Shower tray repair/replacement Forums

marionandrob

Help!!
I have made a hole about the size of a 10p piece in the shower tray of our Swift Gazelle F59 just inside the door. Embarassed

I have the piece that has come out.
Does anyone know if this sort of damage can be repaired or the best place to obtain a replacement tray.
Unfortunately this tray is not a rectangular one, it fits around our swivel seat Thetford toilet ( right hand side) and also around the base of the corner fitting vanity unit.

Thanks
Marion

Zebedee · Moderator

Hi Marion

Relax - it can be mended, though it won't be invisible!

I've never done it myself, so will leave it for someone with first hand experience to advise, but if you don't mind a fairly noticeable mend there are sealers available which will do a permanent job for you.

I guess a new tray would be very expensive, both to buy and to have fitted.

Hope this cheers you up a bit

marionandrob

Probably less noticeable than the white gaffer tape sealing it at the moment!

Zebedee · Moderator

Hi again Marion

I'm surprised you haven't had some replies by now. Confused

Thinking of the "noticeable" repair, I think if it were me I would fill the hole and seal it as well as possible with one of the magic sealers, leaving the surface of the hole just a little lower than the level of the tray - only a millimetre or two.

Then when the stuff has had 24 hours to cure, give it a prod to make sure it's firmly stuck, then spread a bit more over the hole and stick on one of those daft little plastic footprints you can get. (There must be other designs that are slightly less naff. Shocked

)

This will serve two purposes. It will add a lot of strength to the repair and will doubly ensure that the seal is watertight. Plus if you glue a couple more footprints (or whatever) on the base of the tray it will look as if it was meant to be there and will hide the repair perfectly.

Hope this helps. As I say, I've never done it - but that's what I would do if we ever manage to damage ours. Very Happy

Cheers

UncleNorm

Hi Marion. Stay calm! There but for the grace....

Have you contacted any suppliers, dealers or Swift to ascertain your options and associated costs?

Many folk work with GRP and fibreglass and, to them, it might be a simple job.

Our daughter knocked a piece out of her front bumper on her month-old car. The local car doctor helped me search on the main road for the missing piece which we did find! Very Happy

He then 'welded' the piece in place, before performing his magic with filler and paint. The damage was invisible, even to the knowing eye.

If all else fails, how do you stand with your insurance excess?

Quick Edit: If it was my own problem, and feeling quite capable with my hands, I would probably consider the same road as Dave Zeb.

marionandrob

Thanks for the advice folks, the OH is actually pretty handy, we were working on the assumption that there would be someone on the forum in the "been there, done that" category who would either know the right kind of gunk to use on it or some fantastic spares shop that has just about everything!

Cheers
Marion
P.S the hole in the tray is down to me, a lethal combination of kitten heeled shoes, and being desperately in need of a pee- rushed to the loo,didn't take me shoes off, tripped on the way in and put the heel of my shoe down on the only bit of the tray that is not supported underneath

UncleNorm

Marion, when I said "There but for the grace..." I wasn't implying that I wear kitten-heeled shoes! I don't have the legs or the figure for them! Laughing

marionandrob

sallytrafic · Southern Rally Co-ordinator