costasbrehm
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All,
I hired a professional to relocate my shower and tub drain pipes that are set in the slab, with the intention of doing the rest of the job myself. Unfortunately, he didn't follow my instructions and set the drain flange directly into the slab when he re-poured the concrete. Now I have a flange that is even with the rest of the slab. My initial intent was to build up a screed bed about 1/2" around the flange to create the sloped floor (which didn't exist in the builder-spec shower I'm replacing) for drainage, but now I'm wondering how to proceed.
Am I correct in thinking that building up a mortar bed that tapers to nothing at the drain flange is a bad idea? I'm worried that it will be too brittle, and regardless of what I use for an anti-fracture under my tile, I'll end up having to re-do it later like I originally planned. I have the plumber visiting tomorrow to explain his thinking (and fix the other things he did wrong), so any advice would be appreciated! Thanks,
Costas
I hired a professional to relocate my shower and tub drain pipes that are set in the slab, with the intention of doing the rest of the job myself. Unfortunately, he didn't follow my instructions and set the drain flange directly into the slab when he re-poured the concrete. Now I have a flange that is even with the rest of the slab. My initial intent was to build up a screed bed about 1/2" around the flange to create the sloped floor (which didn't exist in the builder-spec shower I'm replacing) for drainage, but now I'm wondering how to proceed.
Am I correct in thinking that building up a mortar bed that tapers to nothing at the drain flange is a bad idea? I'm worried that it will be too brittle, and regardless of what I use for an anti-fracture under my tile, I'll end up having to re-do it later like I originally planned. I have the plumber visiting tomorrow to explain his thinking (and fix the other things he did wrong), so any advice would be appreciated! Thanks,
Costas