Browse Forums Bathrooms and Laundry 1 Oct 20, 2018 7:32 am I am currently building. My private building inspector has noted that the fall to waste in one of the showers is inadequate. The builder has refute that charge and is willing to put in writing that the fall has been checked and is fine. I checked the levels with a spirit level. 2 out of 4 corners seem fairly level to me (ie minimal fall) but the builder insists that it is fine. I also tested the water draining and it is definitely draining albeit at a slower rate compared to the other shower. The builder thinks that since it is draining, it is not worth re-doing the floor tiles, potentially disrupting waterproofing etc for just that little improvement in the draining times. He also mentioned that there are no fixed rules for draining time and this can be quite subjective and my building inspector obviously has a strict criteria for it. So I am at a point where I either accept the builder's work and hope all will be fine. Or take it further to the department of fair trading as we have reached a disagreement and get them to investigate the issue as a third party. Any advice? Re: Shower fall to waste - advice needed 2Oct 22, 2018 9:52 pm What is the fall? Get something straight, I.e. a level or timber. Sit it from one end of the shower floor to the other end. What is the height difference (gap) over the waste? What is the distance from the edge to the waste? Fall should be 1:80 in the shower area. Thank you Splashers. Tomorrow I might check if I can get a few packs of 300x300 in the same tile finish. It may be good to use these could in the shower recesses. I'm not… 4 4671 I've got a challenge here. Background is the builder has cut too deep for the slab and the slab is now below the very substantial retaining wall. It's failed occupancy… 0 18373 Hi All, I engaged a tradie to install concrete retaining wall 600-800mm high over 32 meters in Victoria. Sleepers are 200*75*2000 mm installed over 17 steel posts. I… 0 6888 |