Category: Shower Installation & Repairs

I spent three days grinding concrete on a job last month just so the floor wouldn’t click like a castanet. Most guys skip the leveling compound and they think the underlayment will hide the dip. It won’t. I see the same lazy logic in bathrooms where a homeowner calls me because their expensive tile is…

Fix the Leak at the Bottom of Your Shower Door Before It Destroys Your Subfloor I have spent twenty five years with a moisture meter in my pocket and sawdust under my fingernails. I have seen things that would make a code inspector weep. Most people look at a shower door leak and see a…

Fixing a Fractured Shower Base Without Tearing Out the Walls 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 same philosophy applies to your shower. When you…

Fixing the Void in Your Shower Enclosure with Professional Precision 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. I once walked into a luxury bathroom where a…

The stench of a failing system I spent three days grinding concrete on a job last month just so the floor wouldn’t click like a castanet. I have spent twenty five years on my knees with a moisture meter and a level. I know when a floor is lying to you. Most guys skip the…

I spent three days grinding concrete on a job last month just so the floor wouldn’t click like a castanet. That level of obsession with the subfloor is what defines a true professional. When you find a leak in a shower valve, your first instinct might be to grab a hammer and smash your beautiful…

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 is what you need for a floating bench. Most guys think they can just slap some lumber against a wall and call it a day. I once walked into…

I spent three days grinding concrete on a job last month just so the floor wouldn’t click like a castanet, and it reminded me of the absolute nightmare I saw in a luxury high-rise bathroom last spring. The homeowner had spent thousands on high-end tile, yet the glass shower tracks were already bubbling with white…

I once spent three days grinding concrete and replacing rotted plywood on a job because a tiny two inch crack in a fiberglass shower surround was ignored for six months. The homeowner thought it was just a cosmetic blemish. They were wrong. By the time I arrived, the water had migrated through the fiberglass, saturated…

The microscopic truth about slimy shower floors I spent three days grinding concrete on a job last month just so the floor wouldn’t click like a castanet. Most guys skip the leveling compound. They think the underlayment will hide the dip. It won’t. I have spent 25 years on my knees with a moisture meter…