounds like a goer. I ran it past my SWMBO and she approves. Thanks again. Dave

Instead of trying to 'hide it' go the other way and make a feature .... put a plate over the area of the holes and the correct new holes, make it decorative ... polished stainless for example.

What about simply buying another bath? In my recent experience it seemed that the baths were very cheap, almost loss leaders, with the priofit being made on the shower fittings and so forth.

Robert

If it is fiberglass or acrylic get a gelcoat repair kit from a chandler or from an online supplier. To fill the holes, put tape over the back of the hole and fill to within a few mm of the surface using a grp reinforced polyester resin filler.

Then fill the last few mm using the gelcoat repair kit. This can be sanded flat using wet and dry paper and then needs polishing to get a high gloss finish.

replying to Rick Hughes, Gavin Jenkins wrote: any ideas where you can buy that stuff Rick

replying to ukc801767782, Gavin Jenkins wrote: do you have pictures ?