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Howdy, folks!
We hang out at the John Bridge tile forum a lot, and posted the same question there. But this seems more like a plumbing question.
We're replacing a shower in a commercial location because it leaked. Set on a slab, poured concrete, not deck mud. Cement board walls with mastic, but that's another story.
It had no noticeable slope to the drain, maybe very slight. The drain cover was round, 4-5 inches, made by JR Smith. Gentleman at plumbing supply store thinks it may be the 2005 series.
The previous contractor installed it with no shower pan liner, which is a no-no as far as I know. I'm looking for a way to install a liner. I don't really care if it's Kerdi, Hydroment Ultra Set Trowel on liquid, 2 coats, PVC or even a copper pan. The main thing is I want to do it right and stop the leaking.
The diagrams on their website, www.jrsmith.com show a weep hole, but it's a good 2 inches down. For us to put a liner in, we'd have to chisel/jackhammer or chip through 2 inches of solid concrete at the drain to reach that weep hole. Not fun. I'm not even sure it's structurally a good idea to start bashing through a commercial buildings foundation. Hey, what if we crack too much cement, break the foundation, discover the place was built on wetlands and we've got our very own geyser in the bathroom! You think they'd name it after our company??
Seriously, any creative ideas on how to use this type of drain without major surgery on the slab? Any adaptors we could add that incorporate weep holes higher up? I know there's an extension we could add, but it has no weep holes. Drill them in??? Make our own?
Thanks!
We hang out at the John Bridge tile forum a lot, and posted the same question there. But this seems more like a plumbing question.
We're replacing a shower in a commercial location because it leaked. Set on a slab, poured concrete, not deck mud. Cement board walls with mastic, but that's another story.
It had no noticeable slope to the drain, maybe very slight. The drain cover was round, 4-5 inches, made by JR Smith. Gentleman at plumbing supply store thinks it may be the 2005 series.
The previous contractor installed it with no shower pan liner, which is a no-no as far as I know. I'm looking for a way to install a liner. I don't really care if it's Kerdi, Hydroment Ultra Set Trowel on liquid, 2 coats, PVC or even a copper pan. The main thing is I want to do it right and stop the leaking.
The diagrams on their website, www.jrsmith.com show a weep hole, but it's a good 2 inches down. For us to put a liner in, we'd have to chisel/jackhammer or chip through 2 inches of solid concrete at the drain to reach that weep hole. Not fun. I'm not even sure it's structurally a good idea to start bashing through a commercial buildings foundation. Hey, what if we crack too much cement, break the foundation, discover the place was built on wetlands and we've got our very own geyser in the bathroom! You think they'd name it after our company??
Seriously, any creative ideas on how to use this type of drain without major surgery on the slab? Any adaptors we could add that incorporate weep holes higher up? I know there's an extension we could add, but it has no weep holes. Drill them in??? Make our own?
Thanks!