I have a 800 x 800 cast shower tray to fit in the morning. I have done lots
of these but never on my own due to the weight and awkwardness, (my helper
is on holiday). As I need to bed it down on 1/2" mortar and lift it into
position by myself, I was thinking of using two lengths of 1/2" square
timber about 150mm from the edges and level the mortar to these, put the
tray on the top (with a few grunts etc.) and pull the timbers out. Will it
work and will it have any detriment on the tray support, as technically it
will not be 'fully' supported it will have two 1/2" channels running front
to back. Any other ideas? The tray is in a corner situation and I have
easy access to the other two edges.

Cheers

John

John wrote:
I have a 800 x 800 cast shower tray to fit in the morning. I have
done lots of these but never on my own due to the weight and
awkwardness, (my helper is on holiday). As I need to bed it down on
1/2" mortar and lift it into position by myself, I was thinking of
using two lengths of 1/2" square timber about 150mm from the edges
and level the mortar to these, put the tray on the top (with a few
grunts etc.) and pull the timbers out. Will it work and will it have
any detriment on the tray support, as technically it will not be
'fully' supported it will have two 1/2" channels running front to
back. Any other ideas? The tray is in a corner situation and I have
easy access to the other two edges.

Cheers

John

John,

Exactly what I did five years ago when I installed my cast 4' x 3' shower
base - when you pull the battens out, just give the base a 'little wiggle'
to bed it down and all should be ok.

I've had no problems with it to date.


Brian G

Brian G wrote:
John wrote:

I have a 800 x 800 cast shower tray to fit in the morning. I have
done lots of these but never on my own due to the weight and
awkwardness, (my helper is on holiday). As I need to bed it down on
1/2" mortar and lift it into position by myself, I was thinking of
using two lengths of 1/2" square timber about 150mm from the edges
and level the mortar to these, put the tray on the top (with a few
grunts etc.) and pull the timbers out. Will it work and will it have
any detriment on the tray support, as technically it will not be
'fully' supported it will have two 1/2" channels running front to
back. Any other ideas? The tray is in a corner situation and I have
easy access to the other two edges.

Exactly what I did five years ago when I installed my cast 4' x 3' shower
base - when you pull the battens out, just give the base a 'little wiggle'
to bed it down and all should be ok.

Hate to say "me too" but "me too" - after much headscratching and
following advice from this ng. Worked like a dream.

David

Lobster wrote:

Hate to say "me too" but "me too" - after much headscratching and
following advice from this ng. Worked like a dream.

Yup, and me!

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Cheers,

John.

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