Hi.. Just so you know, this video has been extremely useful and informative to me. I have since done a shower tray and a rister for a freestanding bath. Thank you!!
Good work mate. I'm doing a similar job. My outlet pipe is from a bath tub which is 11cm from the floor to the centre point of the pipe. So I'm probably going to have to build a raised custom built platform for my shower tray.
Just in the throws of doing mine and was debating between a riser kit and making my own frame. But I was uncertain about was the front panel and I had the idea of maybe using facia board, which I’m glad you confirmed works! Also, and as you aluded to, wood is never straight and so you have the fun of levelling it up. Not sure about silicone and its ability to stick to wood? Perhaps run a bead of silicone between the wall and the tray, instead of the rubber seal? Don’t see those before and not so sure how much I would trust them. Anyways, interesting video and looking good.
Doing a nice job pal. Could you have fitted a tray that would have been flush or near flush with the floor level? Also is it not more common to fit the tray before the tiling so the tile sit on the tray if that makes sense?
Yes and yes, except that our waste pipe couldn't sit in the floor because of the direction of the joists and the walls below, so we had to run it above the surface in this instance. It's perfectly common to tile down into the tray. And that works fine. I wanted to tank the whole room for peace of mind, but you can tile onto the tray itself.
You can put a load of silicone on top of the wooden framing to cushion the tray and help level it up, instead (or as well as) the shims. I would also put a goop of silicone on the outside edge of the tray and stick it to the walls (maybe just the one wall in your case) Looks great, Good job 👍
Looks great mate. Why didnt you lay it on a sheet of ply then cement it down? There isnt much of a fall from shower waste to 90deg turn? Doesn there need to be? Just asking thanks
Often beds of cement dry and crack, and then offer very little support, or uneven support which can cause the tray to crack. Skill builder have done an excellent video on it which is worth checking out on their channel. The vortex waste from these Mira trays does a great job of forcing the water along the pipe, so the shallow fall isn't too much of an issue. With other types of waste and trap it might be though. Cheers!
It's a lot trickier, but you'd need to make angled cuts and block out and support the majority of the base. They are very strong, so if you don't have framing under all of it, it's not the end of the world.
It's alright, in that it cleans up fine, but I accidentally got some expanding PU foam on it, and deliberately left it to go hard before cutting it off, and it's strained the tray when it landed. A real pain!
Hi.. Just so you know, this video has been extremely useful and informative to me. I have since done a shower tray and a rister for a freestanding bath. Thank you!!
Awesome! Great to hear
Good work mate. I'm doing a similar job. My outlet pipe is from a bath tub which is 11cm from the floor to the centre point of the pipe. So I'm probably going to have to build a raised custom built platform for my shower tray.
Just in the throws of doing mine and was debating between a riser kit and making my own frame. But I was uncertain about was the front panel and I had the idea of maybe using facia board, which I’m glad you confirmed works! Also, and as you aluded to, wood is never straight and so you have the fun of levelling it up.
Not sure about silicone and its ability to stick to wood? Perhaps run a bead of silicone between the wall and the tray, instead of the rubber seal? Don’t see those before and not so sure how much I would trust them.
Anyways, interesting video and looking good.
Hi - Great Job - What size timber did you use - Many thanks
Doing a nice job pal.
Could you have fitted a tray that would have been flush or near flush with the floor level?
Also is it not more common to fit the tray before the tiling so the tile sit on the tray if that makes sense?
Yes and yes, except that our waste pipe couldn't sit in the floor because of the direction of the joists and the walls below, so we had to run it above the surface in this instance.
It's perfectly common to tile down into the tray. And that works fine. I wanted to tank the whole room for peace of mind, but you can tile onto the tray itself.
Easy to change the tray in the future
Hi - Great video, what sized wood did you use for the base?
You can put a load of silicone on top of the wooden framing to cushion the tray and help level it up, instead (or as well as) the shims. I would also put a goop of silicone on the outside edge of the tray and stick it to the walls (maybe just the one wall in your case) Looks great, Good job 👍
Thanks mate, good suggestions 👍
Looks great mate. Why didnt you lay it on a sheet of ply then cement it down? There isnt much of a fall from shower waste to 90deg turn? Doesn there need to be? Just asking thanks
Often beds of cement dry and crack, and then offer very little support, or uneven support which can cause the tray to crack. Skill builder have done an excellent video on it which is worth checking out on their channel.
The vortex waste from these Mira trays does a great job of forcing the water along the pipe, so the shallow fall isn't too much of an issue. With other types of waste and trap it might be though. Cheers!
Thanks mate@@OfficeBoyBuilder
How would you make a platform for a quadrant shower tray?
It's a lot trickier, but you'd need to make angled cuts and block out and support the majority of the base. They are very strong, so if you don't have framing under all of it, it's not the end of the world.
You seem to of installed the tray and base wrong. You should of tiled down to the shower tray not push the tray and base upto the tiles.
Good job mate, lovely shower tray, they are top quality 👌
Cheers mate - it feels so solid under foot! Really happy with it
Hows this tray when it comes to cleaning, with the anti-slip ive had other trays where it makes the tray a nightmare to clean ?
It's alright, in that it cleans up fine, but I accidentally got some expanding PU foam on it, and deliberately left it to go hard before cutting it off, and it's strained the tray when it landed. A real pain!
@@OfficeBoyBuilder thanks for the reply, I just ordered one this morning. I'll keep the expanding foam away 👍
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Install the tray first, then tile🙈
yes less likely to leak, don't trust the adhesive silicone strip over time it will fail
Great video !!!!! thanks
Glad it was useful!