ᐅ Shower slope in the wrong direction

Created on: 12 Apr 2021 09:30

Hello everyone,

I hope to get some good advice here. Our tiler was supposed to install a level-access shower in our bathroom (a timber-framed house with only soil excavation underneath) that is fully tiled. Now he has finished, the channel and tiles are in place. However, the slope is not directed towards the drain but towards the bathroom door. I would like to find a practical solution to fix this.

We have considered several options: removing the bottom row of tiles, sealing everything, and installing a shallow tray. Or using a shower board made of polystyrene with a waterproof membrane already attached, placing it on the tiles, sealing it, and then creating a new screed. But I’m still not convinced if that will work. Do you have any advice on how to solve this properly, so I won’t have water issues later on?

Thanks for your help and best regards,
Rocco

Bathroom with light wooden panel walls, dark wood accent strip, and floor drain in renovation

Sparfuchs7719 Apr 2021 13:59

#31

Hausbau0815 schrieb:

Which tradesperson admits to mistakes? I don’t know any.

I believe you immediately when I read your thread. Mine were different. They not only fixed their defects without any problems but also corrected the "mistakes" caused by my lack of knowledge.

kati1337 schrieb:

Well, the edge doesn’t really bother me – but it depends on the execution and how high it turns out to be.

At least in new builds, you can completely avoid this by using different screed heights. 🙂

Tassimat19 Apr 2021 14:06

#32

Xricky22x schrieb:

then a 2 cm (0.8 inch) edge is unavoidable

I also have a 2 cm (0.8 inch) edge at the bathroom entrance (renovated old building). You can easily level this height difference with a neat aluminum profile. It doesn’t bother me at all. However, if it becomes more than 2 cm (0.8 inch), the step height and also the interior doors start to look awkward. It’s better to plan this carefully in advance.

kati133719 Apr 2021 14:18

#33

Sparfuchs_:p schrieb:

Mine were different. They not only fixed their defects without any issues, but also corrected the “mistakes” caused by my lack of knowledge.

Ours too. 🙂
In our case, the shower was tiled higher than contractually agreed because at the start of the tiling work, we stood in the bathroom with the tiling foreman and discussed whether it would even look good to tile the inside all the way up but the outside only halfway. In the end, he decided to tile it all the way up because it would look better. No extra charge. 😱

Sparfuchs_:p schrieb:

Sparfuchs_:p schrieb:

At least in new builds, you can completely avoid this with different screed heights. 🙂

They told us the same. We intentionally created a small step so that later on we would have the option to tile the hallway above if desired, without having to remove any screed. Otherwise, there would be an edge between tiled surfaces.
Our sampling consultant also recommended this, but from the perspective — and I agree with him now — that the step is so small in our case that it’s hardly noticeable. It’s about 3mm (1/8 inch).

hampshire19 Apr 2021 16:25

#34

Xricky22x schrieb:

Does anyone have experience with vinyl flooring in the bathroom?

Yes, I once played it on a Rega Planar 2. But I guess that wasn’t the meaning here.

i_b_n_a_n19 Apr 2021 17:36

#35

hampshire schrieb:

Yes, I played it back on a Rega Planar 2 at the time. But that probably wasn’t what you meant.

In the bathroom? You can’t be serious... 😎

hampshire19 Apr 2021 19:50

#36

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ᐅ Shower slope in the wrong direction

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