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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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