Sealing around a bath

[John Durham]

What is the proper way of sealing around the edge of a bath? The old one we have replaced was very successfully fitted with a white rubbery strip (quadrant in section) bedded onto silicone. This worked leak free for 20 years but I cannot find anywhere that sells it. It is not the same as either the rigid plastic edging or tape that comes on a roll from B&Q etc. this stuff feels more like solid set mastic.

PS the wall isn't perfect so there is no opportunity for the nice 'perfect world' 3mm sealant bead that you might see on a new build....

Any suggestions/ideas?

[nightjar]

Whatever method you choose, do it with the bath full of water. That makes sure that the seal is not put under tension when the bath is filled. Personally, I just run around it with a mastic gun and a wet finger.

Colin Bignell

[J.Milton.Hayes]

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[Jeff]

There's something similar to what you've used sold at plumbworld,

've bought it, not fitted it yet so can't comment on how effective it is - but the strip isn't rubbery its plastic.

HTH

Jeff

[John Durham]

cheers Jeff,

> I've bought it, not fitted it yet so can't comment on how effective it is -

[Stuart]

Thats very similar to a trim I got in Homebase . It is probably intended for finishing off a bove a row of tiles but it suited me fine for sealing round the bath . Only problwm was you had to compuound mitre it and there are no end caps but I didnt need them . It is ,I think,made by Trent or Trend . I think I have a spare piece that i could send if someone needs it . Stuart

[John Laird]

One of the better methods I have seen is a flexible L-shaped strip (with about a 120 degree angle) that appeared to have been glued to the wall behind the bottom row of tiles. Upright of the L up the wall, lower edge pressing down onto the bath about 2cm in. It probably wasn't sealed to the bath, so water coming up and over might sneak under, but anything running down the wall tiles was deflected into the bath nicely.

The quadrant stuff looks quite neat, but I would hope so at nearly £25.