The Inspector's Journal Forums
Username:
Password:
Save Password

Join TIJ Forums
Lost Password? 		Subscribe to TIJ's Newsletter
: Join TIJ    : Rules    : FAQ    Newsletter [ Subscribe : Unsubscribe ]    : Members    : Stats    : Advertising    : Contact TIJ    : About TIJ
Forum [ Profile : PM Options : Subscriptions : Bookmarks ]     Home Inspector Locator [ Join : Edit Profile ]

All Forums > Technical Forums > Interiors & Appliances >

Shower Seat Construction
Previous Topic: Wood floors - Topic - Next Topic: What is a transition New TopicReply to TopicShare Topic
Posted By  
View Profile
Conroe, Texas
Posts: 750
 Joined: Dec, 2003
Currently offline offline
  
Thread Start First Page
[#1] Posted: 03/15/2005 - 12:48:02 PM		Reply with Quote
I did a final inspection on a home yesterday and noted high moisture levels on top of, around and below the shower seat. The client had taken of 4600 pics during construction and said he'd look up the pictures of the seat.

This is what he sent me and he asked if water got below the tile and onto the seat, if it would be a problem.

My reply was: There's probably a wood structure below the brick (he confirmed it was) and that the brick is not water proof. I also told him I have concerns that the right of the seat side is not sealed at the Hardi backer, but that the Hardi backer is cut out for the seat. This seat looks like it's tied into the wall structure and water could end up there due to the lack of sealing the seat at the backer.

His reply was "What can be done about it?" "The only thing I know is to redo it and put a liner up over the seat this time or live with it this way" I told him

What are your thoughts? Personally, I've never seen a seat constructed out of brick and I'm assuming they did it this way because they felt the brick was "waterproof". I guess I should have recommended weep holes for the brick.

Download Attachment: showerstall.JPG
19 KB

Super Sized Version

Download Attachment: showerstall2.JPG
490.18 KB
Donald Lawson
www.best2inspect.com
Houston Texas
What they truly don't understand is the principle so eloquently stated by Abraham Lincoln: "You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. You cannot help the wage-earner by pulling down the wage-payer. You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich. You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves."
View Profile
Rochester, New York
Posts: 4113
 Joined: Dec, 2003
Currently offline offline
  
Shower Seat Construction
 [#2] Posted: 03/15/2005 - 1:30:00 PM		Reply with Quote
No moisture barrier behind the cement board, if there's wood in the seat the pan should be flashed. It's all going to get wet walls and all.
Chad Fabry
StructureSmart Home Inspection Rochester, NY
www.structuresmart.com
View Profile
Rochester, New York
Posts: 4113
 Joined: Dec, 2003
Currently offline offline
  
Shower Seat Construction
 [#3] Posted: 03/15/2005 - 2:24:14 PM		Reply with Quote
and another thing...that brick is going to be very hard to keep clean.
Chad Fabry
StructureSmart Home Inspection Rochester, NY
www.structuresmart.com
View Profile
Chicago, IL
Posts: 9501
 Joined: Dec, 2003
Currently offline offline
  
Shower Seat Construction
 [#4] Posted: 03/15/2005 - 3:56:14 PM		Reply with Quote

What Chad said...

That baby is gonna be a nasty mess in about 18 months. Any tile or shower questions you have, air 'em out over @ the John Bridge forum; it's awesome good for tile questions.

http://www.johnbridge.com/vbul...dex.php?

This is what we get when folks watch HGTV & think they know how to do stuff.
Kurt in Chicago

"If I smell it, it goes in the report".............Phillip Smith...2012
View Profile
Conroe, Texas
Posts: 750
 Joined: Dec, 2003
Currently offline offline
  
Shower Seat Construction
 [#5] Posted: 03/15/2005 - 4:49:56 PM		Reply with Quote
I guess I should have stated this earlier, but they tiled over the brick. It looks like your every day run of the mill tiled shower. They just used that brick work as a backer.
Donald Lawson
www.best2inspect.com
Houston Texas
What they truly don't understand is the principle so eloquently stated by Abraham Lincoln: "You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. You cannot help the wage-earner by pulling down the wage-payer. You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich. You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves."
   
Previous Topic: Wood floors - Topic - Next Topic: What is a transition New TopicReply to TopicShare Topic
Jump To:
The Inspector's Journal Forums © 2002-2013 all topics or replies that are posted on The Inspector's Journal
are copyrighted material of the original author that posted the topic or reply.		 Go To Top Of Page 
 
Pick an RSS Feed

The views expressed on this website are the views of the authors and
do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the sponsors.
© 2002-2013 Copyright DevWave Software Inc.
Find a Home Inspector

Powered By: Snitz Forums 2000