Did you have the walls done too? They certainly are not a professional job. I agree its a do over, and this time, pay attention to what is being done. Hire someone with a good reputation. Read up on shower waterproofing, so you know how and what materials should be used. Read up on professional tiling, so you know,if you are getting a good job. Thats a lot of money, for the very poor quality tile job you have. The designer isnt quite professional either, because, no reputable designer who has a good reputation, would want it damaged by that tile job.

Thank you. I thought I was crazy! I will definitely read up on this stuff myself. I’m so disappointed in my designer because I thought I could rely on her for this type of stuff.

Yes, the walls too. But the green wall tiles are handmade and naturally uneven so I’m fine with how they turned out. It’s the floor and drain I’m concerned about.

Realistically you might not be able to redo it unless you are willing to spend a considerable amount of money.

Waterproofing a shower is seamless so if you take up the tiles on the floor you are also destroying the waterproofing on the walls so you would have to deal with that.

Not sure whether you also asked about moving the actual drain - that is a huge undertaking.

FWIW, you can get a much more attractive drain covers at Designer Drains. My covers are actually a really nice decorative element

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The shower was originally a shower tub so the drain was moved to the centre during the renovation project.

At one point you say he reused the old drain cover and now you are saying he converted a tub to a shower. Lots of red flags though- cheap Oatey drain with brass hardware. Large format tile as a floor (could be fine, maybe not). Do you know what kind of waterproofing was used? Was a leak test performed? There is no changing the shape of the drain cover without re tiling the shower as the waterproofing is part of the drain.

There were two bathroom remodels, and we switched the walk-in and the shower-tub. This drain cover is from the other bathroom, but this bathroom was originally a shower-tub. The large-format tiles were chosen by the designer. She never selected a drain cover. I never thought that large-format tiles were and issue, or that we ought to select a drain cover until it was finished. Was it the designer's mistake for not selecting a drain? Or the contractor's for assuming we would use this cheap steel drain with the brass?

Would I have to retile the entire bathroom or just the tiles around the drain?

@Hilary Smith Are you sure the actual drain was moved.

When I remodeled, I converted the tub/shower to a large walk in tiled shower. The actual drain pipes had to be changed because shower pipes are larger than tub drains - or at least mine were.

My original configuration of the tub/shower was the drain more or less centered and all of my exterior valves are centered more or less. I have thermostatic valves so shower head an valves are centered and the hand held shower is next to them but fairly proximate.

It's a shame you didn't have grab bars installed when you built the shower. Even young spry people can have accidents.

I recall that the drain pipe was closer to the wall (because of the tub drain being close to the wall. The contractor actually dug up the cement floor and refilled it to accommodate a centre drain because that's how it was configured in the other walk-in. I recall wondering if it was even possible to switch these in a condo and he said it was fine. I asked my designer, who I assumed was project managing, and she said to ask the contractor. No one confirmed with me what cover I wanted and where I wanted it, even though they confirmed where I wanted to place the hose and the faucet.

Problem is not that the waterproofing pan system is tied together with the walls (or should be), which would mean tearing part of the walls as well as ripping out the entire pan and floor tile.

If you redo the floor, you most likely have to redo the whole shower to redo the waterproofing.

I actually feel like the triangles around the drain are to make sure that the slope is down to the drain for the water. And that is because you can’t slope one piece of large format tile.

That is what they’re for. That’s why a long rectangle on the edge or a square would have looked better.

That is an envelope cut on a standard tub to shower conversion. That is what choosing large format tile demands, when you do not do the more expensive trench drain or wall drain. You could have chosen a mosaic, and not need the envelope cut. The drain was not moved. That also would have been more expensive.

No issues here. Go buy a $13 drain cover.

If you are annoyed by your chosen look and having buyer's remorse, then educate yourself about the construction options a lot more and get ready to pay that $$ or more again, to do the options that you are now would coulda shoulda done, to have it all redone. At an increased expense over what you paid. Nothing is really "wrong" with any of this. You have a nice, relatively budget, designer result.

If you think the tile is ugly, why did you OK the design? It's actually very pretty!

Your tiled walls are great! The perfectly imperfect Moroccan zellige shower tiles are a standout.

The floor of the shower doesn't bother me at all, except for the grouting near the drain and around it looks grubby. Get a new drain and have the tiler come back and clean up the grout lines.

Consider a similar feel in art for a wall.

I do tons of tile work....the floor tiles are really nice! The slope looks really good! LOVE IT! The drain...well...get a new drain cover...what a BEAUTIFUL shower!

It’s a shower floor - no one will ever see it, and if it’s draining properly and the waterproofing was done right, forget about it. It’s a personal taste issue, not a mistake. And don’t you shower with your back to the shower wall so you are not even looking at it? The tiles are really pretty - enjoy them.🙂

The pros who always blame the homeowner when things go awry "you should have hired a designer" are pretty quiet on this thread. Proof, once again, that simply hiring a designer is no guarantee of a result the homeowner expects. I would at least expect some posts blaming the homeowner for SOMETHING.

I think it's a nice looking shower and the angled cuts look fine. If you get a nicer drain cover, as suggested, I hope it will make it acceptable to you. I would be happy with it.

I'm sorry your designer was a disappointment.

Looks fine to me. They worked hard to create that design.

I love these tiles soooo much. Gorgeous Moroccan look to them. As with the other suggestion, a nicer suggestion. Could you add more light? I would showcase the heck out of those tiles.