Help! Plumber left a hole going under the edge of the bath.

[clairebear8182]

I wouldn't rely on your plumber to do the repairs it will be botched if what's happened up to now is anything to go by , you cannot fit the tiling as it is definitely not ! also the wall needs repairing around the pipes coming out the wall before any tiling takes place it needs to be waterproof and as Shaun has advised allow for drying time best of luck . Kop

Thanks! I'm in the process of repairing that, I was able to cut it into a nice rectangle, and fit the plasterboard.

Thanks for the advice, I think I might have to find a new plumber for this job.

 

[king of pipes]

No excuse for shoddy workmanship the prep work is very important to get right it will only lead to leaks later on.

 

[clairebear8182]

You need more than 12 hours for the tiling to dry else you risk cracking / moving stuff common is 48 hours dry time

Thanks! I did wonder!!

 

[Ric2013]

Why has he fitted the bath before fitting the overflow? I can't be the only one who prefers to dress appliances before fitting them, surely?

 

[clairebear8182]

No excuse for shoddy workmanship the prep work is very important to get right it will only lead to leaks later on.

Yup, I thought as much.

Sling some on coat in there and smooth off aslong as the bath is solid you can tank to the bath and not have a problem

Tbh should of removed the bath first then got the first fix done and then skimmed the wall, then installed the bath ready for tiling as the walls don’t look square hence the guy having to chop the bath in

Hi, he removed the previous bath and in the process made that hole in the wall then fitted the new bath without filling the hole, or even smoothing the edges.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Yup, I thought as much.

Hi, he removed the previous bath and in the process made that hole in the wall then fitted the new bath without filling the hole, or even smoothing the edges.

Did you ask him to fill any holes around the bath as normally the tiler / plaster does this ?

 

[clairebear8182]

Did you ask him to fill any holes around the bath as normally the tiler / plaster does this ?

Hi, I asked him to remove the old bath and fit the new bath. When I came home he had gone, the new bath was fitted and the massive hole was in the wall going below the line of the new bath. It's that normal? Thanks!

 

[ShaunCorbs]

It’s normal as depending on how the old one was fixed eg stuck / glued in or l brackets

Plasterboard isn’t that strong so I normally allow for reboarding / plastering the whole bathroom as it’s quicker and a better job than patching

 

[clairebear8182]

It’s normal as depending on how the old one was fixed eg stuck / glued in or l brackets

Plasterboard isn’t that strong so I normally allow for reboarding / plastering the whole bathroom as it’s quicker and a better job than patching

I thought he would tell me, then I could have patched or reboarded before he fitted the bath. It seems so much harder now the bath is in place as I can't cut the hole to put the plasterboard into. I'm an amateur and just having a go and really not sure of normal procedures.

Thanks for the response though!

 

[king of pipes]

I would be removing the bath and carrying out the repairs tiling and grouting the walls as I showed you in earlier pictures, the shower can be fitted aswell as you risk damaging the bath having to climb in and out to do the work it madness to even consider carrying on as is sorry but that my view drop a tile and your in big trouble. Kop