I want an acrylic bath with the overflow hole in a non-standard
location. Since it appears I cannot purchase a bath without a
pre-drilled overflow (at least not without a bespoke pricey item), what
is the method to fill in an existing hole, and finish the surface so
that it is undetectable ?
Cheers,
Simon.

sm_jamieson wrote:
I want an acrylic bath with the overflow hole in a non-standard
location. Since it appears I cannot purchase a bath without a
pre-drilled overflow (at least not without a bespoke pricey item),
what is the method to fill in an existing hole, and finish the
surface so that it is undetectable ?
Cheers,
Simon.

AFAIK you can't, whatever you fill it with will be visible.
Why can't the overflow stay in it's 'normal' position? - th pipe from it can
go virtually anywhere you like....as long as it's not uphill!

On 26 May 2006 09:04:07 -0700, "sm_jamieson"
wrote:

I want an acrylic bath with the overflow hole in a non-standard
location. Since it appears I cannot purchase a bath without a
pre-drilled overflow (at least not without a bespoke pricey item), what
is the method to fill in an existing hole, and finish the surface so
that it is undetectable ?
Cheers,
Simon.

It would be quite a feat to do an invisible job of filling the hole
not least in matching the colour. Why don't you have 2 nice chrome (or
gold?) overflow ports, with one blanked off at the back?
--
Regards,
Mike Halmarack

Drop the (EGG) to email me.

On 26 May 2006 09:04:07 -0700, "sm_jamieson" wrote:

I want an acrylic bath with the overflow hole in a non-standard
location. Since it appears I cannot purchase a bath without a
pre-drilled overflow (at least not without a bespoke pricey item), what
is the method to fill in an existing hole, and finish the surface so
that it is undetectable ?
Cheers,
Simon.

Not DIY but something was dropped into my bath and it found a fault in the
moulding where the surface was like egg-shell. It was repaired by a company
specialising in such repairs. Not cheap and not totally invisible but a pretty
good colour match, as opposed to a new bath.

Andy

sm_jamieson wrote:
I want an acrylic bath with the overflow hole in a non-standard
location. Since it appears I cannot purchase a bath without a
pre-drilled overflow (at least not without a bespoke pricey item),

Have you contacted manufacturers, such as Ideal Standard, or Twyford's,
to see what they say, rather than a retailer? This might be worth a try.


what
is the method to fill in an existing hole, and finish the surface so
that it is undetectable ?

Hm. I should thing the old "if you can't hide it, make it into a
feature" adage will apply here.

On Fri, 26 May 2006 16:07:15 GMT, "Phil L"
wrote:

sm_jamieson wrote:
I want an acrylic bath with the overflow hole in a non-standard
location. Since it appears I cannot purchase a bath without a
pre-drilled overflow (at least not without a bespoke pricey item),
what is the method to fill in an existing hole, and finish the
surface so that it is undetectable ?
Cheers,
Simon.

AFAIK you can't, whatever you fill it with will be visible.
Why can't the overflow stay in it's 'normal' position? - th pipe from it can
go virtually anywhere you like....as long as it's not uphill!

That's definitely the ideal one if it's possible and it should be.
Great Usenet innit?
--
Regards,
Mike Halmarack

Drop the (EGG) to email me.

Chris Bacon wrote:
sm_jamieson wrote:
I want an acrylic bath with the overflow hole in a non-standard
location. Since it appears I cannot purchase a bath without a
pre-drilled overflow (at least not without a bespoke pricey item),

Have you contacted manufacturers, such as Ideal Standard, or
Twyford's, to see what they say, rather than a retailer? This might
be worth a try.


what
is the method to fill in an existing hole, and finish the surface so
that it is undetectable ?

Hm. I should thing the old "if you can't hide it, make it into a
feature" adage will apply here.

And again in English this time.

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
Chris Bacon wrote:
sm_jamieson wrote:
I want an acrylic bath with the overflow hole in a non-standard
location. Since it appears I cannot purchase a bath without a
pre-drilled overflow (at least not without a bespoke pricey item),

Have you contacted manufacturers, such as Ideal Standard, or
Twyford's, to see what they say, rather than a retailer? This might
be worth a try.


what
is the method to fill in an existing hole, and finish the surface so
that it is undetectable ?

Hm. I should thing the old "if you can't hide it, make it into a
feature" adage will apply here.

And again in English this time.

There was only one letter out of place, even you could work it out George.

The message
from "Phil L" contains these words:

AFAIK you can't, whatever you fill it with will be visible.

You could always put a decorative sticker over it - provided you can
find something that isn't totally naff.

--
Skipweasel
Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.

On Fri, 26 May 2006 22:46:17 +0100, Guy King
had this to say:

The message
from "Phil L" contains these words:

AFAIK you can't, whatever you fill it with will be visible.

You could always put a decorative sticker over it - provided you can
find something that isn't totally naff.

Or fit a GU10 lamp into the hole.

--
Frank Erskine

sm_jamieson wrote:

I want an acrylic bath with the overflow hole in a non-standard
location. Since it appears I cannot purchase a bath without a
pre-drilled overflow (at least not without a bespoke pricey item), what
is the method to fill in an existing hole, and finish the surface so
that it is undetectable ?

Stick one of those new "bath filler" jobbies in it and do away with the
need for taps!


--
Cheers,

John.

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"sm_jamieson" wrote in message
oups.com...
I want an acrylic bath with the overflow hole in a non-standard
location. Since it appears I cannot purchase a bath without a
pre-drilled overflow (at least not without a bespoke pricey item), what
is the method to fill in an existing hole, and finish the surface so
that it is undetectable ?
Cheers,
Simon.

The message
from Frank Erskine contains these words:

You could always put a decorative sticker over it - provided you can
find something that isn't totally naff.

Or fit a GU10 lamp into the hole.

To improve navel comtemplation? I s'pose, being in the bath that should
be naval.

--
Skipweasel
Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.

On Sat, 27 May 2006 01:09:14 +0100, John Rumm
wrote:

sm_jamieson wrote:

I want an acrylic bath with the overflow hole in a non-standard
location. Since it appears I cannot purchase a bath without a
pre-drilled overflow (at least not without a bespoke pricey item), what
is the method to fill in an existing hole, and finish the surface so
that it is undetectable ?

Stick one of those new "bath filler" jobbies in it and do away with the
need for taps!

Then he'd have the tap holes to fill !

DG

Derek ^ wrote:

Stick one of those new "bath filler" jobbies in it and do away with the
need for taps!


Then he'd have the tap holes to fill !

Last plastic bath I fitted you needed to drill the tap holes yourself!


--
Cheers,

John.

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