If you were going to show the tray going down and the tiles going on top you really should have tanked it before tiling. Then even when the silicone seal perishes water will not leak out of the tray and will not cause damage to the property and would not be covered by insurance. Thankyou.
There are a couple major defects in this installation. A) Tiling directly onto what looks like some sort of boarding which looks timber based like MDF. British Standards now demand that a shower enclosure must be “tanked” which means either using backer or cement boards where the joints are properly sealed OR using a proprietary waterproof membrane where similarly joints must be sealed with the appropriate method OR some kind of liquid membrane that can be applied by brush. Tiles are waterproof but microscopic gaps appear in joints particularly in corners through differential expansion and contraction, especially with sudden temperature changes. Water will capillary action ooze through making backing wood damp and over the years this can rot and a few years down the line, well rotten timberwork, mould needing a complete rebuild of the affected area. B) The other major defect is relying on a silicone sealant only between the tray and the tiles. A far bettor solution is to use a proprietary system which is not cheap. One of these consist of a plastic strip that is fastened onto the tiles or but behind them and another strip that is fastened onto the tray. The overlap allowing differential movement. The other type consists of a rubber type of strip that is glued onto the wall prior to tiling and the other half gets glued onto the tray thus allowing small differential movements to take place.
Thank you for your comment. As this video was producted in 2013 and the Regulations for tanking was changed in 2018, this video was correct at the time. But thank for your comment and highlight this information for viewers who do not read video descriptions.
One would have to assume that you can get underneath, via the floor below, assuming this is a 1st floor installation or get under the floorboards in order to cut out a sufficiently large opening in the floor material in order to offer up the shower trap from below and then someone else screw in the top part. Then connect up pipework to this.
As shower trays are not exactly the same size, instead of saying measure 15mm in from the edge, why not tell us the exact distance form the back wall to each upright channel. I fitted one this week and its a good job I didnt do as they said. I would have had big gaps in the profile.
It could be that if this is an installation done as a display in a showroom rather than an actual installation in a house then clearly my comments about tanking are not relevant. However the commentary at the beginning should have pointed that out or the video should have started from the point at which the tiles and the tray are already installed
Thank you for your help, job done. Only fitting the doors.
Thanks for the info music I’m not too sure some trance would’ve been better 😉
If you were going to show the tray going down and the tiles going on top you really should have tanked it before tiling. Then even when the silicone seal perishes water will not leak out of the tray and will not cause damage to the property and would not be covered by insurance. Thankyou.
Correct, the rules were changed in July 2018, about 3 months after we published this video, this is highlighted in the video description.
Very helpful. Thank you.
There are a couple major defects in this installation. A) Tiling directly onto what looks like some sort of boarding which looks timber based like MDF. British Standards now demand that a shower enclosure must be “tanked” which means either using backer or cement boards where the joints are properly sealed OR using a proprietary waterproof membrane where similarly joints must be sealed with the appropriate method OR some kind of liquid membrane that can be applied by brush. Tiles are waterproof but microscopic gaps appear in joints particularly in corners through differential expansion and contraction, especially with sudden temperature changes. Water will capillary action ooze through making backing wood damp and over the years this can rot and a few years down the line, well rotten timberwork, mould needing a complete rebuild of the affected area. B) The other major defect is relying on a silicone sealant only between the tray and the tiles. A far bettor solution is to use a proprietary system which is not cheap. One of these consist of a plastic strip that is fastened onto the tiles or but behind them and another strip that is fastened onto the tray. The overlap allowing differential movement. The other type consists of a rubber type of strip that is glued onto the wall prior to tiling and the other half gets glued onto the tray thus allowing small differential movements to take place.
Thank you for your comment. As this video was producted in 2013 and the Regulations for tanking was changed in 2018, this video was correct at the time. But thank for your comment and highlight this information for viewers who do not read video descriptions.
Nice job but it's only half done would like to seen the pipe Work done for the waste
One would have to assume that you can get underneath, via the floor below, assuming this is a 1st floor installation or get under the floorboards in order to cut out a sufficiently large opening in the floor material in order to offer up the shower trap from below and then someone else screw in the top part. Then connect up pipework to this.
They're very lucky they have a huge open space to work infor the assembly, not often the case🙄
Bloody music ..not necessary
As shower trays are not exactly the same size, instead of saying measure 15mm in from the edge, why not tell us the exact distance form the back wall to each upright channel. I fitted one this week and its a good job I didnt do as they said. I would have had big gaps in the profile.
Why didn't you shape the silicone with your mates, shoes..
nice job
It could be that if this is an installation done as a display in a showroom rather than an actual installation in a house then clearly my comments about tanking are not relevant. However the commentary at the beginning should have pointed that out or the video should have started from the point at which the tiles and the tray are already installed
0:45 BULLSHIT
what's incorrect with the statement "please ensure the shower tray is installed as instruction specify prior to tiling" ?