fixing shower tray
 

Problem: Walls out of alignment in corner of bathroom. Walls already
tiled. Corner tray placed into corner leaves gap of about 5mm between
wall and shower try for about 2 feet along one wall (the space tapers
away). Should I just pack out with grout and then silicone on top?
...or what?

If I put the tray further into wall the shower enclosure will not fit.

Suggestions appreciated.

Robert

fixing shower tray
 

yourashower wrote:
Problem: Walls out of alignment in corner of bathroom. Walls already
tiled. Corner tray placed into corner leaves gap of about 5mm between
wall and shower try for about 2 feet along one wall (the space tapers
away). Should I just pack out with grout and then silicone on top?
..or what?

If I put the tray further into wall the shower enclosure will not fit.

Suggestions appreciated.

Robert


Stuff the join with silicone than use silicone to fix a quadrant trim to
cover the gap - they look better than bare silicone and are much tougher.
Or - remove bottom row of tiles, fit tray, retile (and still fit
quadrant trim).

Dave

fixing shower tray
 

Dave

Thanks for taking the time to reply....

1. don't have enough tiles to re-tile, sadly, and can't find anymore
beyond what I need to extend the tiled wall area around the new shower
enclosure. However, if I was to re-tile we wouldn't manage to lose the
fact that the corner is 90 degrees, so there would still be the gap.

2. When you say "quadrant trim" ... would a plastic quadrant trim,
siliconed on, be much better than, say, cementing a row of quad. tiles
and grouting them? For some reason a convex plastic trim not entered
my mind!

Robert

fixing shower tray
 

yourashower wrote:
Dave

.... snipped

2. When you say "quadrant trim" ... would a plastic quadrant trim,
siliconed on, be much better than, say, cementing a row of quad. tiles
and grouting them? For some reason a convex plastic trim not entered
my mind!

Robert


You need to guarantee a seal, using a continuous trim gives less
opportunity for gaps. Also, you can fill the space behind with silicone
so if anything gets around the trim it won't go further.

Tile shops sell a range of them, some are ceramic look-alikes in various
colours and effects.

Dave