How to Fit a Bath and Prevent it Wobbling

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  • Опубликовано: 20 янв 2017
  • Sponsored by Abacus, Roger shows you how to install an Abacus Bath with his plumber's tricks and tips.
    The bath shown is an Abacus Bathrooms single ended 1700x750mm Series 2 Bath with Armour Plus super strength acrylic. Manufactured using the same high-grade materials, the Series 2 baths are a more angular take on their best-selling Series 1 range.
    Armour baths have more strength and are heavier than standard acrylic baths. The extra layers created during the Armour process create a significantly reinforced product.
    The finished Armour bath offers a higher degree of comfort and luxury, backed with the Abacus unbeatable 30 year guarantee.
    Find out more at: www.abacus-bathrooms.co.uk/
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Комментарии • 74

  • @zedman442
    @zedman442 7 лет назад +4

    Nice work Roger, that abacus sure know what they are doing. It's good because it's belt and braces which us plumbers love! With baths I stick some extra bearers in tight on the underside of the bath so I have 4 or so points the bath is sat on. I also glue the nuts in place as the older baths had a habit of undoing them selves. That seal looks looks like something I do with the tanking kit. Most baths/showers I will tank the area but with the fibre tape I will slightly lip it on the edge so I can tile on top of this, creates a little upstand. The best showers I fit come with upstands pre-manufactured into place. Love them made by Coram. great simple design, however some customers don't like the way they look!

  • @neilsmith9220
    @neilsmith9220 3 года назад +2

    Roger, you are a lifesaver. Just about to fit a bath and the job will be infinitely superior to what it might have been had I not watched your video. Thank you so much for your excellent advice, Sir. Much appreciated.

  • @MarkGarth
    @MarkGarth 7 лет назад

    Thanks Roger; I like the idea of the 'double' seal around the bath.

  • @slashingbison2503
    @slashingbison2503 5 месяцев назад

    Love your Chanel Roger just for casual viewing whilst working!

  • @opentrail
    @opentrail 6 лет назад

    Thanks Roger for another great video

  • @kend7671
    @kend7671 Год назад

    Thank you Roger. Top advice, very helpful!

  • @RoyceJusticeJasmyn
    @RoyceJusticeJasmyn Год назад +13

    This little ruclips.net/user/postUgkxVoi3B4CB6Oygq1-vo4OTL1M_M5JkrXif tub works perfect in our 6 x 6 shower and is easy to get in and out. Also easy to drain.

  • @jakefallon2335
    @jakefallon2335 6 лет назад +9

    Great advice Roger. Another important aspect of fitting a bath is bath height, especially if bath panels are being used but equally thought should be given to tile heights. Nothing worse then being asked to fit a bath panel and find that the plumber has set the bath too low so you have to cut sometimes rather flimsy panels down to fit.

    • @garethwatson7999
      @garethwatson7999 9 месяцев назад

      Always try and think of the next tradesman to work on whatever you’ve just fitted like tradesmen used to.
      If everyone thought like this everybody would get home on time ! 👍

    • @biffwhipffster5551
      @biffwhipffster5551 4 месяца назад

      @@garethwatson7999 ... All well and good, but think of the poor Traffic Wardens!! All that finishing on time and they're gonna be missing their targets!!

  • @lennykelly9952
    @lennykelly9952 Год назад +1

    Great video Roger like your idea about the bearers shorter legs give more strength and easier to fix them on a concrete floor so you can screw the legs in.

  • @katievictoriabrown
    @katievictoriabrown Месяц назад

    Very helpful video, thank you Roger 🙏🏼💖✨

  • @betterment2927
    @betterment2927 7 лет назад

    Another top video. I'm looking forward to your next one now, I find them all very interesting. Only one problem ... you need to make more :).

  • @stsfnaf.613
    @stsfnaf.613 4 года назад

    Good one. I liked the detailing very good information

  • @adrianfbird
    @adrianfbird 3 года назад

    Good simple advice 👍

  • @davidplatt3135
    @davidplatt3135 Год назад

    Excellent video, cheers.

  • @ianclark9649
    @ianclark9649 3 года назад +1

    This guy is brilliant and really sells the product. You know he knows his stuff and that it is the way to go from a DIY perspective

  • @somaaelsapak6361
    @somaaelsapak6361 6 лет назад

    Nice video

  • @utoob22
    @utoob22 4 года назад

    can someone please.tell me why the blue paste is used bere and advertised but isnt included in the kit on the website

  • @andrewsmyth1641
    @andrewsmyth1641 Год назад

    I've had to set mine higher due to a drain not draining. I have slight movement so I think I shall use an adhesive to hold it in place. I don't want to take bath out again but I wish I had a baton against back wall

  • @ScottishNSRailFan
    @ScottishNSRailFan 6 лет назад

    Another nice project

    • @SkillBuilder
      @SkillBuilder  6 лет назад

      Thank you. Good to have your feedback

  • @utoob22
    @utoob22 4 года назад

    The No leak kit shown here co tains a brush and also the bkue sealing paste, when i click on the abacus link and check this kit on their site it doesnt contain that paste and brush? am i missimg something here. Please help

  • @commentscorner617
    @commentscorner617 4 года назад

    when would you and when would you not use battens.

  • @nigelmitchell351
    @nigelmitchell351 4 года назад

    Good to see real craftsmanship.! My bath from Trojan, supposed to be 5mm thick, it is not anywhere you measure it and it's not even level out of the mould. Lesson learned, spend as much on the bath as you can afford. I also took the legs from my old damaged bath and attached them as extras to the new one. Also finished it with an upright in each corner, it's not going anywhere now. I would add that these thin baths are at as much risk from breakage at the fitting stage as they are in service.

    • @matthewcalder4351
      @matthewcalder4351 2 года назад +1

      Funny you should say that as I brought a wickes bath made by trojan and out of level as you say plus bath edge 40mm either end and 45mm in middle meaning bath panel will be 5mm out either end. It's going back. !!

  • @garethwatson7999
    @garethwatson7999 9 месяцев назад

    Do you not have to fill the bath with water or weigh it down over night and let the adhesives and/or silicones to go off?

    • @SkillBuilder
      @SkillBuilder  9 месяцев назад

      You can but these baths don't move

  • @twentyonetwos3967
    @twentyonetwos3967 7 лет назад

    Great advice.
    Thank you.

  • @richiestaunton3959
    @richiestaunton3959 6 лет назад +1

    Another great video, I use stuff called classi seal it’s excellent product and no mess easy apply, you should check it out , might suit or might not 👍🏻

    • @SkillBuilder
      @SkillBuilder  6 лет назад +1

      Thanks Richie
      I have the product right here and I have used it in the past. More or less the same thing but the old Classi Seal was a bit thicker.

  • @chloehelliwell
    @chloehelliwell 3 года назад

    Thank you for the video, what was the brand of the glue you use? Also would you use this to seal around the plug hole and drain pipe connectors? Thanks in advance! Karl

    • @starman7982
      @starman7982 2 года назад

      Did you ever get an answer? Interested

    • @AlbertH99
      @AlbertH99 Год назад

      @@starman7982 looks like a no to that

    • @andreikaportsev6684
      @andreikaportsev6684 3 месяца назад

      Looks like a CT1 but it is hard to see.

  • @damonwallace6440
    @damonwallace6440 7 лет назад

    Very helpful video Roger, thank you. If you can post the link for 'no leak' kit. Nothing comes up on google. And the abacus website isn't very good to navigate. Cheers, and thanks for your great channel.

    • @SkillBuilder
      @SkillBuilder  5 лет назад

      B&Q stock it

    • @utoob22
      @utoob22 4 года назад

      @@SkillBuilder Cant we.buy the one with the pro seal blue sealant from anywhere

    • @utoob22
      @utoob22 4 года назад

      @@SkillBuilder Bnq dont stock it

    • @owenlevybass
      @owenlevybass 4 года назад

      @@utoob22 they do: www.diy.com/departments/aquadry-wet-room-sealing-kit/1055169_BQ.prd

  • @timcrispin1740
    @timcrispin1740 7 лет назад

    Thanks Roger, do you have a link of somewhere to buy that kit online? I can't seem to find it!

    • @SkillBuilder
      @SkillBuilder  7 лет назад +1

      Hi Tim
      We should have done that, I am sorry.
      As far as I know it is in B&Q and Homebase as well as some plumber's merchants but I will ask Abacus for an online seller and include it next week.

    • @SkillBuilder
      @SkillBuilder  7 лет назад

      Tommy I make no distinction between the information I carry in my brain and the information I can access. It all does the same thing except for algebra which is the devil's work.

    • @SkillBuilder
      @SkillBuilder  7 лет назад +2

      Hi Tim
      I had a word with Abacus and they say the best place to get the kit right now is from B&Q. It includes a self adhesive tape so no need to paint on the ProSeal

  • @DoubleOProductions
    @DoubleOProductions 3 года назад

    Question.... If I use the no more leaks sealing tape, will this affect my Sure-seal trims when I come to install them for the wall cladding later on? Thanks...

    • @DoubleOProductions
      @DoubleOProductions 3 года назад

      by wall cladding I mean PVC Shower/bath pannels. thanks

  • @soxxx09
    @soxxx09 3 года назад

    Can you change the bath legs to enable tiles to be fitted instead of a plastic panel?

    • @SkillBuilder
      @SkillBuilder  3 года назад

      Yes I would never fit a plastic panel. I hate them

  • @MrJimtimslim
    @MrJimtimslim Год назад

    Roger knows 👌

  • @daveaustin1093
    @daveaustin1093 3 года назад

    Excellent program, enjoyed watching you and learning the same time. Best ever seen.
    Good luck and thank you.

  • @Lucinqa21
    @Lucinqa21 Год назад

    New superhero idol: This guy 👆. Superhero power: preventing the nation from plumbing fck ups 👏. You sir, helped me renovate my bathroom. I knew absolutely nothing about plumbing and fit outs till I came across your channel. Massive thank you 🤗

  • @fredmorozov
    @fredmorozov 3 года назад

    what is that tool you are using to tighten bath drain and overflow?

    • @SkillBuilder
      @SkillBuilder  3 года назад

      It comes in the kit

    • @fredmorozov
      @fredmorozov 3 года назад

      @@SkillBuilder Thank you for your reply. It means I need to buy that kit just to have that god's hand.

  • @starman7982
    @starman7982 2 года назад

    Hello Roger, what was the bath waste and overflow used?

    • @SkillBuilder
      @SkillBuilder  2 года назад

      Viegga overflow filler

    • @starman7982
      @starman7982 2 года назад

      @@SkillBuilder thank you. Does that model require trap?

  • @karllee2111
    @karllee2111 3 года назад +3

    Hi made a mistake he measured the bath then put the wood behind then put berers on. Now the bath would be higher than he measured for

    • @SkillBuilder
      @SkillBuilder  3 года назад +1

      well spotted.

    • @robgm2873
      @robgm2873 10 месяцев назад

      ​@@SkillBuilderbut shortened the feet to I assume match the same height, so not really a mistake...

  • @oldproji
    @oldproji 5 лет назад +1

    No more leaks seal is £40. There must be a less expensive secondary seal.

  • @vJKSv
    @vJKSv 3 месяца назад

    Why not show a proepr demo in a normal setting when walls aren’t square

  • @woodbine66
    @woodbine66 5 лет назад +1

    Great video, thanks, but if a plumber fitted a bath for me with the overflow half way down the bath, he would be replacing the whole thing.

  • @offshoretinker
    @offshoretinker 2 года назад

    Not buying this time Roger.
    Classi Seal or clone everytime, double stuck with butyl adhesive tape. Much better tile to bath seal and a hell of a lot less faff than the Abacus method.

  • @smol.miniatures
    @smol.miniatures Год назад

    It’s almost as if you have invested interests in abacus 😂

  • @zahir2k
    @zahir2k 2 года назад

    Archemides comment haha 👍🏽

  • @waheedjalali1618
    @waheedjalali1618 4 года назад

    The way u explain things sounds like U r more then a plumber
    U should b working for a some tv channel too
    Thumbs up
    For u

    • @SkillBuilder
      @SkillBuilder  4 года назад +3

      I used to do television but I can't afford the face lifts anymore.

    • @waheedjalali1618
      @waheedjalali1618 4 года назад +1

      @@SkillBuilder 👍👍👍
      U r tubes hero

  • @charleswhite758
    @charleswhite758 6 месяцев назад +1

    15 year guarantee is useless. A bath should last for 50 years at least.

    • @SkillBuilder
      @SkillBuilder  6 месяцев назад

      It will

    • @charleswhite758
      @charleswhite758 6 месяцев назад

      @@SkillBuilder Good, my bath at home I would estimate was installed in the 1950s. So over 70 years ago. Cast iron, very heavy. Now I want to replace it with a lighter version, too much strain on the floor joists, but otherwise still going strong.