Hi all,
Infuriatingly, whoever installed my (standard white plastic) shower tray did a terrible job. They wound all the supports down to the right level... but they put the central one on top of an unsecured block of wood. Over 20 years the block of wood wandered and eventually the support found itself dangling in thin air. The first warning I had was when the tray cracked.
I was very annoyed about that - a totally unnecessary job. But I didn't want to get into pulling the tray out and all the work of replacing it immediately, so I put some black insulating tape over the crack and re-secured the support... by simply winding it down to the floor as it should have been when it was installed. The hardboard stuck to the underside of the tray had also cracked and so I put some extra supports under there to fully secure it - a good temporary fix. The tray is totally stable now with the edges of the crack level.
The thing is, the temporary fix is so good that I now really don't want to go to all the hassle and cost of replacing the tray!! The only sign of the fix is the eight inch strip of black insulating tape and if that was replaced with a clear or white waterproof tape... job done, quite honestly. Perhaps I'm getting sloppy in my old age but sod it, if the tape was clear or white I wouldn't even notice the repair.
Anyone know of a product they would recommend? I'm looking at Bostik Max Repair Tape Clear but there might be something better??
Cheers!!
Infuriatingly, whoever installed my (standard white plastic) shower tray did a terrible job. They wound all the supports down to the right level... but they put the central one on top of an unsecured block of wood. Over 20 years the block of wood wandered and eventually the support found itself dangling in thin air. The first warning I had was when the tray cracked.
I was very annoyed about that - a totally unnecessary job. But I didn't want to get into pulling the tray out and all the work of replacing it immediately, so I put some black insulating tape over the crack and re-secured the support... by simply winding it down to the floor as it should have been when it was installed. The hardboard stuck to the underside of the tray had also cracked and so I put some extra supports under there to fully secure it - a good temporary fix. The tray is totally stable now with the edges of the crack level.
The thing is, the temporary fix is so good that I now really don't want to go to all the hassle and cost of replacing the tray!! The only sign of the fix is the eight inch strip of black insulating tape and if that was replaced with a clear or white waterproof tape... job done, quite honestly. Perhaps I'm getting sloppy in my old age but sod it, if the tape was clear or white I wouldn't even notice the repair.
Anyone know of a product they would recommend? I'm looking at Bostik Max Repair Tape Clear but there might be something better??
Cheers!!
