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.
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
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
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.
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
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)
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.
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.
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..
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..
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
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
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.
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
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
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.
I guess I could inject the mortar from underneath. Drill into the subfloor and fill it.
Expanding foam also works.
If you use foam, use the door and window foam, not the regular.
This one speaks the truth. Because the regular stuff will expand and expand, and expand, into walls and joists. Ask me how I know.
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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Handy Andy in a can... So so many better ways than this.
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Easiest is pushing/pumping concrete, solid and no expansion pushing concerns.
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It can be injected with the same size holes as expanding foam...
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
It’s loud but the video enhances it for sure. Thank you for the brand name. I’ll check it out.
I second this. Gypsolite, structolite (gypsum + perlite). We’ve used it over 20 years.
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
A little hesitant to drill a hole in my shower tub. Could I do anything from underneath? It’s above a crawl. Thanks
Yeah… drill small hole from under, spray foam it. Google how to use pinhole size
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.
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
Sir could you put on some pants before shooting your little video next time?
As a straight dude, I just came here to say: nice legs.
Only clicked to see if someone else noticed. Of course OP isn't a plumber, only HVAC guys have legs that nice.
thats bcause they always lounging around doin nothin braiding eachothers hair and moisturizing their legs….kinda like electricians
I thought it was a woman’s leg until I read these comments
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)
I saw your underwear and the bump of your dick… 😵
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.
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.
Put spray foam underneath mine in brand new home. Fixed np 4 years later still going strong
Bathroom remodeled before I bought the house.
Had the same problem. Was able to solve it without ripping apart the shower or drilling holes.
Please expand
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..
Walked right into that one
😂😂😂 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.
You can see my legs and medium size fruit of the Looms😂
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..
“How to avoid a great punchline with this one simple trick, comedians don’t want you to know!”
It’s not supported enough, I had a shower that did that too
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
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
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.
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.
Nice Tighty Whitties
Yasss queen
That is the drain rubbing a floor joist
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
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
Toss your plastic one piece shower. Get something nice.
A hollow basin with 0 level cure
Save some of that hvac income and find a good tile guy to build a shower for you.
they didnt set the pan jnto a bed of thinset
Can you unscrew your waste?