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New ceramic tiles above a shower tray grouted and once cured gap between shower tray and tiles filled with silicone sealant
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Contrary to our advice we have actually gone for a tray with a centre waste as opposed to a left hand waste, but as they both run along pretty much the same line we can easily use the existing waste. As mentioned already, you should always install your shower tray first and then tile down to it. Due to the extremes in temperature in a bathroom and the resulting expansion and contraction, everything moves a fair bit. Once the tile adhesive has cured, you can then get some grout in there. Use a suitable sponge to force the grout in to the joint, making sure it’s fully filled with no gaps. Tips on grouting can be found in our project here.In this case we used a prying bar to gently lever the front of the tray up by gently working your way around the front edge, loosening it as you go. As the tray was old, the adhesive was beginning to fail so after a little work it came away easily Once the grout has cured you can then seal up the gap between the top of eth tray and the tiles. Use a suitable silicone, in this case we used Everbuild Forever White as we find it to be really good. Once the silicone has cured you can then fix in place the remaining tiles. Don’t be tempted to tile right down to the tray, leave a 2-3mm gap. Allow the tile adhesive to cure for at least 24 hours to ensure its gone off properly.
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With the tiles removed the wall was also inspected closely. Again, long term moisture ingress had caused considerable damage so we also pulled a section of wall away and replaced it. Tighten it so that it is “pinch” tight e.g. tighten it as much as you can by hand and then one final turn to pinch it up and seal it. You don’t need to over tighten it!
Repaired sections of wall retiled with ceramic tiles Position tray in place and mark access hatch and waste Due to the damp damage to the walls we had to remove quite a few tiles, not only as they were loose, but also to replace the damaged sections of wall. Once the tray has set and is fully secured, the waste can now be connected up. In this case we were using the existing waste so we pushed the end of the waste pipe up under the floor (with the screw cap, washer and tapered rubber seal in place) and using a torch, located it within the connection on the tray’s waste trap.
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After removing the old tray it was found that a long term leak had caused a fair amount of damage to the walls and floor that would all need to be replaced before the new tray was installed in place. The shower tray waste trap was then fixed in place on the tray. This was just a simple matter of unscrewing the top section, positioning the main cup section and seal under the tray and then screwing the top section and seal down. As we had to replace most of the floor area that the tray would be sitting on, this gave us the opportunity to ensure that the floor would be totally flat and level for the tray to sit on.Installing or fitting a shower tray is very much dependent on the type of tray you are installing and the surface it’s being installed on. In this example we will be replacing an old 900×900 quadrant shower tray with a new 900×900 low level quadrant shower tray. Likewise with a floating timber floor, you can almost guarantee that there will be a supporting wall or other obstacle right where your new waste needs to go!
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That being said though, if it’s a new install and you have to get a full waste pipe in place to carry water to the main drain, this may be something you can do along with the rest of the work. The first job is now seal up the gap between the shower tray and the wall. Using some suitable sanitary silicone, run a bead around both edges of the tray that butt up to the wall and then dampen your finger and use it to force the silicone down into the joint and then leave to cure. When connecting into your main drainage point, in most cases it will be a 110mm plastic/PVC soil pipe as we are here. This is a fairly easy job as you can use a strap on boss. Before you start, you need to make sure that the floor beneath the tray is capable of supporting it. It needs to be completely firm, with no flexibility as this can cause problems. Mark out where the tray is going to go and replace any floorboardsin this area with marine plywood that is at least 18mm. Step 2 - Cut Access HatchTo find out how to fit both a raised or flat shower tray read on below. Should I install a raised or flat shower tray? To tidy things up, attach your shower tray side panelsto the tray to create a flush look. These should be really easy to attach, just pay attention to any instructions you get with the product. Step 6 - Seal It!
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