Graeme,

I had a similar situation and used a bath seal as suggested by BigWallop -
i.e. seal with tiles over it. In my case it was an acrylic bath on
traditional floorboards. The only precaution I took was to fill the bath
with water before fitting the seal and putting on the tiles - when the tile
cement had dried, I emptied the bath. That was 5 years ago and I've had no
problems at all. The bath does settle down with the weight of the water,
but the seal is designed to compensate a certain amount. In my case, I've
seen no evidence of stress on the bath or tiles. I'd use it again.

Murdo

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Just fitted a new bath and there is a gap between the bath and the two
end
walls of approx 1.5cm. Will Silicone fill this size gap, and to what
depth?
Or should I use some other type of filler with a silicone 'top coat'?
When the walls have been tiled, I'll be adding an L shaped seal
anyway,
but
I thought the extra sealant/filler would add to rigidity/stability.
Thanks.



For a gap that width I'd recommend using a bath seal strip which will
sit
on the wall
and you put your tiles over it.

Have a look at this page:

http://www.tradetiler.com/acatalog/Plastic_Trims.html

I'd already looked at these but am not totally convinced. Wouldn't slight
movement in the bath cause stress on the tiles? I guess I was hoping that
filling the gap with silicone would add stability. The bath doesn't move
that much, in fact after screwing the legs to the floor, and a couple of
wall brackets, I only know it does move a little because I've _tried_ to
move it.