Shower tray skirt - do they exist?

lawrie28

Evening All!

I am in the middle of fitting a new shower cubicle in the en suite, with the able help of a family member who is a recently qualified tiler.

We have had to raise the tray on a bed of 3x2 and Ply to enable us to get the neccesary drop. However, we now have a plinth that needs covering.

Alas, the good lady wife, decided that a curved tray would look good, so the exposed edge follows basically a "J" shape ( a different text j, cos the tray actually loops around at the back) which needs covering.

Can anyone help? I would have thought that a length of white plastic would work, and match the shower tray, but am struggling to find one.

What has everyone else done? we can't make a step as the tra is sealed in and tiling, plumbing etc in, so we have to follow the curve. I was thinking curving some ply, but don't think this is good.

Can a use a plastic roof fasciaboard? Would one work? Having never seen one up close I don't know.

Ta,

Lawrie

Plasticman

Evening Lawrie,

I had to raise my shower tray but it was square so I just finished it off with skirting board - doesn't even look raised up now. Not sure what to do with a curve, you could try thin ply and paint it?

Bungarm2001

We used bendy MDF. TERRIFIC stuff...if a little difficult to track down.

We also tiled it in mosaics 'cos the bend was far too tight for normal tiles. Looked very nice and neat when finished. We left access via a panel in the bedroom wall next door (bit hard to explain) as this was far easier than trying to incorporate it into the plinth.

Inactive

lawrie28 wrote: »

I was thinking curving some ply, but don't think this is good.

Can a use a plastic roof fasciaboard? Would one work? Having never seen one up close I don't know.

Ta,

Lawrie

Using any form of timber in a shower is not a good idea, no reason why you cannot use external uPVC trims tho', small profiles are easily bent around bends.

LandyAndy

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Using any form of timber in a shower is not a good idea, no reason why you cannot use external uPVC trims tho', small profiles are easily bent around bends.

We had to raise our shower to a height where the supplied trim was too short.

Solution. A length of Wickes soffit. :j

Works a treat and looks great.

You will need some sort of frame behind it to screw the soffit to and then cover the screw heads with white plastic caps.

lawrie28

THanks for your help guys, a peice of soffit will be the best bet. I may have to add some timber to the frame, as I don't think there is enough to screw it to at the moment.

Cheers

andrew-b

The easy way is to get a shower tray complete with riser kit but i guess thats a bit late now! I'm getting a mira flight shower tray which can be raised from 100 to 150mm off the floor on adjustable legs, you then simply clip a supplied plastic plinth on. Ideal standard simplicity trays also have a riser kit for upto 100mm off the floor.

If you look for it on the internet you'll find a few shops that supply just the plastic plinth - though whether it will fit i don't know. Simpsons make some (for example see http://www.bathrooms365.com/acatalog/Simpsons_Shower_Tray_Panels.html - sounds like yours is Offset Quadrant) ..maybe worth contacting them and asking if they are suitable (details here: http://www.simpsons-enclosures.co.uk/contact.asp). Nearly £20 though so not a cheap option!
Alternatively bend a piece of thin plywood to shape and then cover in mosaics as suggest above..if your having carpet or vinyl flooring you could use the same floor covering up the side.

Andy

27col

My shower came with a front panel that just slid into place. It was quite deep so, even though we raised the shower on battens, it was still amply high enough to use. I would think that a standard pvc panel would be all right. Just cut to what ever height you require. Though you might have trouble if you have to bend it, as they arefairly rigid. If you go to a specialist supplier, they might well have a thinner section that would be easier to bend. If you are having to screw it to a curve then it does not need to be very thick.