Finishing off the bath & moving on to skotia's

Finished off installing the bath today.  

Mark had finished the cradle that it had to sit on (as pictured), and was done so that the top section was only at a 20mm thickness so that it could sit in the lip of the bath ok.   Aluband then had to be placed around

the edges of the bath that would sit against the walls to provide additional water proofing for area.

Once all attached & backing taken off, the bath was then sat in position so that it was against the wall and sitting on top of the cradle created for it. 

Before putting in place, liquid nail was applied to the floor so that it would have further fixing to area it is sitting in. It is very important to have the bath sit securely, due to the large amount of force that is placed on the area once water is added, along with the weight of a person.

Next Rich took us through the steps of putting the skotia up.  The first thing that needs to be done, is to ensure that all of the fixings are securely in and are not protruding in any way, as this can damage the timber of the skotia if something is sticking out.  

The first length of wall to be done is the back wall from the main entrance.  This is because if there is any shrinking of the timber over time, the gaps created won't be as noticable when you walk in the room as it will be hidden by the angle it is fixed at.  The length of the back wall is measured & the skotia timber is cut to this measurement with both ends having straight cuts.  It is best to add a couple of millimeters to this length, as it is better to have a really tight fit & the bow caused from the length being too long is easily straightened out when the finishing gun fixes the skotia into place.
The skotia is fixed to the wall in a double nailing pattern atleast every 200-300mm (& elsewhere if required) with 50mm nails, alternatively panel pins can be used.

From here the sides of the wall are measured out in length.  Again an additional 2mm is added to this so that it is tight.  These sections of skotia will need to have one angle cut (so it sits up against the skotia already fixed to the back wall) and a straight cut for the other end.

Once all done, the last section of the skotia can be done, the same processes are followed, however this time both ends will need angle cuts to sit up against the already fixed skotia that is there.

When doing the fixings, there are no spacing requirements, so long as it sits hard against the wall and ceiling.