Uneven Shower Floor

I have a walk in shower no tub or doors.

Uneven shower floor.

The water puddles and stays put. An uneven shower floor can prevent proper draining and dips in the flooring can cause puddling or potential wicking hazards. Using a leveling compound will not accomplish this as the wall edges need to be higher than the drain. Cuts down on cleaning too.

If it has you ll need to pull it up. When you are dealing with uneven floors one option that you have is to use self leveling compound. This article explains the simple steps you can take to level your shower floor and prevent further damage. No real shortcuts i know of best thing is to redo the professional way the whole floor.

Hopefully your tiling hasn t been laid on an uneven bed. While shower bases are made of durable materials an uneven floor underneath will allow the base to flex and give under the weight of those who use it regularly. Soon the shower base will begin to pop and creak and it will give slightly when you stand on it. Quite often the reason for uneven tiles is an uneven layer of thinset mortar holding tiles on the floor.

Email save comment 7. Water needs to flow from the wall edges down and into the drain. My daughter s place has this since the shower is open and it only takes a minute or two to do. A shower floor like the bottom of a bathtub is not supposed to be level.

Not only are uneven ceramic tiles unsightly but on a floor they also pose a trip hazard. Not only does this make your shower look a little shoddy uneven tile can be painful to step on and may. The floor is uneven so it doesn t drain after a shower. Get a floor squeegee and after shower direct all standing water into the drain.

I don t know what to do aside from having to redo the entire shower.