Upstand to tile
The vertical joint on the raised edge of the tray.
Shower tray and upstand resealing
Shower tray resealing renews the silicone on the upstand, the wall joint, and the front lip. Book it when the bead has split and the tray is not cracked. A waste leaking under the tray is identified and is not quoted as a bead. Send a photo on the quote form, or WhatsApp the same details.
Who it is for
Who books a tray reseal
Households with water on the floor at the front of the tray. People who can see a gap between the upstand and the tile. Anyone told “just silicone it” when the waste may be the leak. Stone-resin, acrylic, and ceramic trays are in scope if the body of the tray is sound.
Variants
The fittings this page covers
Front lip
The edge you step over, where a split bead dumps water on the floor.
Riser kit
The extra joint where a tray sits on a riser and the panel meets the tray.
Waste versus bead
Water that appears under the tray with a sound bead is the waste or the trap, not this reseal.
Scope
Included, and the jobs we will not call a reseal
Included in the visit
- A check of the upstand, the front lip, and whether water is under the tray
- Cut-out of the tray beads that have failed
- Sanitary silicone tooled back toward the tray
- A clear “not the bead” if the waste is weeping
Outside this visit
- Replacing a cracked or collapsed tray
- Changing the waste, trap, or shower pump
- Building a new riser
- Tanking a floor that has no tray
How it is done
On the day
- 1
Bead or waste
Floor water at the lip is often the bead. Water only under the tray, with a dry lip, is often the waste.
- 2
Cut the upstand joint
Old silicone comes off the acrylic or resin without scoring the tray.
- 3
Tool a new bead
The agreed edges are resealed in sanitary silicone.
- 4
Cure
Keep water off the new bead for 24 hours. That is the minimum cure before a shower, bath, or basin is used again.
Symptoms
What you can see before you book
Puddle at the front
The lip bead has split or was never bonded to the tray.
Gap at the upstand
You can see tile or daylight at the joint. Water tracks behind the tray lip.
Drip under the tray only
Look at the waste before paying for silicone.
Crack in the tray floor
No bead closes a crack through the tray body.
Quote
What changes the price
The job is quoted. These are the factors, not a menu of fixed prices.
Edges
Three walls and a front lip is the usual tray. A riser panel joint adds length.
Tray material
Acrylic needs a slower cut than a ceramic tray edge.
Wrong fault
If the visit becomes a leak check because the waste is at fault, you are not sold a bead that cannot work.
After the visit
Prep, cure, and how long it lasts
Do not stand a bottle on the fresh lip bead. Keep the tray dry for 24 hours. After that, the waste still needs its own seal if that was the leak we flagged.
An upstand joint lasts when the tray does not flex away from the wall and the silicone was bonded to a clean edge. A tray that creaks underfoot will open the front lip again.
DIY
When a tube is the wrong tool
The front lip is where thick DIY beads sit and then peel. If water is under the tray rather than over the lip, another tube will not reach the waste.
Questions
Questions about shower tray resealing
Do you reseal shower trays?
Yes. Upstands, front lips, and tray-to-tile joints on sound acrylic, stone-resin, and ceramic trays. A cracked tray is not resealed as if it were a bead.
How do I tell a tray bead leak from a waste leak?
Water over the front lip, or a visible gap at the upstand, fits the bead. Water only underneath, especially when the bead looks intact, fits the waste. Say which one you see on the quote form.
Can you reseal a tray and a screen together?
Yes. Say so on the form and it is quoted as one shower visit. This page is the tray and upstand. The screen joints are covered under shower resealing and can be booked together.
How long before the tray can be showered on?
Twenty-four hours after the bead is finished.
Related work
Other joints
Areas we cover
Where this visit runs
Quote this shower tray resealing
Send the photo and the postcode on the form, or WhatsApp the same details. Water stays off the new bead for 24 hours.
Tell us which edge has failed
Name the room and the joint. If a ceiling below is stained, say when the water appears.