How do you find where a Tunstall shower is leaking from?

Sequential dye-test — cover the tray, run water only from the head, only from the fill valve, then only around the perimeter. Isolates the source within an hour on most Tunstall jobs.

Can you repair a cracked tray without replacing it?

For hairline cracks in acrylic trays, sometimes — a glass-fibre repair kit lasts 3-5 years. For stone-resin trays and larger cracks, replacement is the honest answer on Tunstall jobs.

Do you fix the ceiling damage below?

We can — plasterboard cut-out, replaster and skim as a follow-up phase once the leak is proven dry. Standard on Tunstall restoration jobs.

How long does a repair take?

1-2 days for silicone or trap; 3-5 days if tanking has to come off and the tiles are re-set on a Tunstall job.

Do you tidy up at the end of each day?

Yes — dust sheets stay down, the room is hoovered daily and we leave your Tunstall home liveable while the work runs.

Do you provide a fixed-price quote before starting?

Always. After a free home visit in Tunstall we send a fully itemised, fixed-price quotation — no surprises on invoice day.

Bathroom Repairs · Tunstall

Leaking Shower Tray Repair in Tunstall

Leaks, re-seals, tile and grout repairs, shower swaps and quick fixes.

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A shower tray leak in a Tunstall home has four common causes: the waste trap seal, the tray-to-tile silicone joint, the tanking behind the tiles, or a hairline crack in the tray itself. Diagnosing which one takes 30 minutes of pressure testing; guessing wrong takes weeks.

We isolate each source at survey, dye-test where needed, and quote the specific repair — not a blanket "replace the shower" scope. Most Tunstall leaks are a trap, silicone or tanking fix, not a full re-tile.

When Tunstall homeowners ask us about bathroom repairs, the first thing we look at is the room itself.

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Leaking Shower Tray Repair FAQs — Tunstall

How do you find where a Tunstall shower is leaking from?: Sequential dye-test — cover the tray, run water only from the head, only from the fill valve, then only around the perimeter. Isolates the source within an hour on most Tunstall jobs.
Can you repair a cracked tray without replacing it?: For hairline cracks in acrylic trays, sometimes — a glass-fibre repair kit lasts 3-5 years. For stone-resin trays and larger cracks, replacement is the honest answer on Tunstall jobs.
Do you fix the ceiling damage below?: We can — plasterboard cut-out, replaster and skim as a follow-up phase once the leak is proven dry. Standard on Tunstall restoration jobs.
How long does a repair take?: 1-2 days for silicone or trap; 3-5 days if tanking has to come off and the tiles are re-set on a Tunstall job.
Do you tidy up at the end of each day?: Yes — dust sheets stay down, the room is hoovered daily and we leave your Tunstall home liveable while the work runs.
Do you provide a fixed-price quote before starting?: Always. After a free home visit in Tunstall we send a fully itemised, fixed-price quotation — no surprises on invoice day.

Common shower leak sources in {town}

Homeowners with water tracking through a ceiling below the shower in Tunstall hit a recurring set of issues with leaking shower tray repair:

Trap seal loose — leaks only when the shower is under head pressure — flagged regularly on Tunstall jobs.

Silicone joint failed at the tray edge — passes water on every use — flagged regularly on Tunstall jobs.

Tanking membrane never applied behind the tile — water tracks the substrate — flagged regularly on Tunstall jobs.

In Tunstall we regularly find slow leaks coming through the ceiling below the bathroom.

Tunstall: wobbly wc pans loose at the floor.

Our leaking shower tray repair process in Tunstall

Every Bathroom Repairs job follows the same disciplined order — so nothing gets missed:

1Day 1 for a Tunstall job — lift adjacent tiles or panels to confirm the cause.
2Day 2 for a Tunstall job — test for 24 hours where appropriate before signing off.
3Day 3 for a Tunstall job — replace failed seals, gaskets and waste runs.
4Stage 4 on site at Tunstall: diagnose the leak source — tile bed, seal, waste or supply.

Materials & methods

Sanitary-grade silicone (low-modulus, mould-resistant) for Tunstall bathrooms.
Mapei Ultracolor Plus grout in matched shades for Tunstall bathrooms.

Our leak-diagnosis method in {town}

What we commit to on every leaking shower tray repair job in Tunstall:

Dye-test sequenced on every {town} shower leak diagnosis (standard on every Tunstall leaking shower tray repair install).
Repair scope quoted per source, not a blanket 'replace' price (standard on every Tunstall leaking shower tray repair install).
Trusted by local lettings agents for Tunstall rentals — proven across Tunstall.
Stocked van — most parts on board for first-visit fix on every install we run in Tunstall.
Hundreds of repairs handled across Staffordshire — proven across Tunstall.

Tunstall bathroom — Bathroom Repairs finish detail

Completed bathroom repairs in Tunstall — image 2

Bathroom Repairs project in a victorian terraces property — Tunstall — image 3

Diagnose and fix your Tunstall shower leak

Free dye-test survey, itemised repair scope, no blanket demolition. Call 01782 901390.

No call-out for under-£200 jobs in
Most repairs done in a single visit
Fixed-price diagnosis visit