Bathroom Remodeling in North Hollywood
North Hollywood bathroom remodels with a sloped floor, an inward-pitched curb, plumb glass and a membrane that keeps water off the floor framing.
Every surface in a North Hollywood shower we build leans toward the drain except the glass, which hangs plumb. The floor falls to the drain, the curb top pitches back into the shower, and the membrane beneath the tile carries any water that slips through grout down to that same drain. A fan ducted outdoors takes the steam, so the joists and studs that hold the room up stay dry.
Curb, glass and the floor slope
The shower floor falls toward the drain at about 1/4 inch per foot, enough to move water without feeling tilted underfoot. The curb is framed with its top pitched toward the shower, so drips off the door land and run back in. Panels and the door are set plumb and true, with a sweep along the bottom edge and seals on the hinge side. The membrane wraps the curb, turns up the walls and clamps into a drain body with weep holes, so water under the tile still finds its way out.
Steam, niches and the wood behind
Walls behind the tile carry a waterproof layer above the showerhead, and niches are formed and lined as one piece with it. Each valve and pipe that pierces the wall is sealed with a gasket or collar. Steam is the slower threat, so an exhaust fan sized for the room and ducted outside pulls moist air out before it settles into insulation and studs. LADBS inspects the rough plumbing for a North Hollywood address, and the pan holds water under a flood test before tile goes on.
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Once demolition opens the floor, the damaged sheet comes out back to sound wood and is replaced. Joists that took on water are dried, probed and sistered if they have lost strength. A shower base keeps its slope only on a stiff, flat frame, so this repair comes before the pan is built.
A floor that slopes to the drain, a curb that tilts inward and a continuous membrane do the work. The membrane bonds to the drain, so water that gets past grout still reaches it. A flood test with the drain plugged proves the pan, and nothing is tiled until the water level holds.
Usually, if the joists and the drain fall allow it. A vanity can slide along its wall with little fuss, while moving a toilet or shower drain depends on which way the joists run. LADBS reviews the new layout, and the moved lines are tested and inspected before the walls close.
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