Shower tray went bang!

Murmansk

I wouldn't fancy using parcel tape to mend a broken shower tray, it's barely any use for sealing parcels! Put some Stixall on it. 

Emmia

Murmansk said:

I wouldn't fancy using parcel tape to mend a broken shower tray, it's barely any use for sealing parcels! Put some Stixall on it. 

I sealed around the drain hole of our previous shower when the grout failed with gorilla tape, lasted well, so well that I didn't bother to regrout before the shower room was redone, some time later.

ThisIsWeird

Yup, duct tape would likely do the job nicely. And dead easy and cheap.
Just make sure the surface is clean.

casper_gutman

It doesn't look to me as if the enclosure is all of a piece with the tray. That would be very unusual. The white tray will be fixed down first, then the silver metal runners for the doors will be part of the enclosure which is screwed to the walls and sealed down to the tray with silicone (it should be sealed on the outside only to avoid trapping water under the frame).

So, the enclosure can almost certainly be re-used, unless there's something else wrong with it. I think the insurance is unlikely to pay for it, no matter what happens. 

Unfortunately, I suspect your insurance is also unlikely to be keen on paying for the tray. If it broke in normal use, just from being stood on, then I suspect they'd argue this isn't accidental damage but either the tray was defective or it wasn't installed properly in the first place. These things aren't supposed to take any load, really - they should be bonded to a rigid surface underneath, whether that's a concrete slab (downstairs) or a stiff platform of plywood etc.

A proper permanent repair will mean removing the enclosure, then ripping out the tray. This should be difficult: it should be well bonded to the floor underneath, and built into the wall somewhat - usually they're butted up to cement boards or whatever makes up the wall, then tiles are installed down to the top surface of the tray. As the tray has broken, whatever was supporting it was probably too flexible and will need strengthening before a new tray is installed. It's quite likely that at least a row of tiles will need redoing, so hopefully you have some spares or can find matching replacements....

There's a fair bit of labour involved, even in a basic repair. But while you're at it, if the shower enclosure is looking a bit shabby, you might want to consider replacing it even if the existing one is reusable. The installer will probably suggest this, as they won't want to spend the time and take the risk of cleaning up and refitting the old one. If you don't love the tiles, you might want to remove more than you need to and replace them. In all, as you probably suspect, this won't be easy or cheap to fix. ☹️