How to Install a Shower Tray?

Are you tired of waiting for a professional who keeps postponing the shower tray installation date in your home? Or maybe the cost of the service exceeds your financial capabilities? Don't worry! After all, not all craftsmen are skilled. According to this principle, anyone who doesn't have two left hands can install a shower tray by themselves. You can too! Additionally, our step-by-step guide will take you through the not-so-complicated intricacies of installing a shower tray. In other words, if you're wondering how to install a shower tray, we invite you to read on!

One Shower Tray is Not Like Another - The Choice is Yours!

Before you make a decision about choosing and installing a shower tray, you first need to determine which one will work best in your bathroom. Shower trays vary in many ways:

• shape and size - manufacturers offer shower trays in traditional shapes such as square, rectangular, semicircular, round, or oval, but also less common shapes like asymmetric, pentagonal, and hexagonal. All can vary in surface area and height,
• the material from which they are made - lightweight and easy-to-form acrylic trays, heavier and more prone to damage ceramic trays, and more durable enamel-coated options. Increasingly, stain and scratch-resistant trays made of epoxy or polyester resin and natural stone are also available,
• installation method - classic, installed on the floor or on legs and equipped with a cabin, recessed with a built-in drain, and shower surfaces that are integrated into the floor.

Perfect Shower Cabin with a Low Shower Tray

A shower cabin with a shower tray is a bathroom fixture that we could hardly imagine a bathroom without until recently. Especially since it could fit anywhere. We were limited only by the placement of the drain. A low shower tray, if you choose that option, is practical and doesn't pose a significant architectural barrier. This makes it suitable for bathrooms used by elderly and disabled individuals. Similar features characterize recessed shower trays. You can also dare to install a shower tray that is recessed into the floor.

Advantages of a High Shower Tray for the Shower Cabin

Deep shower trays are sought by those who want a semblance of a bathtub, but do not have room for one in the bathroom. This type of shower tray has one more advantage. It is usually equipped with legs, which you can adjust in height if necessary. This is important in cases where there is a longer siphon, inadequate fitting of the drain to the sewage outlet, uneven substrate, or unfavorable positioning of the drainage pipe. All of these shortcomings can be perfectly concealed by a masking panel, tailored to the height of the shower tray.

Steps Before Installing a Shower Tray

You’ve reviewed catalogs, gathered essential information, and decided to install the shower tray yourself. Now, you just need to execute your plan step by step. Here’s what you need to do:

1. Determine and measure where the shower tray and cabin will be located.
2. Check where the drain hole should go. Remember that this will matter when choosing a shower tray!
3. Create a shopping list. In addition to the cabin and shower tray, you need to buy assembly adhesive, white or transparent silicone, a siphon, and connection pipes with a diameter of 50 mm (unless they come in the shower tray set).

Step-by-Step Shower Tray Installation Instructions

The shopping list has been completed, so the first step is behind you. You can start installing the shower tray. Remember that in each purchased set, you will find instructions that will help you at every stage of the work. We provide you with information regarding the most popular installation methods.

Shower Tray Installation on Legs Step by Step

1. Mark the axis on the bottom part of the shower tray and drill 4 holes at equal distances.
2. Using a level, establish the height and adjust the tray's level by appropriately tightening the legs.
3. Attach the supporting beams equipped with legs and the front panel holders.
4. Mark on the wall where the upper edge of the shower tray will be, and on the floor where the drain will be, where the siphon will be located.
5. Connect the lower part of the siphon to a pipe with a diameter of 50 mm and direct it to the sewage drain. If the pipe is too long, shorten it using a metal saw and sand it down with sandpaper.
6. Apply silicone or assembly adhesive to the sides of the tray and place the tray in the correct position.
7. Insert the upper part of the siphon into the drain hole and connect it to the lower part. Ensure that no seals have folded, as that would cause leaks.
8. Using silicone, attach the legs to the floor.
9. Finally, you can install the front panel and seal the gaps with silicone.

How to Install a Shower Tray on the Floor?

1. Mark an opening in the floor for the siphon and sewage connections.
2. Position the shower tray to mark the siphon's location.
3. Assemble the siphon and drain, then locate the drain opening leading to the sewage and place it there.
4. Apply silicone or appropriate adhesive to the previously marked spot and secure the tray there.
5. Install the siphon and check whether you have connected it correctly to the drain.
6. Remember to seal it thoroughly.

Shower Tray Installation Complete - Congratulations!

We hope that thanks to our tips, you have learned how to install a shower tray and manage to do it without the help of a professional. After all, it’s not as scary as it's made out to be, right? We will finish the installation of the shower tray by placing the shower cabin and... voilà! You can now enjoy your showers. And if we install a shower panel with massage jets in the cabin, we will have a home spa.