Wet room or shower tray

diogrwydd

SuzieSue wrote: »

Yes, we will do in future.

We rang the only decent fitter around but he said he couldn't even do a patch up until February. I asked if he could do it in the evening if we paid him extra but he said no.

What kind of leak are we talking about? I've seen it done before where water is leaking between the tray and tiles, and a wide (about 25mm) plastic trim has been used to cover the area and sealed with silicone. Looks horrible, but keeps the water in as a temporary fix until you get someone worth their salt to fit a new bathroom

SuzieSue

diogrwydd wrote: »

What kind of leak are we talking about? I've seen it done before where water is leaking between the tray and tiles, and a wide (about 25mm) plastic trim has been used to cover the area and sealed with silicone. Looks horrible, but keeps the water in as a temporary fix until you get someone worth their salt to fit a new bathroom

It's to the side of the door:

http://tinypic.com/r/2rh3hab/9

andyhop

That could be patched in a few hours

It's caused by the installer not siliconing the tray and letting it cure before fitting the enclosure . There will be no silicone behind the vertical profile

This will have leaked from day one

SuzieSue

andyhop wrote: »

That could be patched in a few hours

It's caused by the installer not siliconing the tray and letting it cure before fitting the enclosure . There will be no silicone behind the vertical profile

This will have leaked from day one

Thanks, it was installed by Redrow who built the house.

We had someone come round who said that they would need to reseal the tray and replace the shower door but they still haven't sent us a quote so they probably don't want to do it.

Could you please tell me why the installation instructions of shower cubicle doors always say that you must only silicone the outside of the door frame and not inside where it touches the shower tray?

hardtimes

What needs to be done when installing a shower tray as we have had 2 that leaked.

andyhop

The glass seals and frame trap water . You must only silicone the outside edges where it meets the tile and tray. This allows the trapped water to drain on the inside

We see this fault all the time, trays fitted , tiled and grouted then the enclosure goes in and silicone. No silicone behind the wall profile so any trapped water goes straight into the wall

andyhop

hardtimes wrote: »

What needs to be done when installing a shower tray as we have had 2 that leaked.

Solid base i.e. 25mm plywood floor

Bonded to floor with solid bed tile adhesive

Tank walls

Full bed wall tile adhesive, aiming for 80% cover , cement based adhesive pref

Quality grout from Mapei or Bal. Seal,all edges leaving 12-18hrs between grout and silicone

Fit enclosure and seal outside once tray silicone cured

Doozergirl

andyhop wrote: »

The glass seals and frame trap water . You must only silicone the outside edges where it meets the tile and tray. This allows the trapped water to drain on the inside

We see this fault all the time, trays fitted , tiled and grouted then the enclosure goes in and silicone. No silicone behind the wall profile so any trapped water goes straight into the wall

It's all a one fix bathroom for each trade. No one needing to go back is saved money. We only rip out ridiculously high enclosures like that in relatively new builds.

The shower tray legs will probably be stood on offcuts of skirting board - as they're not long enough to be level and as high as the developers wanted them.