Category: Shower Installation & Repairs

The Simple Finger Test to Spot a Leaky Shower Drain Before the Ceiling Falls I spent three days grinding concrete on a job last month just so the floor wouldn’t click like a castanet. The homeowner had called me in for a simple grout touch-up. They thought the floor just looked a little tired. When…

I spent three days grinding concrete on a job last month just so the floor wouldn’t click like a castanet, but nothing makes my blood boil like a ‘pro’ who seals the bottom of a shower door frame. I once walked into a luxury master bath in a high-rise where the homeowners were complaining about…

The marble test that reveals everything Shower floor slope must achieve a minimum pitch of one quarter inch per vertical foot toward the drain to ensure gravity-fed drainage and prevent subsurface mold growth or efflorescence in your grout lines. If a standard glass marble placed on the shower tile does not immediately roll toward the…

The subfloor secret that contractors wont tell you Most guys skip the leveling compound. They think the underlayment will hide the dip. It won’t. I spent three days grinding concrete on a job last month just so the floor wouldn’t click like a castanet. When it comes to showers, that same laziness leads to crumbling…

Why Your Shower Smells Like Hard Boiled Eggs and How to Fix the Drain Grout The smell of sulfur or rotten eggs in a bathroom is a signal of a failing drainage system or a compromised grout joint. This odor usually indicates the presence of hydrogen sulfide gas produced by anaerobic bacteria living in the…

Mastering the Structural Integrity of Corner Shower Benches I have spent three decades on my knees with a moisture meter and a level. I have got oak dust in my lungs and a bad knee from thirty years of this. I smell like WD-40 and floor wax. Most guys skip the leveling compound. They think…

High Pressure Rain Shower Installation Guide for Perfect Flow I spent three days grinding concrete on a job last month just so the floor wouldn’t click like a castanet, and that same level of obsession applies to your plumbing. Most homeowners think a shower is just a cosmetic fixture, but as a master floor installer,…

The subfloor secret that kills shower benches To waterproof a shower bench correctly, you must use a integrated system involving a sloped substrate, a certified waterproofing membrane, and vapor-proof seals at every fastener point. Most guys skip the leveling compound. They think the underlayment will hide the dip. It won’t. I spent three days grinding…

Most guys skip the leveling compound. They think the underlayment will hide the dip. It won’t. I spent three days grinding concrete on a job last month just so the floor wouldn’t click like a castanet. That is the reality of a professional job. When we talk about installing a linear shower drain, we are…

I spent three days grinding concrete on a job last month just so the floor wouldn’t click like a castanet, and while I was there, I saw the homeowner’s shower pressure was a joke because the installer let grout debris into the lines. Most guys skip the leveling compound and think the underlayment will hide…