Browse Forums Bathrooms and Laundry 1 Jan 19, 2009 2:29 pm Hi all
Our house is pretty much done and we moved in about a month ago. One issue that's really bugging me is this. In our ensuite, we built a double shower. It's effectively a shower room, 2.6m x 1.1m. There's a shower at each end, and you enter through an opening in the side (if that makes sense). Anyway, the plans show "no hob" (a true walk-in) and a floor waste under each shower head. My expectation was that the centre of the shower room would fall away each side towards the FWs (ie. the highest point is the centre of the room - where you walk in - which then falls away each side to the FWs). That way, the water from each shower runs into its own waste. Anyway, for whatever reason, only one FW was put in, and the fall in the floor is from one side of the shower room to the other. This works fine when the shower at the end with the FW is on, OK when the other end is on by itself, but is a total shambles when both are going (floods in about 20 seconds). Builder's excuse is that he thought we were putting a framless shower screen in (which makes no sense as it would simply be a single 960mm glass door between the brick opening). His solution is to put a 20mm high beading along the opening. This is in the second storey of a double brick home with a suspended slab (three courses thick - 258mm). Below the ensuite is our garage. I'd like the builder to fix this up by correcting the falls and fitting the extra floor waste, however it will be a total PITA as I expect it will involve smashing up the floor, with the associated damage to the wall tiles, in a brand new place. I expect they'll make a total mess of the place as well, as they'd have to get through our carpeted upstairs area to get to the ensuite. Is it worth have these guys in our house for a week? Does anyone have any other creative solutions? Re: Double Shower 2Jan 24, 2009 2:31 pm Check the shower waste. Often the outlet is semi obsured by concrete, cement, water proofing debri. Take the grate out put your hand down and feel. Often and I mean really often the 50mm outlet is reduced by more than half because of these obstructions. Sometimes it works for years unnoticed and then after hair accumulates it begins to block. Because yours has twice as much water flowing through it, the outlet of the trap might be semi blocked and this stops the water only when both are used.
Most showers use a gully riser that you can get your hand down and then they reduce. Re: Double Shower 3Feb 15, 2009 3:49 pm I have a double shower and a single floor waste. I have no problems running both showers at once.
Check the size of the floor waste is up to code. some builders use the right size plumbing under the slab but right where the floor waste is, they reduce the size down. Does it flood without the floor waste cover? Here's mine. http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww280/aussieIDI-07/DSC01742.jpg http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww280/aussieIDI-07/DSC01743.jpg Licenced Sparky and Data Cabler If "The Data Guys" is too long to type, TDG will do. Re: Double Shower 4Feb 15, 2009 3:57 pm What do the plans have for that shower? If it has the double waste then they should fix it 'A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.' Louis Pasteur Vegie garden: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27637&start=0 My Backyard Adventure I'll look into different shower heads and ask the plumber about some engineering and see what he says. Thanks 2 9568 Hi All, about to commence a bathroom renovation and need some advice on subfloor works. Current subfloor is hardwood T&G floorboards on 90x45 joists, but intention is to… 0 5849 Ask yourself if the insurance company will be aware of the Reno. 4 7382 |