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Hi,
Some 18 years back we had an extension built that allowed an upstairs bedroom with an en-suite which had a shower. The tray was porcelain and only lasted about 6 months before developing a hairline crack that gradually got worse. The builders had done a runner into thin air by this time and although we tried to seal the crack it was leaking and too dangerous to use so has sat collecting dust ever since, until now that is.
I removed it completely over the weekend and I think that the problem was that it was sat onto the floor boards (the modern wider panels, not old traditional floor boards) with the odd plastic spacer that had a dab of sealant applied under and on top for adhesion. Even if that made it level I would think the open spaces under it would leave it open to just what happened, cracking.
The wood itself has obviously had water on it but appears to be sound, and replacing it would be a nightmare as the runs go under the tiled partition shower walls into the main bedroom.
My question is how should I go about seating and levelling a new tray so the same thing doesn't happen again, it's upstairs so I would think putting on a concrete base is out.
Advice much appreciated.
Thx
Some 18 years back we had an extension built that allowed an upstairs bedroom with an en-suite which had a shower. The tray was porcelain and only lasted about 6 months before developing a hairline crack that gradually got worse. The builders had done a runner into thin air by this time and although we tried to seal the crack it was leaking and too dangerous to use so has sat collecting dust ever since, until now that is.
I removed it completely over the weekend and I think that the problem was that it was sat onto the floor boards (the modern wider panels, not old traditional floor boards) with the odd plastic spacer that had a dab of sealant applied under and on top for adhesion. Even if that made it level I would think the open spaces under it would leave it open to just what happened, cracking.
The wood itself has obviously had water on it but appears to be sound, and replacing it would be a nightmare as the runs go under the tiled partition shower walls into the main bedroom.
My question is how should I go about seating and levelling a new tray so the same thing doesn't happen again, it's upstairs so I would think putting on a concrete base is out.
Advice much appreciated.
Thx
and what are the drilled pilot holes for ?
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