I had a new bathroom completed just over a year ago.
Gap between bath and wall tiles.
The gap is large and sealant just comes away whats the best way to cover the gap.
Gap left between architrave and lvt.
If i remove this seal i will have a 1inch gap between the edge of the bath and the tiles water will have no problem getting through this.
A builder recommended re tiling the entire wall on top of the existing tiles so that the new row of tiles can be matched up to the bath leaving a small gap which can just be filled with a small amount of silicon sealant.
I ve cut the tiles to roughly follow the unevenness of the stone walls and left a gap for expansion.
Answered 4th apr 2012.
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The gap varies from 4mm to 30mm and i m looking for a material to fill the gap.
Bathroom floor tiles grout between tiles cracked and chunks sinking tiles lifting.
I ve had the gap between the walls tiles and the bath refilled with flexible twice with bath full.
Currently the gap between the bath and the wall is 2 cms so thats a bit too big for me to build out.
Make sure bath is fixed securely pump mastic down sides of bath that touch walls level with top of bath when set tile down to bath leaving a 5mm gap between tile and bath when tiles are set seal 5mm gap with coloured waterproof mastic of your choice.
Fill gaps between 1 4 and 1 2 inch in width with two beads of caulk set side by side.
Apply one bead directly along the edge of the tub and the second bead along the edge of the wall.
It s an old stone farmhouse and the bare stone walls are obviously very uneven if you put a straight edge along the wall there would be gaps up to 8 cm.