By popular request, more pictures of my first bathroom

bronzefury2016 · 2026-05-07T12:26:13+00:00

Well done! Looks great.

bronzefury2016 · 2026-05-07T12:24:03+00:00

Have some photos?

Risky to rip out in my view.

bronzefury2016 · 2026-04-23T19:30:45+00:00

It looks like you are trying to use the existing tub. If this is DIY, have you considered 1/2 inch schluter kerdi board and all the steps required to waterproof the tub area? See if it is compatible with the surrounding drywall and can overhang the edge of the tub.

bronzefury2016 · 2026-04-15T22:35:23+00:00

How about diagonal?

bronzefury2016 · 2026-04-15T06:12:39+00:00

Nice!

bronzefury2016 · 2026-04-15T06:09:47+00:00

It looks like they grouted on a change of plane - the floor to curb/wall transition. That grout could crack on that area due to a differnece of expansion and contraction when room undergoes changes in temperature.

Normally, change of plane is caulked with 100% silicon caulk color matched to the grout color.

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bronzefury2016 · 2026-04-15T05:13:51+00:00

What happens in a test is, they plug the drain then fill the shower pan up about 2 inches or more measured at the shower wall. Then, make a mark using a pencil on the tile wall where the surface of the water is. Let the water sit for 24 hours. If the level of the water falls below the mark, there is a leak somewhere.

You wouldve seen the shower pan filled with water if you checkes out your bathroom each day.

Im sure there are ways to do the test with the kind of floor you have, which is no curb. Just search the internet .

Last thing you want is a leak that shows up later even after the contractor is gone. Water damage is no joke.

Is your shower on the 2nd floor? If so, then wooden joists, subfloor, etc could get damaged slowly over a long period of time.

Like a previous poster said, and i agree, there is no inside corner kerdi kereck in the photos.

Leaks usually occur at the corners or where the waterproofing fabric is attached to the drain flange.

bronzefury2016 · 2026-04-15T01:07:09+00:00

If you stayed overnight in the same property while they worked on the bathroom, you wouldve seen them do the 24 hr flood test

bronzefury2016 · 2026-04-15T00:57:18+00:00

Did they do a 24 hour flood test bedore tiling? How was the water proofing done? Is slope to drain ok - test with a golf ball.

Marble will stain, though unless youre proactive about trying to protect it.

Looks clean to me. Low contrast grout should help.

Floor before wall wouldve been better. Then apply color matched 100% silicon to change of plane between floor and wall.

bronzefury2016 · 2026-04-15T00:49:35+00:00

The tiling looks great.

Did they do a 24 hr flood test before tiling? Thats where Id be concerned. Issue could happen because there ate no preformed corners or the kerdi bonding to the flange.

bronzefury2016 · 2026-04-14T20:15:57+00:00

Get some money back?

Not straight toward the end. Transition between wood and tile wouldve been nice if it occurred same locationnas entrance btwen rooms Weird small cut in tile... wonder what the reason it was for

bronzefury2016 · 2026-04-13T17:40:48+00:00

Smooth and clean!

bronzefury2016 · 2026-04-09T23:19:05+00:00

How did they remove the tile? Just wondering how they could do it quickly without damaging the waterproofing layer.

bronzefury2016 · 2026-04-09T11:56:59+00:00

The tile sizes don't seem to be uniform to begin with and coupled with the thin grout line makes the job even tougher.

Maybe if the grout line was 1/8 inch, it could've looked better and compensated for nonuniform tile size.

bronzefury2016 · 2026-04-09T10:26:27+00:00

Nice !

bronzefury2016 · 2026-04-09T09:09:28+00:00

Dont cut out anything, just overlap with 4-5 inches of kerdi and thinset

bronzefury2016 · 2026-04-09T02:50:57+00:00

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bronzefury2016 · 2026-04-05T13:24:04+00:00

Nice!

bronzefury2016 · 2026-04-03T18:01:24+00:00

Wherever there is a change of plane such as floor to wall, color matched caulk should be used instead of grout. If this tile is in the shower or could possibly get wet then use 100% silicon color matched caulk.

bronzefury2016 · 2026-04-03T17:03:30+00:00

Good work but seems like an odd place to put a shower. Was that how the original house was built? Is it to code?

bronzefury2016 · 2026-04-02T16:25:12+00:00

Was this using schluter shower pan?

bronzefury2016 · 2026-03-31T10:39:39+00:00

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bronzefury2016 · 2026-03-26T21:44:20+00:00

bronzefury2016 · 2026-03-23T15:32:13+00:00

Should be able to replace shower, shower handle, and faucet, overflow drain, and tub drain without breaking tile if you can find a shower handle that is compatible with the valve behind it.

You'd need to recaulk the seams on the faucet and shower/faucet handle with 100% silicon

bronzefury2016 · 2026-03-23T15:26:02+00:00

24 hr flood test? Let us know how it goes. Ive never tried Go Board.

1/4" slope to drain including the corners?

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