Leaking Shower Pan The Final Chapter

19 years ago

Back in February I posted a message that my shower pan again was leaking. Thanks to Bill & Mongo I got an education and a half. It took many months to finally get someone in who knew what they were doing. So many tile contractors donÂt have a clue as how to install a shower pan correctly.

IÂm HAPPY to report that I found such a person and in late April the demo began and on May 9th the final tile was grouted. I then sealed all the tiles and grout about 5 days later and then allowed it to dry for another 4 days before using my old friend. So on May 19th I used my shower for the first time since February and it was great. IÂm also happy to inform you that the original tile guy sent me a check to cover ALL of the expenses. This put a little faith back in a trade that I must say I had lost all confidence in.

THE LESSON:

I built my new home about 3 years ago. I took a first hand approach and had knowledge on many of the products and subs. I planned my roof, heating and A/C, plumbing and even the floor trusses I wanted. I DID NOT look into the tiled shower figuring that the tile guy knows how to do it. NOT!!! The moral of the story is whatever work you are having done or if you are building a new home DON"T rely on your GC or sub to know what is right. Plan on doing your homework and visit sites like these to understand what needs to be done and what options you really have. A little work upfront will save you $$$ and aggravation in the long run.

By the way, the pitch on my floor is just right and now the grout on the floor is dried within an hour where before it took forever. No runs, drips and I hope errors.

Thanks again Bill and Mongo for your invaluable help. God bless you both.

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Comments (7)

MongoCT
19 years ago
Glad it worked out for you, Mike.

By the way, it wasn't me who sneezed.
bill_vincent
19 years ago
Good to hear you finally found someone to take care of it properly! :-)
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rococogurl
19 years ago
Mike, so nice your shower worked out well. Enjoy it!

Whether you're building new or doing a reno it pays to do the research! Don't we see that over and over again.

We're also lucky to have pros like Bill and Mongo around to "help" our education along.
pirula
19 years ago
Yay! Got pics of the new shower??

Ivette
mikec_dsm
Original Author
19 years ago
I do but I don't know how to post them here. I've tried several times and it does not work.
bill_vincent
19 years ago
Email em to me, and I'll post em either early tomorrow morning, or tomorrow evening, depending on when I get em.
maredog
19 years ago
Mike,

I hear you loud and clear! I too wish I had found this site earlier in my remodel. Thanks to reading many tales of woe here we changed horses midstream and parted ways with a GC who I think was in over his head. It all started with the glass tile we selected and the bad vibes we got about his tile sub. After reading this forum we insisted on talking to the guy and when we were not able to even pin down who was going to do the work we started to question using the GC's tile sub. He got defensive when we questioned him. Then we wound up with windows that were way smaller than the originals and we decided it was time to remedy the situation. We had investigated quite a bit of the project details and figured we could leave the rest up to the professional, after all that is what he is getting paid for. Now we wish we had done more "babysitting" and we could have avoided a costly lesson. I am just glad that we made the decision before we move into the finish part of the project. We were lucky to be able to use the guys who were going to be doing some of the finish work that wasn't part of GC's work because thay will be able to do the rest of the work. Thank goodness this forum exists and helpful professionals like Bill and Mongo take time out of their day to answer questions. It's also great to have other people share their experiences and opinions. Thanks!