Bodged Or Not? aqua-dec Shower Former Drain Issue

[The D]

if he has tiled on to a shower former the lines will go from the corners of the outlet and it will have the correct fall. if he has moved the lines the fall will be wrong so he need to re do the back three tiles to follow the fall in the former.

 

[Dave]

To add to Deans post , it could also puddle around the drain . It needs to fall to 4 corners of the drain for the correct flow rate.

 

[Dan]

^ there you go then.

Try to find out why he's done what he's done. I'm curious now.

 

[Julia]

Tiler is off site today but the builder / project manager who built and tanked the shower area said he had noticed the irregular cuts yesterday and spoke to the tiler who apparently was following the former lines exactly.

However, this morning, contacting the shower tray company revealed that you can indeed go "off former" to meet the corners of the grate without any issues.

The problem now it that its all gone off and they say that it may damage the tanking, waterproofing and even the tray if we take out the 3 back tiles meaning the whole build will have to be restarted.

The dilemma we now face is - do we get them to redo it. The issue I suspect is more aesthetic but I just can't unsee it now and have to weigh that up against the cost of it all going wrong.

Incidentally I felt absolutely terrible mentioning it this morning as they have done an amazing job, but the devil really is in the detail and had to do it as with all the money invested in this, I really wanted it to be perfect!

 

[Dan]

Oh okay so he did follow the former lines. So perhaps wasn't wrong at all then.

If it's your personal preference to have the lines in the corners (which would be my preference too) then perhaps just deal with the damage and get it done. But perhaps don't expect the tiler to do it FOC if he's not done wrong following the former.

 

[Julia]

FYI it's a Aqua dec shower tray with rotatable drain so I guess there are no solid former lines to follow as such - so I feel he definitely had some room to play with. The drain is off centre due to joist position but I do think he could a got a much cleaner look.

 

[Dan]

The former lines aren't rotatable though. I guess?

Do you have a link to the actual former?
I'm guessing whoever ordered the former knew what the layout was going to be like? Especially if they ordered one specifically to fit around the joist or whatever?

Who ordered the former?

 

[Dan]

Is this the type?

Aqua-Dec EasyFit - The UK's luxury and disabled wet-room specialist.

 

[Julia]

Is this the type?

Aqua-Dec EasyFit - The UK's luxury and disabled wet-room specialist.

Yes I think it is

 

[Dan]

I think from what feedback I'm getting from the professional's on the forum, that the tiles should have met the corners of the drain as you (and I) would expect.

So unless there is a reason he's done it weird. Then perhaps he hasn't done it actually correct.

You could do with finding out why he's done it like that if you're about to tell him to re-do it which might cost him a new former and a day sorting it out! Perhaps the builder or somebody specified he did it like that?