Looking for help re good finish on large gap around bath

[Fingers]

Hi,

i had a plumber in to fit a bath in my house. He fitted it up to the wooden bar the tiler used to start his tiling.

As a result I now have a gap between the bath and the wall where the wood is exposed.

I have looked in a few merchants for some kind of PVC strip to cover the wood but had no success

can anyone suggest how i can get a good finish here please

thanks in advance

 

[Fingers]

Also a gap down the side of the bath 35mm approx

 

[stani]

Go to a Upvc stockist, that do doors, windows, fascia boards etc, they stock flat trim of all sizes that will do.

 

[Scott_D]

Cant you/he remove the wood so it fits back properly?

 

[Rickster123]

It needs to be removed and fitted properly. Anything you do now will be a bodge and will eventually bite you on the bum.

 

[leelister6]

Bath should have gone in before tiler started work! If the bath had been fitted properly (perfectly level in both directions) the tiler could have worked from the bath. Never gonna look right now I'm afraid!

 

[Howsie]

Plumber/tiler should have removed that bar. Get him back to do it right.

 

[Fingers]

Thanks for all the advice,

it's kinda complicated, friends and family etc.. Can't get him back,

kinda don't want to for various reasons

i think I'll need to make do with a trim for the foreseeable future probs be changed in a couple of years anyway, needs must.

i know it's a bodge but it has to be better than it is currently

 

[Howsie]

It's not hard to move a bath an inch in all honesty.

 

[Rickster123]

Oh no the dreaded friend of the family situation! Screw fix sell silicone by the box!

 

[Scott_D]

Is there a shower above?
If its just used as a bath a plastic trim or quadrant tile trim should cover it up and its unlikely to leak.

 

[Fingers]

Yeah, it's one of them,

it's all in place and if I move it it'll have that gap at the other end where the shower is.

Live and learn, next time ill know to get a professional.

I really do appreciate all the help though

 

[tamz]

It's not hard to move a bath an inch in all honesty.

A bit persuasion from a size 10 does the trick :lol:

 

[erpkid]

A bit persuasion from a size 10 does the trick :lol:

Also a plumber fitting a bath as poorly as this will probably have used push fit plastic so there may be room for movement ?

 

[Howsie]

And flexis

 

[PlumbBobBob]

the person that fitted that bath was no plumber imho

 

[Fingers]

the person that fitted that bath was no plumber imho

Bingo!

Had him do a few things and none of them were quite right

 

[Destroyer2813]

Bingo!

Had him do a few things and none of them were quite right

Local handyman jack of all master of none then

 

[PlumbBobBob]

certainly shouldn't have left you with having to seal the bath to tiles.

 

[PlumbBobBob]

if you put a request here [DLMURL]http://www.ukplumbersforums.co.uk/im-looking-plumber-gas-engineer[/DLMURL] there may be someone from here near by who could come and avise you

 

[Fingers]

No he is actually a plumber by trade, but then Kerry katona was a singer for a living.

Good mates wee bro and the rest is history.

i worry for his real customers

 

[Fingers]

if you put a request here [DLMURL]http://www.ukplumbersforums.co.uk/im-looking-plumber-gas-engineer[/DLMURL] there may be someone from here near by who could come and avise you

Thanks for the link I may end up needing to. Lot if people saying a fix will come back to haunt me

 

[TimeServed]

With the bath being an inch away from both the side and back wall without any fixing or sealant then the bath could move a fair bit when being used......this could potentially cause major damage! Did the guy who fit this honestly think It looked alright???!!! Get a local plumber to have a look and do a proper job.