DIY shower tray in our camper van (Van life UK) S1 Ep8

Hey guys!! This week we finally take on the challenge to fix our van build mistake.
The shower tray has been cracked for a while now and we kept putting it off because we've been so busy.
We have now created a wet room in a sprinter van! We used Lvt and love how it looks.
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[@Albert_206]

The cracks in these shower pans are caused because they are not properly supported over the entire surface of the bottom side. But well, it looks really nice the pvc flooring!

[@Steps2adventure]

Our friend supported they're shower tray and it still cracked unfortunetly quite alot of people got sold this style shower tray and was branded thetford and when looking into it they are just cheap material that cracks over time if yiu bend the plastic slightly it cracks but the thetford one actually bends 😂

[@susanlyon5011]

'WOW' it looks gorgeous. You've done a really good job Jordan. I don't think there's anything you can't do......your so clever. XX

[@chrisb5839]

Hi Jordan, nice to meet you this morning. Plastic shower trays can be repaired by a Speedcoat technician who can fibreglass the crack and coat will a special 2-part polymer called Speedliner, but if you wanted to do it DIY you can use their DIY product SPEEDTEX. It's a 2-part sprayable polymer that can also be rollered on and will cure rock hard whilst retaining some flex. It's pretty impossible to scratch or crack due to its flexibility. I have used SPEEDTEX on the outside of my van (you saw it on my bumpers) instead of Raptor as it's not as hard or brittle, the flex stops it from cracking or chipping. It's also antibacterial so perfect for shower trays 👍🏼

[@Steps2adventure]

Thanks mate I will have a look into it shortly up to now the showers holding up nicely but I do want to seal it off sooner rather than later 🙌

[@chrisb5839]

@@Steps2adventure you could quite easily rough your existing surface up with sandpaper, give it a coat of their primer, and roll the Speedtex on to completely seal it all off. Tough as old boots 💪🏻

[@PRESTIGEANDCLASSIC]

That shower looks really nice👍

[@Steps2adventure]

Thankyou!

[@martinconnolly9921]

Resin it now Jordan so that you know it's done an you don't have to start all over again well I would that's me do it you won't be able to sleep at night. well done guys with all the amazing videos you've done some milage and seen some places 👏 👍 👌 ❤

[@Steps2adventure]

I have used it a few times now seems to hold up really well 💪 probably do it just before winter 👌👌

[@MartinKennedy636]

Very nice job I bet you're proud of yourself you done it

[@Steps2adventure]

Thanks mate really appreciate it

[@Lee-zg3gx]

Jordan could you not have done the same as a wet room flooring? That way the material would come up from the base to all the 4 sides as a one and you would just slice around the top edges. You wouldn’t ever need to worry about the silicone or poxy degenerating over time

[@Steps2adventure]

Yeah we could have done that we just wanted the tile affect as it will be epoxy resin in the long run so won't need to worry about it not being waterproof

[@shaunmccaw2911]

Nice job buddy 🤙🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@Steps2adventure]

Thanks 👍

[@iNDI_VAN_A_JONES]

It does look smart

[@Martin-vd5qe]

job well done mate 👍

[@fpvshenanigans]

Having same issue with a plastic tray and looking for alternative solutions. This looks good, how is it holding up so far?

[@Steps2adventure]

It's been spot on mate no leaks holds water great and it looks like it will last 😊

[@karlossmith3714]

Looking at those supports you had under the tray it seemed to have cracked where it wasn’t supported.

[@Steps2adventure]

Unfortunetly no matter how you support them they crack checkout some other channels they don't seem to last

[@karlossmith3714]

@@Steps2adventure ahh poorly made..shame really because it looked ideal. Looks good with the new one too though 😜

[@niklar55]

You should have lined the opening with 2-3 layers of builders Damp Proof Membrane, BEFORE installing your tiles. The tiles will flex, and the joints will unseal with time. With a DPM, that won't matter, because the DPM will contain any leakage. .

[@Steps2adventure]

Great idea 👌 however this is more of a temporary fix we will be making a drying room in the future but we use the shower outside more than the one inside mainly going to be used for wetsuits 😊

[@niklar55]

@@Steps2adventure If there will be water, it will still apply. Water seeping under the tiles will lead to rot, mould, and eventual collapse. Not healthy. Believe me, 25 years as a builder.

[@Steps2adventure]

I'm sure it will be fine 💪 no way those tiles are moving anywhere

[@niklar55]

@@Steps2adventure Plywood flexes, and timber expands and contracts, with changes in temperature and humidity. Any tiles connected to it will therefore also move. Repeated movement will cause joints to fail. Same way the shower tray failed. .

[@Steps2adventure]

If you had watched to the end then you would know what changes are going to be made in the coming months IE epoxy resin 😂

[@simonpe3trie102]

I have just stumbled across your channel recently so I guess I have the advantage of asking how is the shower getting on to date . Please 🙏.🤞

[@Steps2adventure]

Amazing still solid still holds water no issues atal now 🤣

[@simonpe3trie102]

@@Steps2adventure That’s brilliant, I suppose with all that silicon it got nowhere to go put down the drain 👍 well done mate

[@MultiCamalot]

Looks great! Out of interest, how did you do the plug? Is it just a hole through to the bottom or does it feed to a tank somewhere?

[@Steps2adventure]

It is just a hole with a plug through the bottom but then we attached a pipe that goes into a small tank 😊

[@daviddring8692]

It looks good. But how is the water going to run away. There's no fall into the waste like a shower tray

[@Steps2adventure]

There was no fall in our last shower tray, we just park on a slight angle 😂😂 van life reality haha!

[@londontyres3405]

How’s the tiles holding up after a year wondering wether there worth using in mine ?

[@Steps2adventure]

Still absolutely fine! 🥰

[@letsc2011]

People just don't share enough info these days. You could have gone to a metal shop and had a stainless steel pan made to the same dimension as the plastic pan. Popped it in and sealed the edges.

[@Steps2adventure]

Don't look as good

[@letsc2011]

@@Steps2adventure I apologize. I care function. Your end result looks good.