Help! Tile former shower problem

[MadProfessor]

We’ve just moved into a new build property. All six bathroom seems to have a problem with the shower where instead of the water running down into the drain it runs off to another part of the bathroom where it pools and obviously can’t drain.

Every bathroom is fully tiled with a walk in shower with shower screen. There does seem to be fall to the shower line but it’s clearly not sufficient.

I’m wondering whether this is a complete c*ck up by the tiler / bathroom fitter and house it should be corrected. One possible explanation is that they have fitted particularly large shower heads on quite long shower arms. Perhaps this means that the shower water is falling the wrong side of the fall line and running off.

Anybody have a clue and is there any rule about the size of the shower enclosure / tile former to the size of the shower head/arm?

Obviously we’re chasing the developer but...

[HRL]

If it’s happening in all six bathrooms, and that’s a lot of bathrooms BTW, then I’d say it sounds like a monumental fk up by the builders.

Down to them to rectify.

[silversurfer1]

Does the water drain away quick enough? On a wet room tray it should have a 2” waste so no build up of water at all.

If it’s just hitting the wrong part of the tray that’s easier to deal with

[Vanden Saab]

HRL said:

If it’s happening in all six bathrooms, and that’s a lot of bathrooms BTW, then I’d say it sounds like a monumental fk up by the builders.

Down to them to rectify.

This somebody has monumentally fked up. get the developer to come back rip all the floors up and do the job properly. Assuming they are wet rooms then even the tiles outside the immediate shower area should have a slight run on them to ensure all the water runs back into the drain. Water pooling outside the shower area means they have set the floor either level or running the wrong way. 30 seconds with a level will give you the answer but if the water is pooling into another corner for example you can guarantee the fall is wrong.

Edited by Vanden Saab on Friday 2nd April 21:24

[doof205]

The definition of first world problems. Poor you with a problem with all 6 bathrooms! 🤣

Hope you get them sorted in all seriousness.

[MadProfessor]

In case anybody cares about the answer, a spirit level reveals that the four of the bathrooms are flat as the proverbial pancake.

Two are fine now after a combination of ensuring the screens were actually fitted correctly and the pressure was adjusted on the shower heads.

[Sheepshanks]

How are they going to fix them?

At least you've got multple bathroom redundancy - one of our daughers has just had her only bathroom refitted, apparently it's been great fun washing two little kids in the kitchen sink.

[MadProfessor]

Sheepshanks said:

How are they going to fix them?.

They’re going to re-do the floor including the underfloor heating and tile former. Let’s hope they don’t damage any of the sanitary ware and have to replace that as well. Or the wall tiles.

[Mazinbrum]

I couldn’t get past six bathroom new build...