What type of shower tray is this? Photo included

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Just removed this shower tray.
What type of shower tray is this?
Why aren't all shower trays constructed like this?
It must weight less than 10kg and with the flat base, must be a doddle to set in place.

 

[king of pipes]

Acrylic shower tray with a foam core . Kop

 

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Hi KOP. So, are these frowned upon? Would be so much easier to fit than the stone resin MX Elements 1200x800 tray that I've bought.

 

[king of pipes]

I personally don't fit em taken a few out which didn't last stick with the stone one would be my advice. Kop

 

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I personally don't fit em taken a few out which didn't last stick with the stone one would be my advice. Kop

Hi. I will definitely be sticking with the MX tray, but I'm just curious as to WHY you and others don't install them. You mentioned that you've taken a few out that didn't last. In what way did they not last? What was faulty about them?

 

[king of pipes]

They damage easily if you drop things in there the inner foam core can breakdown and delaminate so feel spongy underfoot and eventually leak that's my experience anyway . Kop

 

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They damage easily if you drop things in there the inner foam core can breakdown and delaminate so feel spongy underfoot and eventually leak that's my experience anyway . Kop

Thanks KOP. Out of interest, are all acrylic trays this type of design? A foam lcore, with an ultra flat base.

 

[king of pipes]

There's various trays available made from acrylic with foam capped inner core.
Fibre glass much the same as your bath these are light weight , then there's light weight stone resin like the Mira flight trays .
Then the heavy ones