Should you tile on top of shower tray.

Posted by marion sayers, on Tue 17 Dec 2013 06:25pm

Should you tile on top of the shower tray, or can you tile then install the tray and add silicone.

Gareth Spendley

Tue 17 Dec 2013 07:22pm

You should fit the shower tray first and seal it with silicon,and then tile leaving a cap of 3 to 5mm between tray and tile,use a good quality mould resistant silicon to seal the gap.

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Neal Kilkenny

Tue 17 Dec 2013 08:37pm

I've seen the tray fitted after tiling ( usually because the seal needs repairing) but would never recommend this method. It is always better to fit tray first, siliconing to the wall and then tile down to the tray and seal again between the tray and the bottom row of tiles.

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Rafal Kaczynski

Wed 18 Dec 2013 11:23pm

Dear Marion This is very good practise to tile over shower tray as you have 2 layers of sealant to make your shower tray water tight. Best regards Rafal

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gregory mckenzie

Tue 17 Dec 2013 09:49pm

always fit the shower tray first and then the tiles on to the shower tray this way you get a really good seal

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Cristian Guta

Thu 19 Dec 2013 10:57pm

Hi Marion. I lay in my bathroom jobs waterproof matting, that stuff for wetroom to seal the walls, then I fit the tray using silicones between tray and matting. In top will come tiles, grout and silicone again. 100% safe . Thanks

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