Bodged Or Not? aqua-dec Shower Former Drain Issue

[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?

 

[Julia]

What would be the best way of removing the 3 back tiles (a flexible bonding was used)?

I'm prepared to sit up all night and do it slowly and carefully if that's what it takes to get it looking and acting right.

 

[Dan]

Well done you.

A grinder I guess. You need to somehow smash the tile up gently. If that can happen. Break the tiles. Grind into them. If you have a depth guage on a grinder you want to use that and just grind strips down the tiles so they become lots of small parts of tile. Then just chisel them up, sort of.

It's going to be a maul. Not going to lie to you.

Then once you have got the tile up. A Fein Multimaster with a rough rasp on them would get the adhesive up. Might be worth the tiler doing this he should have the tools or access to them perhaps.

Hire shops might have some of of what you need.

 

[Dave]

They need breaking out gently , it's travertine , so that's gunna help.

Was a slow or fast set adhesive used , the quicker they are removed the better , whilst the adhesive is green.

 

[Old Mod]

Well done you.

A grinder I guess. You need to somehow smash the tile up gently. If that can happen. Break the tiles. Grind into them. If you have a depth guage on a grinder you want to use that and just grind strips down the tiles so they become lots of small parts of tile. Then just chisel them up, sort of.

It's going to be a maul. Not going to lie to you.

Then once you have got the tile up. A Fein Multimaster with a rough rasp on them would get the adhesive up. Might be worth the tiler doing this he should have the tools or access to them perhaps.

Hire shops might have some of of what you need.

I think this is what Dan means.

 

[Dan]

I think this is what Dan means.
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That's the exact picture I was thinking of.

 

[Julia]

We are really worried about damaging the wet proofing underneath - I don't mind the hard work of getting them out but ripping the whole lot out to re-do the wet proofing is pretty epic on the disaster front. Just wondering about using a travertine filler - do you think you could hide the wrong lines with that? Am I grasping at straws?

 

[Gazzer]

Just take it up and get it done the way you are happy with. Never seen anyone do the falls this way before. I would be looking at that every time i had a shower.
Never mind if the taking needs redoing, you wont be happy with the way it is.

 

[Dan]

I think we're making a mountain out of a mole hill here.

Hammer and chisel the back three tiles until you're back to the adhesive, then if needs be, he can skim the back of the new tiles going in there a little to take off some thickness to fit them in. It's not the end of the world. They're going to have a fall anyway.

 

[Tile seller]

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I think it looks ok and so long as the water drains well I'd be happy with it. That said, its you that needs to be happy so if your not, definitely redo it. It's costing a lot too, so I'd want exactly what I wanted for that. Nice looking tiles by the way.
But I have to say, I think there be really hard to get off the tray without causing damage to the tray. That said, I've not handled these aqua trays before.

 

[Dan]

If it's one of those things that would annoy you when you have a shower like @Sir Ramic says then it's a no brainier.