Fitting a stone resin shower tray
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ย. 2024
- how I fit a shower tray on a raised plinth. I prefer the raised plinth method if install in bathrooms that I know will be treated like shit and trashed by the occupiers as it allows easy acces to the trap and pipework for when it gets trashed or blocked.
Shocking installation
nice one 😂👍
Yeah it’s that funny 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@brad9895 I don't get it?
The bedding of the tray is wrong and if an issue with it and cracks won’t be covered
@@brad9895 it won't crack. Ever. I guarantee it. Use common sense not dogma.
Thanks for this video, I'm trying to figure out how to install a shower tray for a DIY job in my place. I'm in a first floor flat and the bathroom has T&G floorboards. Do I need to chop out part of the floor and replace with OSB 18mm? Or can I just build the raised plinth and leave the floor alone?
Helpful video. One question what do you use to finish the front of the tray? Cheers
A deep UPVC cloaking trim 👍
do you use mortar in between the shower pan and plywood?
or you leave as is and just use glue?
How did you fix the frame to the floor with the packing? Cheers
Just long screws mate 👍
Hi, is that 4 x 2 timber or 3 x 2?
4x2
Seen some comments moaning but surely its just the same sort of set up as sticking it straight down onto floor boards on top of floor joists... Good video 😎😎
would it not be better to seal the base board before you fit the tray just to seal it just in case any water got in there ;;
Good suggestion ...what with Malcom
Have you ever fitted a Quadrant Shower Tray with this method ? And if so, is this shown in any videos or have any tips for me ? Many thanks
Noice. I use the foam trick too. Did 50 trays a few years back in a hotel. They're all still rock solid 💪 apart from one where I used heigh yield foam by mistake 😬
What foam do you guys use?
You like to have access to the waste under the tray, you say, and then you place the waste right in the back lol
It's still easily accessible 👍
Thanks for posting. What do you think of the riser kits? My originally bought one for the tray and was just about to fit it, but then started to have doubts based on some of the comments online. It will be a bit of a nuisance to change now, but if they are as bad as some people make out then I might have to take the pain. TIA.
@@steves1460 we fit them all the time. As long as the subfloor is solid and they’re fitted properly then why not. They can be quite a time saver.
@@griffithsheating that’s a relief and thanks for the quick response!
What if you didn't use osb and just layed the tray on the 4 x 2 frame. Would that work? As that is what technically the leg raiser do....? Thanks for reply in advance 👍
The problem with that is that sometimes the sides of the tray are lower than the flat middle part. So the perimeter would be supported but not the bit where you stand. I recon you'd get cracking doing it that way
Thks man, i really like the way you explained and carried out the work, very simple professional and caring. Honestly u also fixed a millenial question to myself while placing the shower tray in my garage. Dont u need to put something to stop the foam to grow in order not to.go out of level? Just a stupid question. Thks again💪
Thank you for a frank straightforward explanation on this.
Why didn't you put waste front right for easy access?
I seem to remember that the tray was chipped and we couldn't get a replacement the same size so we put the chip against the wall.
@@griffithsheating Ah! Trick of the trade!
Down to earth explanation 👍
What foam do you use the foam that is meant to stick stuff or just the normal expanding foam thanks
I always like all these people hating in the comments.. I like the installation. Just a question, you should have put the rest online as well, I liked it, and the explanations.
What size timber are the frames - 3 x 2 or 4 x 2 timber? cheers
4x2 👍
@@griffithsheating Thanks.
If there's no comebacks, job done. Good video mate. 👍
3 years on and it hasn’t moved 😀 I went back to it a few months ago to unblock the trap as someone decided to pour their dinner scraps down it 🤔🤢
yours is much better support
Done this on a 1400 x 700 tray works a treat
Super tutorial!!
Thanks for very informative video.
Will the same technique work for offset quadrant tray? I am installing a TM25 stone resin tray to replace cracked lightweight one. The manufacturer says I must use sand cement screed and not adhesive or expanding foam. Is there any reason why they say this?
I use common sense and experience to decide what's best for each individual install. All we're trying to create is a firm base that doesn't move 🤘
Fantastic video. Straight and precise
Did you fit the waste to the tray or to the pipe first?
Tray in first and then put the trap in on this one as we have good access to it 👍
5:18 Lost you driver bit
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shocking
Aaaannnd 3 years later and the shower hasn't moved a mm and is water tight (I was back here last week repairing the trap as the tenant had damaged it trying to clean it )😎 Check that hubris at the door buddy
Why is the waste at the back?
The tray had a big scratch on that face 😬 and a replacement wasn't available as it's a slightly odd size.
Seems wrong but really won't make any difference. Stops people stepping on the trap too.
Mate honestly this is by far the best video I watched on youtube.
Thanks for your kind words 🙌
Every single hotel i have been to, every single shower had failed. 😂
Hi there, just wondered if I could pick your brains if that’s okay??
We bought a new build house last year (with one of the better developers lol).
We have a stone resin double width shower tray in our ensuite. Or at least I’m sure that is what it’s made of. Which is sits on the floor and is not on any risers/legs. Within a couple of weeks of moving in, we noticed that there was a squeaking noise when we stood in the shower, but only on the one side of the tray. We mentioned it to site management shortly after this, they sent somebody out who removed all the sealant where the tray meets the tiles, and resealed it and for some strange reason this temporarily sorted the problem. Fast forward a couple of weeks, and the problem starts up again. Spoke to a customer care manager and we were told that it was most likely due to natural settlement as the building dries out. Thing is though as time has gone on the squeaking has persisted, and you can hear it wherever you step on the tray now. the weird thing is that some days it sounds worse than others. But it’s always there. Touchwood, we have not noticed any leaking through the ceiling below.
I’m about to speak to customer care again, to try and get this sorted properly. But wondered if you had any ideas as to what could be causing it? Or if this is anything you have come across before? Thanks :)
Well if it's squeaking it's moving. That's all I can say really. Either trays wedged in too tight, not bedded down well enough or both
How on earth did you mange to get the waste pipe to the waste outlet via a 4" gap? And when I search on low density foam I don't come up with any products except sheet materials? Is it called something else?
4" is loads of room to get the trap and waste in if you get a slim enough trap. Some won't fit - like the 90mm mcalpines are a touch too deep. I used Soudal gap filling foam
Thanks! So useful.
Try and explain the procedure without using the ‘F’ word if that’s possible!
Sorry. I must have been stressed that day.🫤