Repairs of failed shower floors with the most recent state of the art materials.
Restoration of Slate floor
50 years of grime removed and restored to as new
Repaired shower floor
Shower floor membrane pan had completely failed and was replaced with new shower pan and suitable waterproofing by removing bottom two rows of wall tile. Tiled drain cover was chosen and sized to handle rain shower heads and body washers.
Repaired shower floor and curb
Shower floor tile was installed by previous installer with mastic; tile were coming up. Mud bed was uneven and caused puddling. Shower curb was installed pitching into the bathroom rather than into the shower. Curbstone had unfinished edges and no overhang. All items were corrected using correct setting materials, leveling out low spots in floor, rebuilding curb and installing new curbstone with proper pitching and finished edges, along with overhang and water proofing.
Curbstone was supplied by Absolute Granite & Design.
Shower floor glass tile installation repair
The glass tile of this shower was installed incorrectly with large notch trowel and the incorrect thinset, causing glass tile to become dislodged. All tile had to be removed, new waterproofing membrane was installed to cover any nicks and cuts to the previous membrane, new glass tile was installed according to the membrane manufacturer's instructions.
Steam shower floor replacement
The white areas are indications of efflorescence; dissolved salts migrating to the surface of the shower bed, since the cement bed was not sealed against steam penetration into the porous cement bed. Closer looks at the perimeter also indicate low spots where puddling has occurred.
The above shower floor was chiseled out, resulting damage to the liner were repaired and leak tested for 24 hours.
A new mud bed was installed with proper pitching to the drain. The bed was water and steam proofed with the appropriate membrane, a square drain cover was installed and a new glass and stone mosaic was installed with non-modified thinset. The chosen grout material was rated for wet environments with occasional exposure to steam.
Mosaic supplied by Absolute Granite & Design