Likewise with a floating timber floor, you can almost guarantee that there will be a supporting wall or other obstacle right where your new waste needs to go! With the tiles removed the wall was also inspected closely. Again, long term moisture ingress had caused considerable damage so we also pulled a section of wall away and replaced it.

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New ceramic tiles above a shower tray grouted and once cured gap between shower tray and tiles filled with silicone sealant You’ll need to cut out an access hatchin the floorboards next to the tray as this will allow you to reach the waste. A jigsaw is the ideal tool for this as it’ll allow you to be more precise with your cutting. Step 3 - Cut Waste Hole

How to Fit a Shower Tray

Fitting or installing shower trays can be a DIY job but the utmost care must be taken to ensure that the tray is both fully sealed, waterproof and also totally level on the base it’s sitting on once it’s in place. Contrary to our advice we have actually gone for a tray with a centre waste as opposed to a left hand waste, but as they both run along pretty much the same line we can easily use the existing waste. Once marked, remove the tray and put it to one side and then cut out the waste hole. In this case we cut a 6 inch hole to allow the waste to sit nicely with a slight gap around it.

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Once the tile adhesive had cured correctly the battens were removed leaving roughly a 2 inch gap that we could then tile once the ray was fully in place. For further help and advice on ceramic tiling, see our project here. Tighten it so that it is “pinch” tight e.g. tighten it as much as you can by hand and then one final turn to pinch it up and seal it. You don’t need to over tighten it! To find out how to fit both a raised or flat shower tray read on below. Should I install a raised or flat shower tray?

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With someone filling the waste for you, use a torch to inspect the waste trap and all the pipework for any signs of leaks. If there are any tighten any compressions joints as required. When connecting into your main drainage point, in most cases it will be a 110mm plastic/PVC soil pipe as we are here. This is a fairly easy job as you can use a strap on boss. In this example we will be replacing an old 900×900 quadrant shower tray with a new 900×900 low level quadrant shower tray. As mentioned already, you should always install your shower tray first and then tile down to it. Due to the extremes in temperature in a bathroom and the resulting expansion and contraction, everything moves a fair bit. Next, mark the floor area inside the tray waste so that you know exactly where you need to cut the hole for the waste.

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In answer to whether you should install a raised or flat shower tray, it depends on a few things – the type of floor you are installing on to, location of the existing waste if there is one and how much space there is available for the tray waste.A small channel was also cut at the front of the hole as the waste connection protruded out of the waste by a few inches.

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The shower tray waste trap was then fixed in place on the tray. This was just a simple matter of unscrewing the top section, positioning the main cup section and seal under the tray and then screwing the top section and seal down. If you are installing your shower tray over a solid concrete floor then you may be best going with a raised shower tray as this will avoid having to chop down in to the concrete to allow space for the waste. By tiling down to the tray and leave a 2-3mm gap between the tiles and the tray you can fully seal this with silicone and allow for any expansion and contraction as the silicone itself will absorb this and reduce the risks of any leaks.

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This way you can then use the existing waste, minimizing the amount of work needed as repositioning a waste pipe can be a nightmare as you never quite know what’s going on under the floor! Remove old tray, inspect the shower area and repair any damage Once the tray has set and is fully secured, the waste can now be connected up. In this case we were using the existing waste so we pushed the end of the waste pipe up under the floor (with the screw cap, washer and tapered rubber seal in place) and using a torch, located it within the connection on the tray’s waste trap. Once the grout has cured you can then seal up the gap between the top of eth tray and the tiles. Use a suitable silicone, in this case we used Everbuild Forever White as we find it to be really good. On first inspection of the walls it was apparent that many of the tiles had come loose also so all of these were also removed. Before replacing any sections of floor a good idea is to test the waste and make sure there are no leaks. Using a jug, fill the waste up and continue to pour water it (a second helping had would be good here).