Bathroom remodel help!!

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having my bathroom remodeled and having some issues with my contractor. Here’s some photos of the shower floor he recently layed. Some issues I’ve noticed but not sure if it’s me just bring picky or if it’s legitimate problems either now or would lead to some later.

First concern is the way the tile is layed around the drain …the mosaics sit above it, like there’s a lip and its jagged when standing on it/rubbing your hand over it. Not including the fact i think it looks terribly cut

Second concern is there are multiple areas where there’s a finger gap between the mosaics which means large grout line. is this a problem or just cosmetic? (See 3rd photo)

Third concern is this HUGE gap between where the mosiacs stop and the outside edge where a threshold will sit. Some areas are so large i can fit 3 fingers in the gap…. hes planning on placing a 6”x60” marble threshold on the edge which covers it cosmetically but structurally it makes no sense that leaves a 2” gap under the threshold to shower floor….

ive already been scammed by one contractor and im terrified of being scammed by another the rest of his work has been great so far! when paying a lot of money i definitely want things to not only look nice bit more important be done correctly!! Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

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chispa

last month

None of it looks good.

For anyone doing a bathroom, consider a square drain box and cover. Much easier to cut straight lines than a curve ... although a competent tile person should have no issues with the round one.

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cpartist
last month
How was that shower waterproofed?

What is the last picture showing in terms of where it says Alex?
krystieann rondomanski
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last month
He said he used redguard on the walls the floor is just a wetbed, then whatever the tile is placed on (mortar im guessing?)

the last 2 photos are the outside edge where the threshold is supposed to sit on heres a top view if it helps
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do you have a nice budget? First thing I'd do is raise the ceiling over the shower and remove the soffit. hopefully that HVAC vent could be relocated, or moved up w/the ceiling. Take everything out and gut it to the studs. make any repairs, move electrical or plumbing if needed. If you do a wall mount faucet, it will give you a tad more room on that vanity. I recently did my neighbors bathroom. Same size as yours (maybe 1/2' wider. theirs is 5'x8') got them a 36" vanity w/a right offset (the sink is slightly off to the right to allow more countertop space on the left side) Notice the wall mount faucet and how it also gives you extra room. It's also a lot easier to keep clean. if you do a longer niche, you can have all your shower products here. do you want to keep your tower? how much storage do you actually need? you could do a cabinet over the toilet, or these shelves. I've seen this recessed into the wall between the studs for some shallow type of storage. get a vanity with drawers, and do a recessed, larger medicine cabinet for your main mirror to maximize every bit of storage. this mirrored medicine cab opens on both sides. and the cool inset shelf along the entire span also gives you extra storage for smaller jars and bottles. modern type of box shelving above toilet painted the same as the wall. pick a vanity with maximum storage options if you can recess this 'tower' into the wall and borrow a bit of room, this would be great^ if you can borrow space from another room in order to get another foot, you could do a built in cabinet^
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Your deflection rating will need to be assessed. Deflection ratings are CHANGED (increased) by adding PLYWOOD. Cement backer board is NOT structural. It is always advisable to use TWO layers of subfloor. The first layer is attached to the JOISTS (the slats you see are the first layer and are considered 'useless' with tile so you might as well get rid of them). The second layer is then screwed to the FIRST layer (do NOT 'screw and glue'). The purpose for TWO layers of subfloor = the top layer is EASILY removed if something changes/goes wrong (glue causes issues with removal = damage to bottom layer = more problems then it is worth). Right. So now you know you need TWO layers of plywood. You can get two layers in there with a total of 1.5" (3/4" + 3/4") worth of 'thickness'. Now you have the RIGHT deflection rating (super important) and you have added quite a bit of height. Now you assess how much extra height you need. A well installed porcelain tile can sit (roughly) 3/4" high. You can add cement board to make up the little bit of difference. There you have it. Two layers of plywood + cement backer board to make up the difference.
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Shawna Rushford
last month
That drain is absolutely ridiculous. Why is it folded in on itself. I feel like your feet are going to be cut standing in that shower. Yikes.
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krystieann rondomanski
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last month
Exactly!!! thats my thoughts exactly! i dont know why it’s so botched! contractor said ”i dont see a problem with it, this is shat happens with mosiacs” ….. im no pro but i hate it!! im defeated fighting with contractors and the money i’ve lost 😥
millworkman
last month
" ”i dont see a problem with it, this is shat happens with mosiacs” "

This sh** happens with mosaics when you don't know what your doing. The work and attitude give me no belief that the floors and wall are built correctly. Was there a flood test? Any in progress pics showing the wall construction? Floor construction?
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Shawna Rushford
last month
It seems like it might be best to look for another tile company at this point. You don’t want to have to deal with issues down the road. Better to cut your losses? Tough situation, for sure.
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artemis78
last month
I think you have a ton of compounding problems. Looks like the tile is probably mesh-mounted and not well-spaced--common in less expensive tile lines--but tilesetter should have caught that and reset the misplaced tiles. Also looks like this is marble tile (?) but has been set in gray thinset, which isn't great--that will show through the tile so that it is darker than you likely intended. And yes, the drain cut is pretty sloppy. (Agreed on using a square drain if you can--our tile guy was relatively skilled and the round cut still isn't perfect at the edges since our tile is 1" hex; wish I'd used square since we just picked round somewhat at random, needing to make a decision.) Not sure any of this is fixable without starting over, unfortunately.
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Mrs. Beasley
last month
Absolutely not okay!
cpartist
last month
None of that looks proper. Hoping some of the professionals will pop in.

In the meantime, if you have any pics of in progress, please post them. Also some pics standing back so we can see the whole shower. Waterproofing of the walls has to be tied into waterproofing on the floor.

How does he plan to waterproof the curb and what is that material on the curb?

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