Toilets, Sinks, Showers, Tubs and Disposals - constant regrouting shower floor
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lucky
05-22-06, 07:04 PM
Hello,
I have a tiled shower floor the tiles are about 5 by 5. Every one or two years the grout comes out or it gets very discolored. The shower is 8 years old and I have had 5 attempts at putting in a floor where the grout does not discolor. I believe the builder installed something incorrectly from the beginning, but he said no and removed the grout and regrouted the floor which after I sealed it became dark in about 6 months.
One person put a second layer of tile over the first layer, because the first layers' grout always went dark. Should I be concerned about water trapped between the current layer and the second layer and the drain? Or does it all eventually flow out the drain?
I was quoted $1,000 to remove the two layers and put a new floor in the shower is only 3 feet bt 5 feet, this sound expensive, is it?
When the the two layers are removed would I be able to recognize a problem with the tray at the bottom. I have no idea how all this works and it is getting to be costly.
Help
I have a tiled shower floor the tiles are about 5 by 5. Every one or two years the grout comes out or it gets very discolored. The shower is 8 years old and I have had 5 attempts at putting in a floor where the grout does not discolor. I believe the builder installed something incorrectly from the beginning, but he said no and removed the grout and regrouted the floor which after I sealed it became dark in about 6 months.
One person put a second layer of tile over the first layer, because the first layers' grout always went dark. Should I be concerned about water trapped between the current layer and the second layer and the drain? Or does it all eventually flow out the drain?
I was quoted $1,000 to remove the two layers and put a new floor in the shower is only 3 feet bt 5 feet, this sound expensive, is it?
When the the two layers are removed would I be able to recognize a problem with the tray at the bottom. I have no idea how all this works and it is getting to be costly.
Help
chandler
05-22-06, 08:44 PM
$1000 is probably a deal to find out what is wrong. And when you get down there, you will find the epdm liner is damaged, not attached properly to the drain, or not there at all. Adding a second layer of tile only raised your problem by 3/8", and I'm not really sure how they hooked to the drain without leaving a possible crack between layers.