Filling Large Floor Section Where Bath Previously Situated - Tile Advice

[MargolisMarmite]

Hi Guys, I have removed the bath and want to add a walk in shower. I will use a shower tray something like
Plato de Ducha rectangular 150x80 | gala

At the moment there is no place to fir the shower tray too, so I need to bring the floor up. The plumbing I think I can change to fit the new drain, but I dont want to concrete in the plumbing, so I can get at it again in future.

Can anyone suggest a way to go? I was thinking of dropping some blocks or bricks in there and then cementing around them to make a platform, and then putting the shower tray onto that.. Or is that a bad idea, likely to cause wobble..

The squiggly line represents where i need to turn the pipes to reach the new shower tray drain...

Here is the pic.

 

[widler]

Yes, you can put blocks/bricks in , as long as they are done right, they build houses with bricks/blocks, they will hold a shower tray

 

[AliGage]

How deep is that? You could build a timber plinth.

 

[Simon benn Leeds]

Can I ask why youd want to get to the plumbing in the future?
Personally I'd concrete all the plumbing in.

You also have a perfect opportunity here to install a wet room rather than just a shower tray. ( obviously just my option)

Simon

 

[MargolisMarmite]

How deep is that? You could build a timber plinth.

Hi AliCage, its around 9cm. The base though is not really level, as you can see there are some conduits running thru the centre.. so not sure how to deal with them.

 

[MargolisMarmite]

Can I ask why youd want to get to the plumbing in the future?
Personally I'd concrete all the plumbing in.

You also have a perfect opportunity here to install a wet room rather than just a shower tray. ( obviously just my option)

Simon

Hi Simon, perhaps its just me, but I dont see the attraction of a wetroom.. I dont want the whole room to get wet, just the bit where im having a shower Also, seems like a still need a tray former for a wetroom and then also need to do tanking. Expensive and a bit pointless for my needs.. Just want a nice hot shower

Regarding the plumbing, wanted to leave it accessible in case of problems or if I ever decided to do something else... I might change my mind one day :-/

 

[MargolisMarmite]

Yes, you can put blocks/bricks in , as long as they are done right, they build houses with bricks/blocks, they will hold a shower tray

Thanks. I was hoping it would be fine. Does the shower tray get cemented to the base normally?

 

[widler]

Yes, ive always seen them cemented , i don't fit them though so im sure someone will tell you if its not , but im sure it is

 

[MargolisMarmite]

Yes, ive always seen them cemented , i don't fit them though so im sure someone will tell you if its not , but im sure it is

Ok thanks man..

 

[MargolisMarmite]

Hi Simon, perhaps its just me, but I dont see the attraction of a wetroom.. I dont want the whole room to get wet, just the bit where im having a shower Also, seems like a still need a tray former for a wetroom and then also need to do tanking. Expensive and a bit pointless for my needs.. Just want a nice hot shower

Regarding the plumbing, wanted to leave it accessible in case of problems or if I ever decided to do something else... I might change my mind one day :-/

The other problem is Ive never tiled before and have no idea how to make the base of the shower sloped and then to tile over a slope. Looks a bit complex for my first attempt. Using a proper base I dont have to worry about, then if I leave the underside accessible, I can have a wet room one day.. if it becomes the best way to sell the property..

 

[MargolisMarmite]

Thinking about this, if I didnt have a shower tray and a screen, I could save a few hundred euros.. hmmm... but then I have to make sure the floor is perfect.

 

[Simon benn Leeds]

Kaskade | Specialist Tiling Supplies
Access to the pipe work is through the gully, also the connecting pipes are solvent welded so will "NEVER" leak (famous last words)
I'd always put a screen there anyway just to deflect the water.

But as @widler says perfectly fine on blocks as long as it's a cast resin tray and not plastic/ acrylic.

Not sure how you will ever access the pipe work in any situation though without taking the screen out, tiles off and tray out?.

 

[MargolisMarmite]

Oh, well the base i was looking at is acrylic .. i better check how stiff it is.. however i might use bricks to raise up a flat wooden sheet, marine ply or something and then put the base on that.

Would that work? Hehehe.. keep changing my mind :-/

 

[MargolisMarmite]

BTW, I was going to tile down to the floor and then add in the shower tray, and then silicone around it. Is that wrong? That way i can remove the tray without all the tiles if needed... Lets say the tray gets damaged..

 

[MargolisMarmite]

regarding access... it was incase i want to actually change the pipe location, say i get a new tray which has the drain at the top middle rather than side middle.