ᐅ Shower drain installed incorrectly – Should it be accepted or not?
Created on: 8 Mar 2018 20:16
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sula2210
Hello,
in our new build, the shower drain for a walk-in shower was not installed in the center (see photo). We only noticed this after installation. The construction company admits the mistake and has offered to credit us for the costs. They say that fixing it would be too complicated and expensive. Everything would have to be removed again, and the tiles would be damaged. What do you think?
in our new build, the shower drain for a walk-in shower was not installed in the center (see photo). We only noticed this after installation. The construction company admits the mistake and has offered to credit us for the costs. They say that fixing it would be too complicated and expensive. Everything would have to be removed again, and the tiles would be damaged. What do you think?
Knallkörper schrieb:
I’m less bothered by the appearance. I could accept that for a certain price, but definitely not for 500 euros.
From a technical standpoint, this is poor workmanship in my opinion; sooner or later, water will seep through the tile grout, as Otus already mentioned. So, get rid of it. I assume there is no underfloor heating installed underneath, so the screed is not a big issue. The patched area will harden and be fine. For a professional tiler, that is not an unreasonable amount of work.Hello, thanks for the hint. Unfortunately, there is underfloor heating installed throughout the entire bathroom, including in the shower...
When you say "...sooner or later water will seep through the tile grout...", do you mean the grout on the right side? The one that has a larger gap from the wall? Or are you referring to the drain not being installed so close to the wall in general? Because if so, then the entire installation would be poor workmanship from the start, not just the off-center installation itself, right?
sula2210 schrieb:
... that the drain generally should not connect so close to the wall? Then the entire installation would be poorly done from the start, not just the off-center installation itself, right? Correct, but to be more precise, you would of course need the exact specifications of the drain.
86bibo schrieb:
Correct, but to be more precise, you would of course need the exact specification of the drainage. Dear Martin, however, I noticed something or rather I just measured: The shower is 100 cm (39 inches) wide and the drain channel is 70 cm (28 inches). Shouldn't a longer drain channel be installed for this length? Like an 80 cm (31 inch) one? Or does it not matter?
The wall upstand must, of course, be wide enough to prevent water from flowing past it. For this reason, most drains are also installed with a gap from the wall. Whether this fits the existing slope cannot be assessed from a distance, but it could potentially be problematic. Especially on the right side, it appears there is very little slope. In this case, optimal sealing to the wall tile is extremely important if the upstand does not extend across the entire width.
Presumably, an 80mm (3 inches) drain should be installed here; then it would probably be centered as well.
Presumably, an 80mm (3 inches) drain should be installed here; then it would probably be centered as well.
sula2210 schrieb:
Hello, thanks for the tip. Unfortunately, there is underfloor heating installed throughout the entire bathroom, including the shower...
Most likely, the screed layer above is too thin... I would have that checked. We built with a very reputable company, and they refused to install underfloor heating in the shower because they couldn’t do it to the required standards. According to our expert report, this used to be common practice, but many of those houses now have issues.
By the way, in our case, the drain is installed in the wall rather than the floor.
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