A rather boring question about claw-footed baths

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Countingthegreyhairs · 09/04/2009 14:51

When an old-fashioned, claw-footed bath rests parallel to a tiled wall leaving a small gap between the two (unlike modern baths which tend to be fitted in to a sealed, tiled surround) do you have a problem with water (say from hair washing) falling down side of bath and wall and making the floor damp?

Or is their an alternative way of dealing with this?

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FiveGoMadInDorset · 09/04/2009 14:52

We never did in our old house.

mrsmaidamess · 09/04/2009 14:53

I don't because my bath is solely for my use and I don't splash! You can get shower curtain and pole that would create a barrier. Do you have mixer taps for hair washing, and will you be standing in the bath to shower? You will def. need a shower curtain if you do.

trixymalixy · 09/04/2009 15:00

We have a big oval shower rail almost the same size as the bath so if we were worried about water goig down the back of the bath that would deal with it.

In practise even with DS's massive splashing in the bath not much seems to go down the back.

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Countingthegreyhairs · 09/04/2009 17:10

Thanks everyone.

No we have a separate shower so we won't be standing up in bath; we'll just be using the mixer tap attachment for washing dd's hair etc when she is in a seated position. Um, she does splash rather a lot though ...!

The reason I ask is that the previous owners have obviously had some treatment done (badly) to the floorboards under the bath close to the wall and I was pondering the reasons why before we set to and tackle the renovation.

I think a shower curtain is the way to go here ...I just can't quite envisage one going around in a complete circle (or oval to be more accurate) but I suppose they must be pretty easy to source ...

Thanks again

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mrsmaidamess · 09/04/2009 18:08

some tips here

SoupDreggon · 09/04/2009 18:13

My (modern) claw footed bath has the gap sealed like you would on an ordinary bath.

mrsmaidamess · 09/04/2009 18:14

How, if the bath is...bath shaped?

SoupDreggon · 09/04/2009 18:24

Well, it's sealed for about a foot or so where the taps are. I would imagine that at the ends, the airflow would be good enough to dry out splashes. although the family bathroom has a waterproof tiled floor!!

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Countingthegreyhairs · 10/04/2009 00:34

Sorry, just catching up with this thread before bed.

Thanks for taking the trouble to post that link MrsMaidamess ... the shower rail hanging from the ceiling would definitely work but ours are quite high so will have to see if we could make that work ... some good ideas there though.

I hadn't really considered sealing it in that way Soupdreggon... mmm... I think it could work as long as it was done very neatly and discreetly

I'm just trying to work out if it would be better if the tap "junction" thing, instead of coming out of the wall above the side of the bath, was fitted on to upright pipes emerging from the floor behind the "foot" end, if that makes sense .... hopefully avoiding seepage down the side entirely ...

Oh dear - I've just sent myself to sleep typing that - night all and thanks again!

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