Let shower tray into wall?

[JayJay1978]

What are the benefits of letting a cast stone shower tray into the wall on a stud wall?

 

[ChrisR]

A free shower downstairs?!
Unless you need the space it's not a grerat idea. You'd need noggins to stop the wall board flexing. Movement is the enemy - so is plasterboard, use something waterproof!

 

[JayJay1978]

Thanks Chris, just out of interest would you let them into solid walls?

And is this done to minimise leaking?

 

[JayJay1978]

Just one more thing, if shower tray/enclosure is going against a newly plastered wall (NOT dot & dab), does it need aquapanel behing the tiles?

Or is aqualpanel only for studwalls?

 

[Richard C]

Thanks Chris, just out of interest would you let them into solid walls?
And is this done to minimise leaking?

Not unless I was short of space; the tiles should overlap the tray & that's enough. The way to prevent leaks is to do the job properly using the correct materials.

if shower tray/enclosure is going against a newly plastered wall (NOT dot & dab), does it need aquapanel behing the tiles?

No.

Or is aqualpanel only for studwalls?

Primarily but you can use it on solid walls to provide a flat tile base if the wall is in a real mess & you don’t want to (cant) sort it out with plaster.

 

[JayJay1978]

Ah? So you don't need any aquapanel or tanking when the walls are solid. Makes sense, I'm only using a Mira Sport anyway.

 

[Richard C]

Ah? So you don't need any aquapanel or tanking when the walls are solid. Makes sense, I'm only using a Mira Sport anyway.

I would say not. Aquapanel is cement based, much the same a solid plastered wall, water resistant but not impervious; there are some, even more fastidious than me, that would say always tank but, IMO, you won’t need it in a domestic environment unless it's a wet room.

 

[bathstyle]

A Mira Sport? never mind the tanking, do you need tiles??

 

[JayJay1978]

Sorry I meant to say a Triton Topaz.

 

[Nige F]

Ah? So

 

[JayJay1978]

No I didn't