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| David wrote: | Great news: real estate agent and property manager turned up today with a shower specialist this morning. He took one look at it, felt around a bit and said "this hasn't been installed correctly". His opinion is that it's a stress crack and definitely not our fault.
Of course, this doesn't mean that we're out of the woods entirely. They may send someone else in for a second opinion or somehow try to claim that it's still our fault, but, as it is, I think we're pretty safe. |
Great news, hope u asked for a business card!
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"What Good Fortune For Governments That The People Do Not Think" - Adolf Hitler.
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One you have an independent assessment from someone that have appointed it is all over. Even if the next guy had an entirely different opinion you would refuse to pay being confident that in a situation of this nature VCAT would make a fi9nding in your favour.
I did look into this and failures of this nature are mostly due to poor installation and the base not being fully supported from underneath. Where there is a lack of support a crack can form. This is mostly around the plug hole but can occur anywhere.
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David
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Thanks mate. Yep, not really sure what avenue they could pursue now. I'll update this thread if any further shenanigans take place. 
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watt price tully 
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| David wrote: | Great news: real estate agent and property manager turned up today with a shower specialist this morning. He took one look at it, felt around a bit and said "this hasn't been installed correctly". His opinion is that it's a stress crack and definitely not our fault.
Of course, this doesn't mean that we're out of the woods entirely. They may send someone else in for a second opinion or somehow try to claim that it's still our fault, but, as it is, I think we're pretty safe. |
Good result. Their own people saying it wasn't installed properly means that they won't see you as the cause. Great stuff.
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5150 
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| I guess you could say to them now " I didn't come down in the last shower" |
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great news David
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King Monkey
Joined: 15 Apr 2009
Location: On a journey to seek the scriptures of enlightenment....
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Sounds like common sense will prevail. A rare occurrence seemingly these days.
| 5150 wrote: | | I guess you could say to them now " I didn't come down in the last shower" |
Then again........ his missus isn't far from popping one out, I'm tipping he did!!!!  
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stui magpie 
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Joined: 03 May 2005
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Just went for a walk through the building site next door AKA the neighbours house.
They've done the bathroom tiling today and I was intrigued to see what they did. context, I'm planning on renovating my bathroom sometime soon, hopefully I'll time it before the shower or bath falls through the floor.
Anyway, I was intrigued at the set up next door.
First, where the shower was going was obvious because they lowered the floor about 10mm in that spot. Cutting beams and bolting others in, I took good mental notes.
Then, that sunken area got filled with some sort of spongy substance bringing it back up to floor level. That confused me as I expected it to be tiled sunken.
Now, I see the plan. Whole floor (and wall so far) tiled in largish tiles (gonna say about 20cm x 45cm at a guess) including the shower area, but in the shower area the tiles have been cut on the diagonal.
Now, what that suggests to me is that putting the 10mm rubberish compound under the shower area means that rather than having to build a slope to drain, you rely on body weight to compress the area just enough to allow drainage, and slice the tiles to prevent cracks.
Not sure how that will work with the grout  Is there some flexible grout I'm unaware of that will tolerate flexing of the tiled surface without cracking or becoming non waterproof?
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Tannin 
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Location: Huon Valley Tasmania
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Only if you stand on the plughole.
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No.
If the bottom of the shower needs to flex to drain you'd need a drain that would have to move in the diagonal...
Too much work and potential for failure, I think the phrase is over-engineered!
Modern showers need only a slope of a few degrees to drain and that can be done with mortar when the tiles are laid.
The closest you'll get to the substance your describing is chewing gum. |
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Bruce Gonsalves
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| I think you're describing the waterproof membrane. |
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