It is well known that plastic parts age, lose their elasticity and become brittle. Shower trays in particular, which are installed in most caravan bathrooms as a waterproof floor and are constantly trodden on, break or crack over time. This is problematic for two reasons: Firstly, you can injure yourself on the sharp edges, and secondly, even small amounts of water are enough to cause even more expensive damage to the substrate.
This scenario is not so rare. This is due to the material and design of the shower trays that caravan manufacturers use. These are thermoformed parts made of polystyrene. During production, the four-millimetre-thick plastic sheets are heated and pulled into shape. During this process, the material is thinned out especially in the areas where it is deformed the most. Most of the time, these are the points of the showers brake later on. This affects older and younger caravans. Within the first two years after purchase, the manufacturer will cover any costs incurred.
Problem: To remove the shower tray, all the other nested plastic bath elements usually have to be dismantled as well. Because this takes some time, it often adds up to several hundred euros. To make matters worse, shower trays for older caravan semis are often impossible to obtain, if at all.
There has already been a report on this on the homepage of Caravaning magazine - Europe's largest caravan magazine. Providers who carry out such repairs are listed below.
https://www.caravaning.de/tipp/caravan-duschwannen-reparatur-die-wannenflicker/
FROMM Duschwannen
Schlattgrabenstraße 28
72141 Walddorfhäslach
Fon: +49 7127 / 980 1944
Mobil: +49 172 / 731 8352
Mail: duschwannen@email.de
Web: www.fromm-duschwannen.de
RUNDRUM Kunststofftechnik GmbH
Messerschmittstraße 7
89343 Jettingen-Scheppach
Fon: +49 8225 / 958 710
Mail: info@rundrum-kunststofftechnik.de
Web: www.rundrum-kunststofftechnik.de
GADE Bootsbau und Kunststofftechnik
Eilendorfer Straße 153
52078 Aachen-Brand
Fon: +49 241 / 562 028
Mail: info@gade-boote.de
Web: www.gade-boote.de
WAGNER Kunststofftechnik
Duisburger Straße 65
46446 Emmerich am Rhein
Fon: +49 2821 / 899 9978
Mobil: +49 172 / 268 4879
Mail: info@wagner-kunststofftechnik.de
Web: www.wagner-kunststofftechnik.de
DL Kunststofftechnik
Werler Straße 26
59423 Unna
Fon: +49 2303 / 968 583
Mail: info@dlkunststofftechnik.de
Web: www.dlkunststofftechnik.de