Raising bath, question about trim

MassiveJim · 16 Dec 2019 at 14:32

I have bought a new set of bath panels for our bath and unfortunately they are slightly taller than the ones we had so the bath need raising up (not easy to cut the new ones down)

Currently there is a trim that runs around our bath, I am not quite sure how easy it is to remove, does this go under the tiles ?

Can I safely remove this, raise the bath and then use some decent anti-mould silicone to form the seal ?
Or is this a bad idea ?

itsallaboutyou · 16 Dec 2019 at 14:39

Just looks like UPVC / quadrant trim.

Easy enough to remove if you want.. probably a sharp knife along the edge of the trim top and bottom, otherwise a sharp chisel and hammer will do the job.

You can raise the bath up to whatever height you want... but bear in mind the legs might limit your maximum height. Alternatively raise the legs up on timber if required. I used 4 x 4 timber and used a forstner bit to cut 30mm deep holes in it (bigger than the diameter of the leg!) and its rock solid. I recently put a bath in about 75mm higher than usual, as requested - but I made the panels out of timber..

Pretty simple!

edit:// ideally - you'd want the bath higher than the bottom of the tiles to ensure a good seal with silicon

MassiveJim · 16 Dec 2019 at 16:15

itsallaboutyou said:
Just looks like UPVC / quadrant trim.

Easy enough to remove if you want.. probably a sharp knife along the edge of the trim top and bottom, otherwise a sharp chisel and hammer will do the job.

You can raise the bath up to whatever height you want... but bear in mind the legs might limit your maximum height. Alternatively raise the legs up on timber if required. I used 4 x 4 timber and used a forstner bit to cut 30mm deep holes in it (bigger than the diameter of the leg!) and its rock solid. I recently put a bath in about 75mm higher than usual, as requested - but I made the panels out of timber..

Pretty simple!

edit:// ideally - you'd want the bath higher than the bottom of the tiles to ensure a good seal with silicon

Perfect thanks, answers all my questions.
nice tip about the holes in the Timber as well.

Participant · 16 Dec 2019 at 21:06

Those pubes have put me right off my pizza, thanks OP.

MassiveJim · 17 Dec 2019 at 13:02

So have taken the trim off and it does go behind the tiles. Found a left over piece under the bath.
Can I replace this with something or should I just silicone straight to the wall?

Armageus · 17 Dec 2019 at 13:34

Silicone straight to the wall - it will look much better

MassiveJim · 17 Dec 2019 at 14:31

Armageus said:
Silicone straight to the wall - it will look much better

Now found out that the wall isn't straight and there is a gap big enough to get my fingers down. So will definitely need some trim now. Nothing is ever bloody simple.

Mark M · 17 Dec 2019 at 14:45

Send bath panels back or work out how to cut them down to the correct size. Sounds like its going to be a nightmare and potential bodge raising the bath. Could you cut the bottom of the bath panel and silicone them in so it will hide anything that isnt perfect?

MassiveJim · 17 Dec 2019 at 15:15

Mark M said:
Send bath panels back or work out how to cut them down to the correct size. Sounds like its going to be a nightmare and potential bodge raising the bath. Could you cut the bottom of the bath panel and silicone them in so it will hide anything that isnt perfect?

Too late for that.
Bath is raised, gap has been filled with silicon like it was when I found it. There is a bulge in the wall on the long side of the bath which is preventing the bath sitting against the wall properly.

I would have sent the panel back only I had a nightmare finding one in the first place.

Gav_r26 · 17 Dec 2019 at 15:57

Does the bath have a shower over it?

MassiveJim · 17 Dec 2019 at 17:34

gav_172 said:
Does the bath have a shower over it?

Yes. And the big gap is the tap end where the shower head is.

whitecrook · 17 Dec 2019 at 17:37

gawd. 2 options: 1. get different panels that fit and leave this hell hole alone. 2. Nuke this place from orbit , and fit it all properly in the first place. Looks like it could be doing with it, OP.

MassiveJim · 17 Dec 2019 at 19:56

whitecrook said:
gawd. 2 options: 1. get different panels that fit and leave this hell hole alone. 2. Nuke this place from orbit , and fit it all properly in the first place. Looks like it could be doing with it, OP.

Would love to do it properly but unfortunately the wall on the long side has a "lump" in it running down the wall which I hadn't noticed until today. To do this properly would mean retiling the bathroom. It's not so bad now. Gap is filled and just been and bought some trim from homebase which I'll fit tomorrow or Thursday.

Gav_r26 · 17 Dec 2019 at 20:14

MassiveJim said:
Yes. And the big gap is the tap end where the shower head is.

I feel there will be a thread by the weekend entitled "My shower is leaking and the downstairs ceiling has come down...."

ANDARIAL · 20 Dec 2019 at 12:12

Any pics of the large gap?
Another option would be to raise bath to exact right height,cut tiles with disc cutter and if necessary cut wall too
plenty of mastic to wall,push bath into wall (so that tiles are mostly on top of bath edge)and mastic a seal to top of bath
A LOT of work though