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Bathroom Fitting

Water leaking through gap between bathtub and tiles

Anonymous user 09/03/2024 - 3.17 PM

We had the bathroom refitting over 2 years ago. We have been experiencing a recurring issue with water leaking through the gap between the bath tub and the tiles. Next to the bathroom is a bedroom, and we have seen the water leak through the wall and the flooring in the next room. We have just been resealing the gap with silicone, however, its got to the point where we want to have a permanent or at least a long term solution as after a while the silicone doesn't hold and starts peeling a bit. We would love to be able to use the tub for a bath and not just a shower, however because of this issue we worry the weight will make the gap bigger. We have had a half moon acrylic seals placed where the gap is, but we still have issues with the sealant peeling. Are there any permanent/long term solutions to this ? Thank you in advance

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4 Answers

D & R Property and Plumbing Maintenance

Rating: 4.9 out of 5
New Romney
yes have your bath refitted correctly by a qualified plumber, it is obvious it was not fitted correctly in the first place.
Answered23 November 2020
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C.v.m plumbing and bathrooms.

Rating: 5 out of 5
Birmingham
The bath should have a solid wooden frame built around it to stop any movement without this the sealant around the edge were it meets the tiles we constantly split also the bath should be filled up with water before sealing and left for at least 24 hours before draining the bath Hope this helps Cvm Installations
Answered23 November 2020
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DWG Plans (Chilterns & Surrey Hills) Limited

Rating: 5 out of 5
Weybridge
Remove all silicone with proprietary silicone remover, clean thoroughly with acetone or rubbing alcohol, use a hairdryer to dry out the area to be sealed, wipe again with acetone etc, the apply Dow Corning or Mapei sealant all the others are s### and look a mess/don't last. Apply a decent sized bead and use a silicone application tool to force in and shape, any excess can be removed with plain white solvent wipes from screwfix. There's a chance you may even have a leak under the bath?
Answered23 November 2020
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Anonymous user

You need to open up the wall, find where the leak comes from, do any pipe work required, now make sure every single pipe has no leak, than the wall and tiles back on it! You cannot use silicon to silk any water leakage.
Answered26 November 2020
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