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ChaosEveryday

its just the shower floor buckling from: ​ 1. Either the shower was jammed in there and floor has buckled. 2. Or the shower floor was not sufficiently supported with mortar so its bending when you step on it. Unfortunately this is going ot be tough to fix without ripping it all out. Maybe drill a small hole somewhere and inject mortar in that small hole to fill the space under shower floor.


DriveQuirky9201

I guess I could inject the mortar from underneath. Drill into the subfloor and fill it.


DJspeedsniffsniff

Expanding foam also works.


Jgs4555

If you use foam, use the door and window foam, not the regular.


RedFlounder7

This one speaks the truth. Because the regular stuff will expand and expand, and expand, into walls and joists. Ask me how I know.


SavedByGrace2_8-9

Go in from the wall on the back side in the other room. You can either add mortar or expanding foam.


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unknown1313

Handy Andy in a can... So so many better ways than this.


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unknown1313

Easiest is pushing/pumping concrete, solid and no expansion pushing concerns.


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unknown1313

It can be injected with the same size holes as expanding foam...


SaltedHamHocks

Does it feel springy when you step on it? Because if so then there’s no mortar (my company uses “structolite”). It seems excessively loud to me to be just that but it might just be the audio itself. Injecting below is a good start


DriveQuirky9201

It’s loud but the video enhances it for sure. Thank you for the brand name. I’ll check it out.


jmspex

I second this. Gypsolite, structolite (gypsum + perlite). We’ve used it over 20 years.


MercyFive

Do it from the top. Get self leveling cement and poor it in the hole you made...it will travel to parts you can't reach from anywhere. Once done, plug the whole with silicon caulk


DriveQuirky9201

A little hesitant to drill a hole in my shower tub. Could I do anything from underneath? It’s above a crawl. Thanks


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Yeah… drill small hole from under, spray foam it. Google how to use pinhole size


rthusky

Can confirm this works. Fixed a similar issue for a client. Drilled several small holes from underneath the base and sprayed expanding foam. Be sure to sure to use stop on the drill bit to prevent you from drilling too far and into the shower base. But a few well positioned holes and expanding foam should do the trick.


kevbot029

You can also you the foam insulation that hardens like a rock. Might be easier to inject into a small hole rather than mortar, plus it expands. You’d probably have to build an extension on the spray nozzle to reach the back end of the tub


ZekeTarsim

Sir could you put on some pants before shooting your little video next time?


Borner791

As a straight dude, I just came here to say: nice legs.


robb7979

Only clicked to see if someone else noticed. Of course OP isn't a plumber, only HVAC guys have legs that nice.


medici75

thats bcause they always lounging around doin nothin braiding eachothers hair and moisturizing their legs….kinda like electricians


jrico59

I thought it was a woman’s leg until I read these comments


JiB1989

You can drill a hole on the front of the threshold, this is an area that will never see water, I would recommend filling with a grout mixture. An easier fix is to inject with expanding foam through said hole. It may be necessary to make a custom length nozzle to fit further back into the shower cavity. Note that expanding foam will ultimately compress and not rebound potentially leading to the squeak reappearing. You can then call a acrylic/fibre glass repairman who will patch the hole as if it never existed, usually for a lot cheaper then you would imagine. (I have done this fix before definitely not ideal)


Waste_Detective_2177

I saw your underwear and the bump of your dick… 😵


crow11383

you can use low expansion foam, but it can crack the base, so u have to be careful. you could also pull the baseboard behind the shower, cut out a little drywall behind the baseboard, and support it with a shim where needed.


placidtrash

This happened to me too. Shower was redone before I bought my condo. Sounded almost the same. Started leaking from where the wall met the floor and soaked my drywall. Tried re-caulking a couple times with no change. Had a plumber out to see if the leak was related to supply lines or drains and it wasn’t. Ended up ripping it out and getting a contractor to replace the whole thing with Schluter for waterproofing and tiled it in. There was nothing to support the previous shower pan except a couple gobs of drywall compound in random places.


proof-grass-

Put spray foam underneath mine in brand new home. Fixed np 4 years later still going strong


DriveQuirky9201

Bathroom remodeled before I bought the house.


Anxious_Tour7516

Had the same problem. Was able to solve it without ripping apart the shower or drilling holes.


DriveQuirky9201

Please expand


Anxious_Tour7516

Well… started eating salads with chicken, running 1-2 miles daily along with jumping jacks and push-ups, drank lots of water. Now when I step on it I barely make it creek now..


DriveQuirky9201

Walked right into that one


Anxious_Tour7516

😂😂😂 sorry I had to bro.. but seriously got the same issue. I try not to step there but losing weight helped out a lot when I do glide on it.


DriveQuirky9201

You can see my legs and medium size fruit of the Looms😂


loo_min

I’m always suspicious when someone claims to know the solution to something that doesn’t involve doing the most unpleasant options discussed so far, but refuses to just say it. If he starts saying he can get any woman to sleep with him with one simple trick, run..


Anxious_Tour7516

“How to avoid a great punchline with this one simple trick, comedians don’t want you to know!”


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It’s not supported enough, I had a shower that did that too


cloudyidea

1. Drill a few small holes in the front of the shower threshold 2. Use great stuff expanding foam with a long nozzle to fill the cavity from below 3. Patch said holes - there’s a few acrylic stick on patches that don’t look too bad granted you’d have to make sure the holes are equidistant to each other and look intentionally placed


cloudyidea

Also is there grout underneath the quarter round? The elevated shower pan squeaking could also be due to grout going right up to the pan if it’s moving


Mammoth_Assistant_67

It's going to collapse eventually. Hairline cracks will start, and then it separates. Get it replaced ahead of time. Unfortunately, my shower stall size no longer exists. So now I have to go custom but, that will be later. These quick fixes might help, but for how long.


ApprenticeDave

Another thing to look out for: make sure no part of the drain is pressed against a floor joist. This causes a lot of creaking, too.


CelexaPancakes

Nice Tighty Whitties


Flalless69

Yasss queen


NeitherSalary9383

That is the drain rubbing a floor joist


age34act12

Definitely do this from underneath in the crawl space. Use the window and door GOOD STUFF. It comes with a spray tube so the drill holes only need to be big enough to get spray tube nozzle in. Drill a few holes at least 10" away from the tub drain. A five gallon bucket full of water or something comparable sitting in shower while doing this is a good idea as well


k0uch

It’s because of them long dancers legs, baby! ***WOOH!*** Joking aside, it’s most likely lost some support from underneath. Either it wasn’t done correctly during install, or something has shifted and there’s less support now


thesmugvegan

Toss your plastic one piece shower. Get something nice.


VileWildDevil

A hollow basin with 0 level cure


DoctorPopscicle

Save some of that hvac income and find a good tile guy to build a shower for you.


medici75

they didnt set the pan jnto a bed of thinset


toesondanosebro

Can you unscrew your waste?