My coworker has a bathroom leak in his IP. Plumber went there 2 (or 3) times and still leaking. Now the plumber indicated needs to be redone as there is the following issues: the tile’s on the wall do not meet the bath as they should do. There needs to be an overlap of tiles onto the bath lip, instead there is a gap. The bath is fibreglass & there is not enough support underneath the bath so there is a lot of movement when tenants stand in the bath for a shower, it pulls the bath down further which causes a bigger gap. The timber is rotting on the main floor & it is not waterproofed, this will also cause movement. He doesn’t know what to do? Any advice. A full rip off, sealing and etc should cost about 12-18K (I called a few tradies on his behalf and this seems to be the average). Or should he just spend a few thousand to get it “maintained”. We are both pretty clueless so please advice.
Yes there is. She sent the above and indicated that it’s good to get it fixed as soon as possible... that’s pretty much all the info I have House is old..
No offence but the “above” is not all that clear. It says the plumber doesn’t know what to do and the info is scattered. What did she mean exactly by “get it fixed”? And you were the one who call the tradies? It’s then up to the Owners whether they want to spend that money.
Yep. I called the tradies. Are there questions he needs to ask her? So pretty much all info is that s above. Bathroom is leaking into downstairs. The whole thing started after leak was discovered. Plumber went. Sealed it. Leaked happened again. Plumber found a pipe and sealed it. Another leak. Plumber went again and sent the feedback above. Is there something else that needs to be asked?
Ah also the plumber thinks this when the shower head is pointed in a certain direction towards the wall this causes the leak. Italics is the text sent by PM
The plumber is not a building consultant or bathroom renovation specialist, contact someone who is able to advise. The acrylic bath is unsupported - that's an issue Tiles do bit meet the bath - has the bath or floor dropped? Has this changed? The bathroom is old, it may need to be completely redone. Quotes appear generous based on a WFG (you haven't seen it bit have the subbies). Get the PM to so some work ie quote for a guy and refit to the same or modern standard.
Remove bath, install new bath on mortar Resheet walls Waterproof and Retile- will Solve the problem. Don’t let a handyman do it or you’ll be revisiting the issue within a year
This is fantastic. Thanks you @Scott No Mates ! I will send this over. Makes sense especially that the handyman has already tried to fix it a couple of times which I would think costed at least 1K. Thank you @Otie. Spot on. Think handyman’s work would be a waste. Will Report to get the PM and the coworker get quotes.
There's a number of pretty serious problems here. Without having more information, it sounds like stripping the bathroom for a full renovation is going to be the best solution- problem solved, no more maintenance for years and a much nicer bathroom. I'm a bit concerned about any hidden damage, it sounds like the bathroom has had issues for some time and the thought of tenants falling through the floor in the bath is pretty scary to me.
I would recommend having a builder look at this not the handyman especially if they have tried to repair in the past. Risk management is also a factor as Tom said above the thought of tenants falling through the floor is extremely scary. I would have a builder access this but does sounds like a full renovation maybe needed.
Yes guys. Thank you for the pointer. A builder will be contacted on Monday so they arrange a time for an inspection and quote.
You can always lodge a claim under building insurance for water leaking damage. They will assess the damage and will let you know what needs to be done. I had similiar issue in my IP. I had to get the actual damage fixed (one bathroom - ended up re-tiling 3rows of tiles from bottom and waterproofing membrane again as the tiles were falling off) and in second bathroom - i went with one of the companies which re-do the grout with epoxy and guarantees no leaks for 10yrs. Insurance assisted with door frame patch up as it was getting mould and some re-paint but they did the full assessment which would have costed another $1000
