How to Fit a Bath and Prevent it Wobbling

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.

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[zedman]

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!

[neilsmith]

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.

[jakefallon]

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.

[lennykelly]

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.

[slashingbison]

Love your Chanel Roger just for casual viewing whilst working!

[nigelmitchell]

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.

[katievictoriabrown]

Very helpful video, thank you Roger 🙏🏼💖✨

[kend]

Thank you Roger. Top advice, very helpful!

[ianclark]

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

[MarkGarth]

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

[daveaustin]

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

[andrewsmyth]

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

[stsfnaf.]

Good one. I liked the detailing very good information

[richiestaunton]

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 👍🏻

[Lucinqa]

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 🤗

[betterment]

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 :).

[karllee]

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

[utoob]

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

[utoob]

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

[garethwatson]

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?