We're doing a full bathroom renovation through a builder and the builder has fixed the showerhead at the wrong height! We clearly specified 200cm but they mounted it at 190cm. And I've stood under it and it definitely does NOT work. So I have an uncomfortable conversation to have with my builder on correcting the issue.
My questions are,
1) What should the builder do to correct the issue?
2) What pitfalls, shortcuts, and risks should I be on the lookout for? I assume fixing the waterproofing is the big risk here
Key details
- The wall is tiled floor to ceiling
- During framing there was a noggin installed to hold the shower head plumbing in the wall. This will be the wrong height
- The whole area (floor and walls) was waterproofed in a single coat before the tiles went on
Many thanks!
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Browse Forums Bathrooms and Laundry  22 Feb 2019 571 Gold Member Re: Fixing a shower head height mistake 2Jun 22, 2023 9:47 pm tricky, expensive to fix, can be fixed but might be cheaper to look at different plumbing, otherwise the tiles need to come off, plumbing moved, resheeted, waterproofed and tiled. Could there be an alternative shower option or an engineering firm could alter the existing shower 22 Jun 2023 2 VIC New Poster Re: Fixing a shower head height mistake 3Jun 27, 2023 1:35 pm I'll look into different shower heads and ask the plumber about some engineering and see what he says. Thanks Unless there were unforeseeable issues with the site, I dont think you should have to pay for contractors errors or poor planning. I'd probably try and be reasonable and… 5 12305 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair This is a very challenging situation, made much harder by not being on site. Firstly, I think that I originally… 10 21569  |
