How do you tile down to and around the shower tray?

[Katie*]

The shower tray is in, it has been set with sand and cement mix and silicon between shower tray and walls (it's rectangular).

How do I set the tiles at the edge of the shower tray on the floor? I have purchased Mapei's jasmine sealant, do I just put that on the edge of the tile and down the side of shower tray? Do I still add grout?

What about the wall tiles? Do I do the same as with the floor?

Thank you!!

 

[Andy Allen]

Finish the edges with sealant and no grout...

 

[jollyroger]

Hi Katie, as above but I would seriously consider tanking the walls in shower area before tiling. Is it plasterboard walls ?

 

[Katie*]

Hi Katie, as above but I would seriously consider tanking the walls in shower area before tiling. Is it plasterboard walls ?

Hi Jollyroger, thanks for the tip! We have BAL bond SBR primer, so I guess we need to buy some waterproof tape and liquid? Can you recommend what we should get?

Thank you!

 

[jollyroger]

Mapei shower waterproofing kit would be my choice. The kit comes with primer, tape and liquid membrane. Place a tile on the wall and let it rest on the shower tray, using a pencil, draw a line all around the tray then mask off the tray to protect it. The tape has a fold line which goes into the corner so you can cut the tape with scissors depending on your tile thickness. So prime first, then bed in the tape with the liquid membrane. Then tape the vertical corner and apply the liquid membrane to the walls and you are good to go.

 

[Sean Page]

Exactly as above, and once the walls are tiled Silicon to the internal corners and around the shower tray. The Homelux matting is also a very good tanking system but can sometimes be a bugger to work with.