sealing shower tray problem

silvercar

After identifying a leak we had the shower tray resealed. The plumber commented that it was difficult to do a perfect job as the distance between the bottom row of tiles and the shower tray was too big - I reckon its about 8mm.

Short of retiling the whole bathroom is there any product that would fill the gap or offer greater sealing potential.

1984ReturnsForReal_2

You can get 10 or 12 mm strips of tile from B&Q.

I am debating whether to grind one down.

wallbash

I thinking narrow border tile , then its tile on tile .
Its around the tray , if as is highly possible , if tray is white ,
white narrow border tiles.

silvercar

Border tiles tile on tile mean there is a ridge around the top of the border tile and the risk that water would get between that tile and the tile behind?

Shower tray is white.

I was hoping there was some sort of V shaped plastic that would encourage the water away from the join.

wallbash

Lot less risk than your orig 8 mm gap .
Any plastic still has to be 'stuck' to the tiles , and therefore a risk of water getting behind.
Plastic would not be as long lasting as another piece of tile.

Anything suggested will be a 'repair' . Its what is going to do the job for a number of years and not look too bad.

Tucker

There was a thread a few days ago where someone recommended a sealing product which sounds to be exactly what you need. I'll try and find it.

With my shower tray, I sealed the tray to tiles as normal. Then I used some plastic quadrant pressed that into place with some sealant and then sealed that top and bottom after. It's then got several barriers and far less risk of leaks. Mine's been fine for two years now. Make sure you use good quality sealant, not the DIY brand stuff.

Tucker

This was it:

http://www.teleseal.co.uk/

See here as Mazroy says he's used it:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2883720=

keystone

A sealing strip siliconed (not glued) to tiles and tray is the solution. That teleseal seems more of a triumph of marketing hype over practical reality. I would think to kindly of the integrity of the tray or the substructure if it moved about that much. A shower tray shouldn't move at all so the point of it escapes me!

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27col

Exactly my thoughts. If a bath flexed as much as that shown on the advert it would indicate to me that the bath had been incorrectly fitted. It should always be fitted onto a fixed batten. I've had border tiles on the bath edge and the shower tray for years without any problems whatever.

johnjackson

I'm sure that you could fill an 8mm gap with silicone quite easily. Some of these seals look awful!

silvercar

The plumber said the shower tray is firm and not moving. The problem is "just" that its a well used shower and a gap has appeared between the tiles and the silicone. So he fixed it, or so I thought. The new silicone looked a tidy job but he commented that the gap was large and it was difficult. On closer inspection I can see there is a small gap in one place.

We have a border about a metre up in brown, so another border would look odd. I can't repeat the same border as that is a triple row of narrow tiles on either side of diamond shaped ones.