Todays Tools Plumb Tub

Product Information

All trays are acrylic capped and constructed from a polyurethane resin mixed with filler including clay beads making them the strongest and lightest available

All trays have a flat underside making installation and leveling even easier Slimline: At just 40-45mm high stone resin trays are amongst the sleekest on the market To leave a gap to enable tiling down to the tray we fixed a section of batten horizontally level across each wall around an inch above the tray and then tiled up the wall.New ceramic tiles above a shower tray grouted and once cured gap between shower tray and tiles filled with silicone sealant

Connect the new waste to the trap outlet and ensure there are no leaks. You can easily do this with a hose from a nearby tap or use a watering can. Low Profile Shower TrayAlternatively, if the pipes and waste are above the floor, you’ll need a raised shower tray. They have a high outer lip, and the base of the tray is raised above the floor to accommodate the plumbing pipes and the wastes underneath. 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.

As we had to replace most of the floor area that the tray would be sitting on, this gave us the opportunity to ensure that the floor would be totally flat and level for the tray to sit on. Due to the damp damage to the walls we had to remove quite a few tiles, not only as they were loose, but also to replace the damaged sections of wall. If you’re replacing an old shower tray with a new one, and want the same size and shape, simply measure the old tray’s width and length, then buy a tray that matches. If it’s a quadrant shower tray, you’ll also need to measure the radius of the curve, which you can do as follows: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? In general, if you are installing on to a floating timber floor, a flat low profile tray is the way to go as the flat base will provide great support for the tray and also access to the underside of the tray for the waste should be fairly straight forward as you can simply cut a hole in the floor.