Wet room shower former??

[Bowie2807]

Hi all,I have been asked to install my first tiled wet room shower tray former??fitting the tray is straight forward but I am a little miffed with how to tile the tray??do they come with a template marked on the tray of cuts to make???because if they don't how will I know what angles and sizes to cut tiles to?any comments or helpfully tips would be great.thanks

 

[Dave]

Have you tiled before ?

 

[Bowie2807]

Yeh I tile all the time but and install formers for vinyl but never tiled a shower former??

 

[Dave]

Tile size ?

 

[Bowie2807]

Unsure but knowing the lady,would be at least 450x450 possibly bigger??

 

[Qwerty]

What former is it and does it have any lines marked on the face to follow for the envelope cuts?

 

[Bowie2807]

Non of the trays I have looked at for her have any templates marked on the trays??its for a solid floor,I'm trying to get a price for a 1200x900 center drain.if tile cuts are marked on the tray it would be pretty straight forward!

 

[Dave]

Your cuts work from drain cover corner to the peak of the tray at each corner ,

 

[Bowie2807]

So basically take a line from each corner of square drain to each corner of tray and cut whatever size tiles to each line equally into walls??i think I get where your coming from,going to take some working out when I know what tiles she wants but thanks for the input.

 

[Rookery]

I mark the falls with a pencil line then, starting at the drain, mark and cut the tiles for the tray dry and only fix when they're all done.

 

[Bowie2807]

Thanks mate,will cut them in dry and fix when it looks perfect

 

[Chalker]

Thanks mate,will cut them in dry and fix when it looks perfect

Here you go

these trays do have markings, but it's the same process with any wet room former.
i cut all the tiles first, then mark the envelope cuts. ( these need to be cut with a wet saw for accuracy and to create the 3mm gap for grouting).

 

[White Room]

A bit like painting by numbers:smilewinkgrin:

 

[trustiling]

Save yourself the hassle and buy a linear wet deck.

 

[Stef]

Save yourself the hassle and buy a linear wet deck.

What deck is that?
I was looking at the Rialto? For my own bathroom..