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cracked shower base


Hi Has anybody had a repair carried out in Brisbane area using the Speed Coat spray application??

 

Thanks Richard.



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I have replaced the shower base of a friends Campervan, had to pull the toilet out to do the job.

The reason the floor cracked was the lack of support in certain sections under the shower base. I corrected this and installed the new base.

If you have a similar problem with under shower base support, to me the Spray coat may not be a long term fix.

Peter

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My son in law had a cracked shower base in his caravan and I put a new fibreglass layer over the top of the old base come up good and has been a permenant fix with no more leaks or problems 

Dragonfly1 



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As been mentioned previously, it may be because of lack of support underneath the base. On a previous van we had the shower base crack and by pushing down on it I found it was not against the floor.

To fix it, I went under the van and carefully drilled a 1/4 inch hole through the floor , and used expanding foam through this hole to fill under where the crack was.

Then as dragonfly did I put a fibreglass layer on top of base. This fixed it.

Before doing any spray coat check why it cracked.

Barry



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Hi and welcome to our forum.

We had cracks in the shower floor as well Jayco Starcraft.... say no more.

Being an adventurous handi person I Double fibreglassed the floor with 2 coats of white flocoat. Been down for over 3 years now and no more cracks. Just read the instructions on all the fibreglass gear.

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I have the same problem. I had a bloke come round to quote redcoating and he said that it's osmosis and the shower has not been installed properly (3-4mm proud of base so never drains properly). He recommended I contact manufacturer, as consumer law these days covers this as it should of been fit for purpose. I haven't had a reply from them yet. Surprise, surprise. But I'm in the same boat of needing this fixed sooner rather than later.



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