Installing a Shower Tray and Tile Backer Boards | DIY Garage Conversion 

The tile boards and washers we used are linked in the description should they be needed. Enjoy! :-)

Hi tim, I must of watched so many videos about shower installations in preparation for me doing mine, even though yours was short as a video it has filled me with much more confidence to do it myself, thank you !!😁

Fantastic progress well done. Roger Bisby will approve of your insulated boards!

Spot on mate.... that tile backer board is good as the thermal inside helps lessen condensation in the bathroom so I’ve heard. Very methodical in your thinking as always like myself. Caving trip under the floor looked... “fun” haha ! And as I see from your Facebook, tiles look very smart! Good work guys!

100 X more for you I know but seeing it getting so much closer to completion feels soooo good ☺️

Just subbed the other day. Greetings from Ireland. Fantastic channel. Binge watching all your stuff. Learning loads. Thank you.

Hey there, I'm in the middle of exactly the same job! frugal, and on a budget DIY. Thanks for the tips

Perfect timing - I'm going to be renovating our holiday lets accommodation and completely gutting a Big kitchen and 3 bathrooms!!! What have I let myself in for?!?

Hey Tim, I had my own bathroom project a couple of years back & after lots of research & advice from internet forums etc i opted for hardie backer boards (heavy & expensive) & now i just think what an unnecessary product & cost!! If i did it again i would use moisture resistant plaster board & tank it. Quicker, cheaper & just as effective. Looking good though👍

those tiles boards is so much easier to work with enjoyed the video.

Easiest way to cut the insulated backerboard is with a Stanley knife, run the knife along a straight edge, snap the board, and another quick pass with the Stanley and jobs a good’un!

It looked like the backer board reached the ground and then the tray slid up tight against it, touching it but in front of it. Shouldn't the backer board have a gap at the bottom for the tray to slip under? That way, water flowing down the backer board in years to come, hits the top of the tray and runs into it rather than continuing to flow straight down behind it to reach the floor? I appreciate there will likely be flashing there but I'm talking about in the future when that might have failed in spots. Just asking the question here not making a statement.

Nice one Tim (tims dad 😉)

I hope the boiler is room sealed and your circ pump and two port vaves are going to get protection from condensation and steam from the shower. As a plumber i wouldn't dream of putting these items in the same room. Hope this makes sense.

Great video, just a shame you spend all that time waterproofing the walls just to not waterproof the joints and screw holes by using tile adhesive instead of the tanking compound and tape.

Seriously? Not again Tim. lol I've just finished putting on my first lot of tiles and I come in and this videos up. 😂😂 although I've never tiled before but I've done white metro tiles and it was next to my back door 1/4 meter wide. I can tell you that was not easy.

Just come across your video and just recently started ripping my tired bathroom out.....just before CV hit! :-/ Anyway, I like the level of detail that you going to as many videos leave this out and you are left with more questions than answers. Couple of things to check though: 1. How are you getting on with your choice of construction board? I have pondered long and hard about the various options. 2. I noticed that some boards are 12 mm and others are 12.5 mm. If you are then marrying these up with a skimmed wall, are you not going to have a bit of a step there when it comes to tiling? 3. When using the washers, did you hammer them further in after initial screwing? Marmox recommend doing this, I guess to make them flush. Not sure about other manufacturers though. 4. Was surprised to see you using water-soluble PVA on the floor. Why did you not go with SBR? 5. Not sure I would use regular scrim and tile adhesive in the shower, but there again I am not an expert! My personal choice would be fully waterproof tape and adhesive. 6. I think normally tb comes over the top of the tray and another piece behind the tray with sealant, for a second-level of protection. Is it all holding-up as donne? Thanks for sharing the video and the above is not in any way criticism, but just some of my random thoughts as a non-pro that maybe well-wide of the mark! Perhaps one day you may get the chance to have a pop at my video if I ever get round to doing it.

Really good job my only criticism is shouldn't the backer board it on top of the shower tray rim? I'm litterally about to copy you, seen so many vids where they put the tray down first then sit the backer board on the tray and silicone the bottom of the board and tray together with a 2mm gap.

Hi mate, hope your well and thanks for the inspiration!! Just a quick question did you have stud/timber/noggin support around every board joint, do you need ? Hope that makes sense! How has it been since you put it in? Thanks again! Keep it up!

Hi Tim. Great videos. Restoring a old cornish cottage atm and converting a campervan so learning lots from your vids. Just wondering if you sealed/primed the backer boards before tiling. Keep up the good work. Regards David

Finally, been waiting for this all day lol, Have you had anymore thoughts about patron videos, like peter Millard? Don’t worry your still number one ; )

I did a similar job a few years back and regretted not insulating the void between the studs as the noise when running the shower made sleeping in the bedroom next door almost impossible. Ended up drilling holes from the bedroom and injecting expanding foam.

I'm a beginner, can I ask you install the waterproof boards on top of a plasterboard???

Great video! I have the same tile boards, but which make of adhesive / silicone did you use?

Hi Tim, I'm wondering if there was any flex in the tile backer board between the uprights? I'm just in the middle of fitting the same product (from wickes) and thinking I may need to put some extra timber uprights in. Love your videos. Thanks!

It's been one year I wonder how much water manage to get through the tiles into the timber

What pants are you wearing at the end?

Any reason you didn’t fit any insulation in between the studs?

Do I spy a Screwfix pencil? 😉

Why they make these boards 600mm wide is beyond me. Most new stud walls are 400mm spacing. I hate having to put extra noggins in for the sake of the backer board. That should sell them in 1200 x 1200. That way it caters for both 400 and 600mm studs

And ofcourse i cant get them here🤷‍♂️🙄 i got cement boards.. hope that will do...

never ever use tile adhesive to fix the tray to the floor !

Looks really rough

amateur hour jees

Coming across as really tight fisted in this video. Do the project right, stop scrimping on materials.

No niche?

All that messing about.Just use green waterproof plaster board.