What is this lip coming off my bath?

I’m having to regrout the bathroom tiles at the base which connects to the bath as the grouting was missing and letting water through. Previously I’d tried to solve the issue with sealant, but discovered that was the wrong way. Now having to clean lots of that out too, fun! Anyhow, my question is what is the small plastic lip that is between the bath and tile? It appears to have a bigger gap in this corner than at other places along the bath, I think I made it worst with all the sealing putty getting in there over time. I’m aware bath tubs usually have a lip behind the tiles to stop water flowing over, however I am worried perhaps this is somehow related to it? So my question is, what is this? Am I safe to regrout on top of it between the tile and the plastic and then use sealing putty like normal on top, or do I also need to grout in the gap between the plastic and bathtub also? submitted by /u/TotalAd1891 [link] [comments]

Apr 12, 2025 - 20:46

I’m having to regrout the bathroom tiles at the base which connects to the bath as the grouting was missing and letting water through. Previously I’d tried to solve the issue with sealant, but discovered that was the wrong way. Now having to clean lots of that out too, fun!

Anyhow, my question is what is the small plastic lip that is between the bath and tile? It appears to have a bigger gap in this corner than at other places along the bath, I think I made it worst with all the sealing putty getting in there over time. I’m aware bath tubs usually have a lip behind the tiles to stop water flowing over, however I am worried perhaps this is somehow related to it?

So my question is, what is this? Am I safe to regrout on top of it between the tile and the plastic and then use sealing putty like normal on top, or do I also need to grout in the gap between the plastic and bathtub also?

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