Remodeling Maidiac
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This is a killer and I am just devastated. This customer spent nearly 60k on one bathroom and today the shower failed. All because I didn't accommodate the waste line under the shower for a high enough water flow.
There are 9 shower heads/body sprays all controlled by a digital distribution box. No traditional handles to control the shower. Needless to say when a leak below was discovered (by the customer after i left yesterday) it took me hours to diagnose the problem today when I got there and she was gone at work. I had individually tested all the spouts but never ran them all at once. Turns out I needed a 3 inch drain line to accommodate the volume of water when every head was used. Kohler supplied the drain and all the valves and digital boxes so I naturally assumed their drain neck signified the size of pipe I needed. WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMFG now I have to demo a brand new FINISHED job to change the damn pipes below the floor. The material cost alone is gonna kill me.
Sadly I can't just tear out the ceiling from below because this stupid house has like 3 damn feet between the two floors in this part of the house to accommodate a 30ft vaulted ceiling and spiral grand staircase.
We did everything we've always done and never had any issues but the new technology and NOT READING THE FUCKING PHAMPLET that came with it is my demise. 1/3rd of my proffit just went out the window........
Sighhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
There are 9 shower heads/body sprays all controlled by a digital distribution box. No traditional handles to control the shower. Needless to say when a leak below was discovered (by the customer after i left yesterday) it took me hours to diagnose the problem today when I got there and she was gone at work. I had individually tested all the spouts but never ran them all at once. Turns out I needed a 3 inch drain line to accommodate the volume of water when every head was used. Kohler supplied the drain and all the valves and digital boxes so I naturally assumed their drain neck signified the size of pipe I needed. WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMFG now I have to demo a brand new FINISHED job to change the damn pipes below the floor. The material cost alone is gonna kill me.
Sadly I can't just tear out the ceiling from below because this stupid house has like 3 damn feet between the two floors in this part of the house to accommodate a 30ft vaulted ceiling and spiral grand staircase.
We did everything we've always done and never had any issues but the new technology and NOT READING THE FUCKING PHAMPLET that came with it is my demise. 1/3rd of my proffit just went out the window........
Sighhhhhhhhhhhhhhh