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old_rookie · 12-14-2010, 08:54 AM

Thanks for all the replies.

Yeah, taking that plate off is an easy check. I'll be doing that next. There isn't a shower-pan - its all tile. They dug into the concrete a bit, replaced some of the drain, re-constructed the 'pan' area with concrete. We have had the drain back-up and fill the shower with 1/2" or so once, didn't have a leak that time. So I'm thinking there isn't a problem down there.

When the remodel was done, the upper part of the plumbing was replaced, they extended it up higher since I'm 6'2 - not sure about what was replaced going up to the valve - I took pics during the work, maybe I can 'see' into the wall as to what was done.

Riskey Water · 12-14-2010, 02:32 PM

I repaired a shower pan this summer for some people that had thier shower redone the previous year by someone else .I was told that it had leaked since the remodel .So I do the work requested and there was still water leaking from under the floor tile to the carpet.It turned out that the guy DID NOT REPLACE the WAX RING so with every flush water would go under the floor tile instead and to the carpet .finding the true leak can be tricky ,good luck

12-14-2010, 08:54 AM	#1
old_rookie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Santee Posts: 904	Thanks for all the replies. Yeah, taking that plate off is an easy check. I'll be doing that next. There isn't a shower-pan - its all tile. They dug into the concrete a bit, replaced some of the drain, re-constructed the 'pan' area with concrete. We have had the drain back-up and fill the shower with 1/2" or so once, didn't have a leak that time. So I'm thinking there isn't a problem down there. When the remodel was done, the upper part of the plumbing was replaced, they extended it up higher since I'm 6'2 - not sure about what was replaced going up to the valve - I took pics during the work, maybe I can 'see' into the wall as to what was done.

12-14-2010, 02:32 PM	#2
Riskey Water Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: On the water ofcourse Posts: 142	I repaired a shower pan this summer for some people that had thier shower redone the previous year by someone else .I was told that it had leaked since the remodel .So I do the work requested and there was still water leaking from under the floor tile to the carpet.It turned out that the guy DID NOT REPLACE the WAX RING so with every flush water would go under the floor tile instead and to the carpet .finding the true leak can be tricky ,good luck