I've just noticed that my 2 year old shower is leaking from the waste
(proven not to be from elsewhere). I suspect the joints just need
tigtening.The problem is, I cant access the waste now.

The tray sits on the chipboard floor. Its a long tray, and if I cut a
hole in the floor ouside the shower, I wont be able to reach the joints
to tighten them. I tried stretching my arms to no avail To go in
from the side looks impossible as the joists run paralell to the
direction of the tray, and I wont be able to get to the trap through
the joist.

Has anyone invented a sealer that can be poured down the waste and seal
the leak? Radweld style?

Jc

Is the shower up stairs or down stairs?

"Jc" wrote:
I've just noticed that my 2 year old shower is leaking from the waste
(proven not to be from elsewhere). I suspect the joints just need
tigtening.The problem is, I cant access the waste now.

The tray sits on the chipboard floor. Its a long tray, and if I cut a
hole in the floor ouside the shower, I wont be able to reach the joints
to tighten them. I tried stretching my arms to no avail To go in
from the side looks impossible as the joists run paralell to the
direction of the tray, and I wont be able to get to the trap through
the joist.

Has anyone invented a sealer that can be poured down the waste and seal
the leak? Radweld style?

Jc

It sounds like it's either remove the shower tray to repair the leak and
replace damaged chipboard floor area if necessary, or if it is an upstairs
shower, and there is access to the ceiling directly below, access it via
that route. Which option will cause the less damage and disruption?

Phil
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Its upstairs. The ceiling route is the easiest to me, but my wife
would prefer to knock holes in the outside wall b ehine and under the
shower so as not to spoil the ceiling! Sigh!

Ta

"Jc" wrote:
Its upstairs. The ceiling route is the easiest to me, but my wife
would prefer to knock holes in the outside wall b ehine and under the
shower so as not to spoil the ceiling! Sigh!

Ta

If the external wall is a cavity wall then it will be about 25cm (10 inches)
thick. How far is the leaking plumbing from the inside wall? Will your arms
be long enough to reach through a hole in the cavity wall to use any
necessary tools at the site of the leak, assuming this could be a two-handed
job? It's your house, but knocking a hole through an external wall to reach
the plumbing from a shower tray sounds barmy to me!