Help with water pooling on all 3 edges of new tub

[blackhat118]

Hello,

I'm looking for some input to understand how to address a problem with water pooling on the edges of our new tub.

I just finished having my bathroom remodeled, including a new tub and rain shower head. After the first use, I noticed a large amount of water pooling on the edges of the tub against the wall. This is happening on all 3 sides. See pictures attached.

I reached out to our contractor who argued that this is a normal and expected thing given that our rain shower head is so close to the wall, that water will splash and spill down to the end. That I can understand, but what I don't understand is why the water isn't properly draining down into the tub instead of pooling there and sitting against the wall.

From what I can tell online, this is either an issue with the tub not being level or poor tub design or manufacturing and the edges aren't sloped properly. I checked the leveling of the tub and it looks good. So would this mean that there's likely a defect with the tub that's causing the water to not drain properly? Any advice on how to address this with our contractor?

Really appreciate any input and advice!

 

[Storm rider]

At our house we squeegee the walls and tub deck after a shower. In your case, a coat of a good automotive wax on the tub deck may help it drain, but if there is no slope to the deck then a wipe down is going to be your best solution.

 

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[blackhat118]

At our house we squeegee the walls and tub deck after a shower. In your case, a coat of a good automotive wax on the tub deck may help it drain, but if there is no slope to the deck then a wipe down is going to be your best solution.

So do you think the tub was designed this way to have flat edges and no slope?

 

[blackhat118]

Hello,

I'm looking for some input to understand how to address a problem with water pooling on the edge of our new tub.

I just finished having my bathroom remodeled, including a new tub and rain shower head. After the first use, I noticed a large amount of water pooling on the edge of the tub against the wall. See pictures attached.

I reached out to our contractor who argued that this is a normal and expected thing given that our rain shower head is so close to the wall, that water will splash and spill down to the end. That I can understand, but what I don't understand is why the water isn't properly draining down into the tub instead of pooling there and sitting against the wall.

From what I can tell online, this is either an issue with the tub not being level or poor tub design or manufacturing and the edges aren't sloped properly. I checked the leveling of the tub and it looks good. So would this mean that there's likely a defect with the tub that's causing the water to not drain properly? Any advice on how to address this with our contractor?

Really appreciate any input and advice!

Update: this is actually happening on all 3 ledges where the tub meets the wall. So this tells me it’s a flaw with the tub?

 

[James Henry]

I see plumbing fixtures that could have been designed better on a daily basis. Those ledges probably could have used a slight slope in the design. I've lost a lot of respect for engineers over the years.

 

[Kreemoweet]

I've never actually lived in a place where the water DIDN'T pool up on the edges of the tub. So it is very common.
You can call it a "defect" if you want, but unless you have some specific contract language in your agreement with
the contractor that specifically calls for that drainage feature in any installed tub, they shouldn't be expected
to rectify the situation at their sole expense. Especially if you were the one who selected that tub.

 

[CENTRALFL]

Is this a tub that you bought in a store, that you can go and compare?

Have you reached out to the manufacturer to inquire about that specific model?