Standing Water In Shower Floor

I have standing water in my tiled shower.

Standing water in shower floor.

But then you take your first shower and discover that there is this dip in the tiles to the side of the drain that is like a 6 inch circle that has standing water that cannot go down the drain. You can leave the floor level in front of the vanity and slope the floor towards the drain in the shower area. In an empty home or in drains that are infrequently used such as a basement you these traps can eventually dry out from evaporation and let sewer gasses seep in. Can i wait until he comes back to get it fixed or do i need to get it done asap.

Shower water which drains slowly or doesn t drain at all is called standing water and it s a sure sign that your shower drain is clogged. The side of my house sank a bit causing the floor to be uneven. When these all too common mistakes occur standing water gets trapped in the shower pan below the tile level. One would be to redo the floor.

The drain is functioning fine the water is just lower then the drain. Demonstration of water not draining properly in new shower. In your case if you aren t going to use the shower for months on end i suppose you could add a drop of bleach to the drain. The asterisks would be the water that forms the stopper.

It has a tile floor for the shower when i am showering water fills about half the shower never leaves the shower area though. The shower floor tile and grout will appear to dry in 24 hours but if your shower was improperly constructed the 1 5 inches or more of deck mud under the shower floor tile will never dry. I had a contractor just remodel my bathroom. A clogged shower drain could be caused by anything from a small blockage to a major obstruction in your main sewer line.

The guy i use for home repairs is out of the country for a couple of months. And it looks absolutely beautiful.