Shower tray - large gap behind tiles, leaking

[oxymore]

Just the tray is stuck in concrete, plasterboard behind the tiles. If I use a hammer.. I'd probably bash through into the ceiling below wouldn't i? The tiles are old! Do you think I can still get them? They run all along the bath too

 

[diamondtiling]

You will never get those tiles again, and you will not go through the ceiling, the tray is not sitting on a ceiling, it will be on the joists.


I am interested in your name 'oxymore' what does it stand for?

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You are not winding us up are you?

 

[kilty55]

hi oxymore,the tray will come out if you smash it up with a hammer,plasterboard and all other fixings tiles etc will come away no probs you really need to strip out if you want a decent job doing as the current state of installation isnt something i would advise boarding over

 

[oxymore]

It's not a fake name, honest! It's just a username I've used for a long time that I forget why I even had it..
Thanks for all your advice.. how much do you think it will cost for a hammer out and new installation then?

This is a picture of underneath the shower

 

[DHTiling]

You will never get those tiles again, and you will not go through the ceiling, the tray is not sitting on a ceiling, it will be on the joists.


I am interested in your name 'oxymore' what does it stand for?

Oxymorons are sometimes inadvertently created by errors or sloppiness in conversation; common examples include extremely average, objective opinion, and original copy. In some cases an inadvertent oxymoron ends up being widely adopted as the name for some concept and ceases to be recognised as an oxymoron. Cases where this has occurred include bittersweet, virtual reality, constant variable, and living dead.[citation needed]


You are not winding us up are you?

Are you real.?? Do not treat new members like this please..

 

[DHTiling]

It's not a fake name, honest! It's just a username I've used for a long time that I forget why I even had it..
Thanks for all your advice.. how much do you think it will cost for a hammer out and new installation then?

You should find the tray will just lever up from the floor.... the concrete will just be a base for it to sit on..

IMO i think you do need to start afresh or this will continue to leak in the future.