Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
|
UK diy (uk.d-i-y) For the discussion of all topics related to diy (do-it-yourself) in the UK. All levels of experience and proficency are welcome to join in to ask questions or offer solutions. |
Reply |
|
LinkBack | Thread Tools | Display Modes |
|
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Rubber strip for front edge of bath
Hi,
trivial question but Google is being unhelpful. Our newly installed bath is nice and level - which means that any splashing from the power shower onto the edge of the bath is distributed evenly between the tile side and the floor side. Next time (hah) I think I will put a very slight slope towards the wall (at the risk of a slightly skew tile line at the bath ends) to ensure that all the water drains to the tile side. Not wishing to un-tile to adjust the legs on the bath, I need a very small ridge along the floor side of the top edge of the bath (if you follow me) to dissuade the water from trickling over. Some kind of strip, white rubber or similar, which could be fitted using silicone sealant. I have seen various (not very attractive) plastic right angles for sealing between the bath and tiles and I don't really want a wide plastic strip as I think it would look ugly. A nice half oval strip of white flexible rubber would be nice. ^ strip -------- bath side top | | bath outside Hope the dodgy ASCII art explains. Anyone come across such stuff, or another suitable alternative? TIA Dave R -- |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
Rubber strip for front edge of bath
David W.E. Roberts wrote:
Hi, trivial question but Google is being unhelpful. Our newly installed bath is nice and level - which means that any splashing from the power shower onto the edge of the bath is distributed evenly between the tile side and the floor side. Normal people would use a shower curtain or bath screen to stop the water going on the floor :-) |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
Rubber strip for front edge of bath
"BillR" wrote in message ... David W.E. Roberts wrote: Hi, trivial question but Google is being unhelpful. Our newly installed bath is nice and level - which means that any splashing from the power shower onto the edge of the bath is distributed evenly between the tile side and the floor side. Normal people would use a shower curtain or bath screen to stop the water going on the floor :-) Ho ho ha ha bloody ha. |
#4
|
|||
|
|||
Rubber strip for front edge of bath
David W.E. Roberts wrote:
"BillR" wrote in message ... David W.E. Roberts wrote: Hi, trivial question but Google is being unhelpful. Our newly installed bath is nice and level - which means that any splashing from the power shower onto the edge of the bath is distributed evenly between the tile side and the floor side. Normal people would use a shower curtain or bath screen to stop the water going on the floor :-) Ho ho ha ha bloody ha. Have I misunderstood? you have a power shower over a bath without shower curtain or screen and you want to put a strip of plastic along the bath edge to encourage the water not to go on the floor? |
#5
|
|||
|
|||
Rubber strip for front edge of bath
BillR wrote:
Have I misunderstood? you have a power shower over a bath without shower curtain or screen and you want to put a strip of plastic along the bath edge to encourage the water not to go on the floor? Well, it works on Design Wars :-) Only seen snatches of it, but didn't somebody say, "They could have put up a shower curtain"? There was also an aside about trouble with the hot water - bet they didn't put in a bigger tank for that giant bath. Chris -- Chris J Dixon Nottingham UK Have dancing shoes, will ceilidh. |
#6
|
|||
|
|||
Rubber strip for front edge of bath
"BillR" wrote in message ... David W.E. Roberts wrote: "BillR" wrote in message ... David W.E. Roberts wrote: Hi, trivial question but Google is being unhelpful. Our newly installed bath is nice and level - which means that any splashing from the power shower onto the edge of the bath is distributed evenly between the tile side and the floor side. Normal people would use a shower curtain or bath screen to stop the water going on the floor :-) Ho ho ha ha bloody ha. Have I misunderstood? you have a power shower over a bath without shower curtain or screen and you want to put a strip of plastic along the bath edge to encourage the water not to go on the floor? Ah! Thought you were just being unhelpful and sarcastic at a time of travail. Yes, I have (see previous posts e.g. Message-ID: with subject Shower screen grumble...) worked out that if you have a power shower the water does not stay in the area of the bath by some form of arcane magic. I now have a shower curtain (having been caught out by the pictures of shower screens suggesting that they were much taller than in actuality). A shower curtain keeps flying water in the bath area, and protects the exposed (floor) side of the bath. As would a shower screen. However it does not protect the tiled head of the bath (where the shower head is) nor the tiled side of the bath nor some of the tiled end of the bath. Water runs down the tiles, or settles directly on the rim of the bath in these areas. Because the bath is level, the water on the rim can flow in all directions, including towards the floor side of the bath, where it runs round the ends of the shower curtain and down the the bath panel onto the floor. My 'next time' fix would be to slope the bath towards the tiled wall a little so any water on the rim ran inwards, then drained into the bath. Being reluctant to hack off the tiles and re-slope the bath now, I am looking for a neat alternative to stop water on the rim of the bath running off the edge onto the floor. Cloths placed at strategic locations, as long as regularly squeezed, can do this but they are unsightly and can be forgotten by those not initiated into arcane showering rituals. I was looking for something which could be used to produce a slight ridge (couple of mm would do) along the exposed edge of the bath so that any water would run into the bath instead of down the bath panel. Preferably white rubber for softness and the inconspicuous look. Another response has pointed me to a 3M product (which I haven't located yet). Cheers Dave R |
#7
|
|||
|
|||
Rubber strip for front edge of bath
David W.E. Roberts wrote:
"BillR" wrote in message ... David W.E. Roberts wrote: "BillR" wrote in message ... David W.E. Roberts wrote: Hi, trivial question but Google is being unhelpful. Our newly installed bath is nice and level - which means that any splashing from the power shower onto the edge of the bath is distributed evenly between the tile side and the floor side. Normal people would use a shower curtain or bath screen to stop the water going on the floor :-) Ho ho ha ha bloody ha. Have I misunderstood? you have a power shower over a bath without shower curtain or screen and you want to put a strip of plastic along the bath edge to encourage the water not to go on the floor? Ah! Thought you were just being unhelpful and sarcastic at a time of travail. Yes, I have (see previous posts e.g. Message-ID: with subject Shower screen grumble...) worked out that if you have a power shower the water does not stay in the area of the bath by some form of arcane magic. I now have a shower curtain (having been caught out by the pictures of shower screens suggesting that they were much taller than in actuality). I hate shower screens after fitting an expensive on in my on-suite. A shower curtain keeps flying water in the bath area, and protects the exposed (floor) side of the bath. As would a shower screen. However it does not protect the tiled head of the bath (where the shower head is) nor the tiled side of the bath nor some of the tiled end of the bath. Water runs down the tiles, or settles directly on the rim of the bath in these areas. Because the bath is level, the water on the rim can flow in all directions, including towards the floor side of the bath, where it runs round the ends of the shower curtain and down the the bath panel onto the floor. My 'next time' fix would be to slope the bath towards the tiled wall a little so any water on the rim ran inwards, then drained into the bath. Being reluctant to hack off the tiles and re-slope the bath now, I am looking for a neat alternative to stop water on the rim of the bath running off the edge onto the floor. Cloths placed at strategic locations, as long as regularly squeezed, can do this but they are unsightly and can be forgotten by those not initiated into arcane showering rituals. I guess your bath must have a very rounded top edge. The new steel baths I fitted have quite a flat edge, they don't flex either. |
#8
|
|||
|
|||
Rubber strip for front edge of bath
"David W.E. Roberts" wrote:
Because the bath is level, the water on the rim can flow in all directions, including towards the floor side of the bath, where it runs round the ends of the shower curtain and down the the bath panel onto the floor. My 'next time' fix would be to slope the bath towards the tiled wall a little so any water on the rim ran inwards, then drained into the bath. Being reluctant to hack off the tiles and re-slope the bath now, I am looking for a neat alternative to stop water on the rim of the bath running off the edge onto the floor. Cloths placed at strategic locations, as long as regularly squeezed, can do this but they are unsightly and can be forgotten by those not initiated into arcane showering rituals. I was looking for something which could be used to produce a slight ridge (couple of mm would do) along the exposed edge of the bath so that any water would run into the bath instead of down the bath panel. I have seen in one of the catalogues, a white plastic, self-adhesive corner piece. It attaches to the top edge of the tub, and the side of the wall/enclosure, and is specifically designed to solve the problem you describe. Sheila |
Reply |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|