Rental house filthy bath

[bobdylannumber1]

I own a house that I.remt out. Woman in there rang me and bath is bad. I called over to the house and the bath is black and brown gunge looks like been there years she in the house few years. She's young mid 50s but clearly doesn't clean it. She said her leg is bad amd can't get into the bath electric shower over bath.she wants bath taken out I can't afford this. What's the best product to clean the bath ill be cleaning it or trying at least think the dirtiest bath you've ever seen.
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When we moved into this house, the bath was the same. I don't think the family who were bought grim had ever cleaned it.

While we unpacked, my dad filled it with hot water and dumped a whole box of biological washing powder into it. The enzymes ate their way through the grease and gunge, and later we we able to scrub it down with a nylon scourer and it all fell away really easily. I can't remember how long we left it soaking. Might even have been overnight. But it worked.

Who we bought from, even

Could she apply for a dfg with the local authority and put a shower in?

https://www.disability-grants.org/disabled-facilities-grant.html#:~:text=Who%20can%20apply%3F,or%20landlord%20of%20the%20property.

depends if it’s plastic or metal
my guess is metal as it sounds like it’s stained
a good scrub will get it clean but it will be difficult to remove stains so probably won’t look any better
YouTube is good for cleaning hacks

id be tempted to think it’s stained because she hasn’t cleaned it presume it will be in her tenancy agreement about keeping it In good order and looking after it

my mums in her 80’s and had a long handled scrubbing think to clean hers

her request to get it changed to a walk in shower as it suits her needs better is ok for her to ask but your under no obligation to do it as it has a serviceable bathroom

if it is stained because she hasn’t looked after it tbh I’d be a bit pissed off she’s basically trashed your bath

Bleach?

she‘s destroyed your bath. I wouldn’t be giving any leeway on this. Tell her she can pay to replace the bath or replace it with something else. Either way you shouldn’t be paying. She’s early 50s not 80s!

Bleach is the last thing that should be used. It won't remove the skin, sweat and gunge. It'll just whiten it temporarily. Ew.

Seriously, only biological laundry detergent will work. The bodily residue needs 'eating' by the enzymes to loosen it from the bath.

this is brilliant.

Maybe cream cleanser in to get rid of the last traces.

Also I would start with a stiff brush if you can, or if you're using cloths or scourers use several. It's vastly quicker to use several and then put them through the washing machine than repeatedly rinse the same one out. A brush is a good idea because dirt doesn't stick to it as much.

cream cleanser after, I meant, if needed.

If it's a metal enamelled bath, you will have to be careful what you clean it with as some products will be slightly corrosive.

Not your problem, they need to fix it themselves. Tell them to leave if they don’t like it.

Dirty bugger, I would be reminding her that she will risk part of her deposit if she moves out and leaves it in such a state. She should be able to apply for a grant for adaptions if she is disabled.

Thank you all for replying and tjr tips..its definitely not being cleaned.good to know i don't have to do anything with the bath. I will clean it as best I can and leave it to her after that.

Take before and after photos.

She should be cleaning it but equally, you should carry out inspections regularly to pick up on stuff like this. Have you checked the house since she moved in?

You could be held liable eg if something like stonework crumbles and falls and injures someone.

Swapping a bath for a shower isn't the most expensive, if you can't afford that, are you affording other maintenance on the house?

If she hasn't used it, I don't understand why it's that filthy.

Sounds like she's not a great tenant but are you being a good landlord?

We possibly aren't to be homest, had to replace furniture white goods etc amd we regularly do the garden. House is structurally sound.We had huge issues with refuse last yyear. Im not sure she's being honest.I'd imagine bath was like that as she's not cleaned it ever. We will need to.do more regular inspections.how often should these be done.