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Well after much posting here and getting some invaluable advice i'm off and running with the bathroom. The room is empty and the floor is up,just re-piping for the new ... -
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water containment!!
Well after much posting here and getting some invaluable advice i'm off and running with the bathroom. The room is empty and the floor is up,just re-piping for the new thermostatic mixer shower (with the shower head on a rail)and the new towel rad.I'll try and put some piccys up later,BUT i have one nagging doubt,i have a 2.8x1.6 metre wide room which will have the shower area in at one end i have a 1300x800mm Impey shower tray and will have a 900mm wide glass screen of one wall,it's an Impey one which will sit off the floor a bit on two brackets.
Do you guys think i will be able to contain the water in this area or should i build a small raised platform for the shower area to help contain the water?.
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hi you will need the floor directly under screen and approx 200mm outside screen to fall in direction of shower waste the shower screen you suggest is not one i would use best to contain shower area with a screen sealed to floor hope this helps
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You don't have to use the brackets.
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZPfZZdY00c]YouTube - Wetrooms - Impey Cre-8 Shower Screens Installation Guide 2009[/ame]
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Good video, I would have added silicone to all holes and sealed both inside and outside edges of the frame.
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What 've done in the past with these screens is cut a length aluminium channel down to size (you can get these from B&Q and come in varying internal widths from 8mm to 12mm depending on the thickness of your screen) and fix it along the floor and plumb up the wall, with a bead of silicone on the underside then screw fixed in to the floor/wall, where your screen is going before tiling. Then tile up to these channels - as they are only approx 10mm high they are then hidden by the tiles leaving a neat recess to slot your screen into. Run a bead of silicone along the full length of the channel and drop the screen in and you are left with a nice minimal look of the glass coming out of the tiles. Depending on the size of your screen you may also need to use a chrome retaining bar from the screen to the wall
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The main reason i went for this screen was the fact that i thought the effect of the screen sitting just of the floor looked alot better!,also any alloy channel fixed down would puncture the tanking membrane and there will be ufh down as well !.
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Re: water containment!!

Originally Posted by
merlecollins
What 've done in the past with these screens is cut a length aluminium channel down to size (you can get these from B&Q and come in varying internal widths from 8mm to 12mm depending on the thickness of your screen) and fix it along the floor and plumb up the wall, with a bead of silicone on the underside then screw fixed in to the floor/wall, where your screen is going before tiling. Then tile up to these channels - as they are only approx 10mm high they are then hidden by the tiles leaving a neat recess to slot your screen into. Run a bead of silicone along the full length of the channel and drop the screen in and you are left with a nice minimal look of the glass coming out of the tiles. Depending on the size of your screen you may also need to use a chrome retaining bar from the screen to the wall

Now that is a good idea, I will try this in my wetroom, I don't like to see the aluminium strips I think it spoils the screen.
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Now that is a good idea, I will try this in my wetroom, I don't like to see the aluminium strips I think it spoils the screen
It looks spot on Mick mate and you are left with no visible fixings at all and a fully watertight screen. Rather than paying daft money, I used to simply get the glass cut, edges polished and toughened at the local glass supplier - that way you can get it made to any size shape or thickness you want
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