An uneven shower floor can prevent proper draining and dips in the flooring can cause puddling or potential wicking hazards.
Uneven shower floor.
The water puddles and stays put.
I don t know what to do aside from having to redo the entire shower.
Quite often the reason for uneven tiles is an uneven layer of thinset mortar holding tiles on the floor.
I have a walk in shower no tub or doors.
Water needs to flow from the wall edges down and into the drain.
An uneven shower floor has tiles with edges and corners that stick up above the others.
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.
A shower floor like the bottom of a bathtub is not supposed to be level.
Not only does this make your shower look a little shoddy uneven tile can be painful to step on and may.
Hopefully your tiling hasn t been laid on an uneven bed.
Get a floor squeegee and after shower direct all standing water into the drain.
No real shortcuts i know of best thing is to redo the professional way the whole floor.
Soon the shower base will begin to pop and creak and it will give slightly when you stand on it.
Using a leveling compound will not accomplish this as the wall edges need to be higher than the drain.
My daughter s place has this since the shower is open and it only takes a minute or two to do.
Cuts down on cleaning too.
This article explains the simple steps you can take to level your shower floor and prevent further damage.
Not only are uneven ceramic tiles unsightly but on a floor they also pose a trip hazard.
This compound can potentially be utilized on a concrete slab or a wood subfloor and it works well when you are dealing with dips in the floor.
When you are dealing with uneven floors one option that you have is to use self leveling compound.
Any shower base is only as level as the floor it rests upon.