Kristi Kearney
New Member
Hello!
My husband and I are remodeling a small bathroom in a newly purchased home built in 1971. We have noticed a few shortcuts made with electrical wiring so we want to be ultra sure we do the right thing with the bathroom. All materials are purchased and ready to go.
The issue—> There was previously a fiberglass one piece surround shower that we removed without any issue. Upon inspecting the floor, it seems that there’s an additional single, floating, layer of 1/2 inch subfloor that has a hole cut out for the drain pipe. I assume they did this so the shower was level with the floor and there wasn’t a big 1-1.5 foot drop step down into the shower.
It is sturdy to walk on, however it seems unsafe to put a new shower base there with such a flimsy single layer- especially with this random hole cut for the drain. The wood appears to be in pretty good shape.
Does anyone have any suggestions? I could leave it, but I don’t know it it’s ok in the long run. Should we remove this layer and if we do, how do we add additional support so we can correctly elevate the floor to meet the edge of the tile?
Thank you- photo attached.