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We've got one of those baths that's raised above the floor on ornamental "feet". 'Twas in the house when we bought it and though it's not exactly to my taste I don't dislike it enough to change it and Mrs Bloke likes it.
At some stage the feet have been ineffectively stuck to the tiled floor. You can see dabs of dried on cement or whatever on the tiles where the feet are supposed to sit. The trouble is it's not stuck down any more and moves quite easily when you clean it or get in and out of it. Every now and then this causes the waste pipe underneath to dislodge which we don't usually notice til we pull the plug!
Is there an easy fix for this? The contact point between the feet and the tiles is tiny, I don't see how any kind of cement or adhesive is going to hold it for long.
Sikaflex might. Flexible innit.
If you take the legs of I can suggest a way to re-purpose them
^hahah WTF lol!
Thats the thing with free standing baths, they are so old fashioned that they existed before plumbing, and are designed to be filled via buckets of water.
So the solution is to disconnect it from the water supply and buy wifey a bucket.
Possibly install a well in the back garden whilst you are at it.
WCA excellent work and great idea! It might come to that. Might try Sikaflex. I forgot to mention, there is electric underfloor heating under the tiles so any kind of mechanical fixing that involves drilling through the tiles is probably a no goer.
I think I used gripfill or some similar polymer adhesive on ours and it's going nowhere. In fact i am dreading the day the waste starts leaking...
Sensible/botch idea: could you put some tastefully placed matching tiles on top of the surface to act as chocks to stop it moving?
mattyfez that might work but wouldn't look great. I'll keep that in reserve if I can't find a suitable adhesive.
Gripfill is worth a look 👍
What are you doing in the bath to make it move.....😉
What are you doing in the bath to make it move…..😉
It's mine I'll wash it as fast as I like!
A good dob of silicone on the inside of each leg to the floor surface will make it very secure.
CT1 adhesive
Silkaflex or a non-permanent solution, thick rubber pads that you place under washing machines to stop them wandering.
Flexi waste pipe? Not a cure but...
Timely thread this.
Not a bath, but I've got to build a dog bed enclosure with shelf above.
There's a 400mm return at one end in 24mm mdf and I can't drill into the floor (underfloor heating)
I had thought there may be some kind of off the shelf bracket with a crazy strong 3m adhesive pad on it or something but I can't find anything.
Will use a sealant/adhesive as suggested above and hope that along with some taming from the shelf fixed on top it'll behave.
Bought something that's supposed to be similar to the CT1 mentioned above from Screwfix.
My plasterer asked me to pick up sticks like shit* for beads around my windows, thought it was a trade joke, but no, they sell an adhesive called this!
*swear word for poo if swear filter works
I don’t dislike it enough to change it and Mrs Bloke likes it.
Surely this thread needs a pic of said bath with MrsBloke either getting in out out so we can stare decide at what point the bath is moving?
If you want something stickier than a sticky thing then I used this 2 part resin to 'glue' the bolts into the brickwork from the glass balustrade around the patio. It mixes itself as it comes out the tube, sets solid in a few minutes and is an absolute git to remove if you drop a blob in the aluminium U mount that the glass slide into.
Might help fix the bath to the floor but you might need to remove the bath and floor as a single unit when you want to replace it. Can't you put some silicone pads on the the feet to provide enough friction and just do your most vigorous washing in the shower like the rest of us?
https://www.screwfix.com/p/fischer-fis-p-polyester-styrene-free-resin-380ml/42772