Dave1965
New Member
Hi,
Had a shower finished about 8 months ago. We started noticing a foul smell in basement and thought it was the pipes. Had someone out to inspect pipes and they are all clear. Traced the odor to the shower base and when we pulled back the rubber membrane we spotted this (see pic). The pic is taken looking down on the back of the shower wall where the mixer and shower head are located. It looks like the cement board has been sitting in water for quite a while.
The original shower build took over a year as the contractor ran into issues with his tile subcontractor. The build was done incorrectly and a new guy came in to finish. That new guy was supposed to check to make sure no water had gotten trapped in the rubber membrane - he clearly failed that task.
Any way to resolve this without a demo and rebuild of shower base?
Thanks
Had a shower finished about 8 months ago. We started noticing a foul smell in basement and thought it was the pipes. Had someone out to inspect pipes and they are all clear. Traced the odor to the shower base and when we pulled back the rubber membrane we spotted this (see pic). The pic is taken looking down on the back of the shower wall where the mixer and shower head are located. It looks like the cement board has been sitting in water for quite a while.
The original shower build took over a year as the contractor ran into issues with his tile subcontractor. The build was done incorrectly and a new guy came in to finish. That new guy was supposed to check to make sure no water had gotten trapped in the rubber membrane - he clearly failed that task.
Any way to resolve this without a demo and rebuild of shower base?
Thanks