Quadrant shower tray and enclosure .

[ray316]

l'm fitting a 900x900 quadrant shower tray and could do with a bit of advice. The quadrant tray is going on a raised plyboard plimth and the walls are tiled just leaving the bottom row of tiles missing at the moment.Do l put the tray down and tile onto the tray or tile down and put the tray up to the tiles.
If l sit the tiles onto the tray will it make it hard to fit the enclosure as a few mm on each side of the tray would be tiled if you see what l mean...
Also as the quadrant base is going straight onto plyboard do l need to put anything under the tray(silicone or mortar) if so why.
Do l need to put anu silicone onto the tray sides before fitting to the wall or tiles ..

 

[tictic]

fit tray first then tile down to it ,but leave 2-3mm gap between tiles and top of tray.

re;tray, is it a low level one...if so you will want the base sitting on a bed of mortar or flexi floor addy,with no flex what so ever in the floor.
so ensure that WBP ply plinth is well supported,could you not get a tray with upstands.?

 

[tictic]

re..the mortar..
you will find this is in the mfr fitting instructions,any movement in the floor, the tray will fail i.e crack etc..and you wont have a leg to stand on with the mfr.

 

[ray316]

fit tray first then tile down to it ,but leave 2-3mm gap between tiles and top of tray.

re;tray, is it a low level one...if so you will want the base sitting on a bed of mortar or flexi floor addy,with no flex what so ever in the floor.
so ensure that WBP ply plinth is well supported,could you not get a tray with upstands.?

Thanks for the replys tictic....
First of all the base, it does have legs for the base but l have not them on because with it being put on a raised plimth l can get to the plumbing side of the base..(l dont need the legs on do l... ?)

Also you said...mfr fitting instructions,any movement in the floor, the tray will fail i.e crack etc..and you wont have a leg to stand on with the mfr.....

l cannot find this info in the instructions but l take you word for it, so what mortar should l use and how to apply to the base...E.G all on the base or dob it , and the thickness .
What is flexi floor addy.

Last question so l tile down to the tray, l refer to my question about the enclosure to be fitted will this fit ok with a few mm of the base ends behind the bottom tiles .

 

[tictic]

always tile down to tray,leave 2-3mm gap, then run a good silicone around this area after you have grouted and sealed your tiles .(if tiles need sealed).
fit door/enclosure run silicone down inside of this to.

for mortar you can use sand/cement or a bagged flexible floor adhesive,spread "all over" the area for tray,fix try ontop using a spirit level.
dont dot and dab it, will cause stress point in tray leading to problems.

call your tray mfr for info mate,before proceeding.

 

[ray316]

Where can l get flexible floor adhesive from and what thickness would be needed.

 

[ray316]

Just thought about the legs l have for the shower tray which l have not put on, are these meant to be fitted for this tray and if not this does not cover any warrenty if any claim was needed.
If l use the legs can these be fitted onto the plyboard without any adhesive needed, l suppose it give me more room for plumbling.
In two minds what to do for the best, legs on base or not .

 

[ray316]

could do with advice please.. legs or without ,advantage and disadvantages... if l go for laying the tray on the plyboard what thickness to use of mortar/flexi floor.

 

[tictic]

put tray on its side, fix the legs, turn back down,put tray in postion,put spirit line on top of tray adjust legs to level,screw legs(there should be screw point at bottom of legs) to floor..job done.

 

[ray316]

put tray on its side, fix the legs, turn back down,put tray in postion,put spirit line on top of tray adjust legs to level,screw legs(there should be screw point at bottom of legs) to floor..job done.

Hi tictic, l've come up with a problem put legs on and with it being on a raised plimth the enclosure will not fit from tray to ceiling.... 2" to much and l cannot lower legs as they are on the lowest adjustment so it looks like l'm going to have put the tray on the plyboard....got the mortar....So what thickness should l put the tray down on and should l do a semi dry mix or a mix like bricklaying.......

 

[Richard C]

Hi tictic, you avin a good time

Ray316, what's the tray made of, GRP (lightish) or stone resin (bloody heavy) ?

 

[ray316]

l think it's stone resin quite heavy anyway...

 

[Richard C]

Does it look/feel like concrete on the back or does it look like an old sack?

 

[ray316]

Does it look/feel like concrete on the back or does it look like an old sack?

WTF are you on about, if you cannot give a reasonable answer to a valid question l suggest you dont say anything at all....

 

[Richard C]

Does it look/feel like concrete on the back or does it look like an old sack?

WTF are you on about, if you cannot give a reasonable answer to a valid question l suggest you dont say anything at all....

You obviously didn’t seem to be able to understand Tictics attempts at good advice & you’ve just confirmed your previous posts how stupid you really are. I wasn’t actually taking the ****, I was trying to establish for certain what type of tray you have as you don’t seem to be able to tell the difference between stone resin & GRP; if not using the legs, it makes a difference how you bed it. One way telling is what the tray looks like on the under side but you can GFY now. If you can’t understand basic information, your attempts at refurbishment will in all probability lead to catastrophic failure & you deserve it; you moron.