Posted: 6/20/2016 10:45:40 PM EDT
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I saw another thread about shower floors and I have a question that the hivemind might know the answer to...
I moved into a new place not long ago. The shower is plenty big; however.... There is no fucking slope to the shower, so the shower doesn't drain properly. I have to take a fucking squeegie in there to make sure there's not standing water. Who can fix this? Like a tile mason of some sort? Standard bathroom guy? What am I looking like in cost? Is this an expensive proposition? Shower floor is maybe 7 foot long by foot wide, maybe? I can get better measurements when I get home. 
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Many residential custom showers are a wreck when it comes to detailing.
All I hear are dollar signs OP, having no slope in the floor pan sends off alarms Positive drainage in every near horizontal surface in a shower is rule one. As it has been violated you have to question every other activity in that shower's construction Best option if you intend to stay there a awhile is demo and replace by a competent tradesman this is where you will have controllable cost variable depending on finish material and system used Here are some photos of best practice work 
This is my work in my home, I am just a carpenter and former large GC PM, not a tile man all of the info necessary to do such work is available at the John Bridge tile forum as mentioned above If you are a hands on guy and patient, you my be able to do this yourself and save a few thousand |
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Quoted: Many residential custom showers are a wreck when it comes to detailing. All I hear are dollar signs OP, having no slope in the floor pan sends off alarms Positive drainage in every near horizontal surface in a shower is rule one. As it has been violated you have to question every other activity in that shower's construction Best option if you intend to stay there a awhile is demo and replace by a competent tradesman this is where you will have controllable cost variable depending on finish material and system used Here are some photos of best practice work http://www.ar15.com/media/viewFile.html?i=88396" /> http://www.ar15.com/media/viewFile.html?i=88397 This is my work in my home, I am just a carpenter and former large GC PM, not a tile man all of the info necessary to do such work is available at the John Bridge tile forum as mentioned above If you are a hands on guy and patient, you my be able to do this yourself and save a few thousand I would absolutely refuse to just tear out a customer's pan in this scenario. |
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You know those mexican workers everyone raves about? Ya, they have no fucking idea what they are doing!
Demo whole floor and plan on new drain assembly. It's possible the whole floor might need to come up if the drain can't go down and maintain proper slope. Very common problem for the above reason. |