Bob you check for ‘waterproof’ grout at every inspection?
I am always amazed at how assuming professionals are so quick to shine light on their own ignorance. Weep holes are a real thing and required by many shower pan manufactures. Do your research and stop basing it on “I never see that done” no surprise, that’s why our profession is necessary.
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I am amazed at why inspectors respond to a 4 year old thread. :roll:
Welcome to the boards where the enlightened, the uninformed and the hopelessly out-of-date have equal access to post opinions.
Amen to that last comment and I also agree that proper tile techniques do not call for weep holes. Though I don’t see how it hurts.
Seems they are common in some areas and not in others.
Yeah, sorry I’m a little late to this discussion but it’s true. This is a design feature on one piece shower pans. This would not be done on a poured/wet bed shower floor or with a prefab base such as those made by Schluter Systems. Ask any reputable tile contractor. On the other hand, hired laborers who don’t know what they’re doing will often fill these on the pan. They should be left open.
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Rodney C. TwyfordRe: Weep holes inside shower
I am always amazed at how assuming professionals are so quick to shine light on their own ignorance. Weep holes are a real thing and required by many shower pan manufactures. Do your research and stop basing it on “I never see that done” no surprise, that’s why our profession is necessary. QUOTE ]
I am always amassed how an EXPERT??.
Loves to tell all how smart they are .
If you are correct why not post a web site so we all can increase our knowledge .
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Rodney C. TwyfordRe: Weep holes inside shower
I am always amazed at how assuming professionals are so quick to shine light on their own ignorance. Weep holes are a real thing and required by many shower pan manufactures. Do your research and stop basing it on “I never see that done” no surprise, that’s why our profession is necessary. QUOTE ]
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Originally Posted by mturpen https://nachi.cachefly.net/forum/images/2006/buttons/viewpost.gif
Yeah, sorry I’m a little late to this discussion but it’s true. This is a design feature on one piece shower pans. This would not be done on a poured/wet bed shower floor or with a prefab base such as those made by Schluter Systems. Ask any reputable tile contractor. On the other hand, hired laborers who don’t know what they’re doing will often fill these on the pan. They should be left open.
I am always amazed how an EXPERT??.
Loves to tell all how smart they are .
If you are correct why not post a web site so we all can increase our knowledge .
Someone put a thermal camera on one of those.
I see water raise up a tile wall 6-8 in. when the grout has failed at the pan. It’s going up, not flowing down.
Also in Nashville during the flood of 2009, I had more water damage issues from weep holes than river flooding…
Capillary Action; read all about it.
umm, maybe Everdry or Basement Systems or B Dorks installed an interior system, umm, is there a mini sump pump too? got milk?
:mrgreen:;)
Maybe they’re used in somebody’s area, but in 35 years I’ve never seen one.
Yeah I see it every once in a while.
While this may not be common, I don’t see a problem with it.
Theoretically, if the grout or tile glazing does not form a complete seal the tiles could potentially retain moisture. The waterproofing layer may be directly behind the tile, or I have seen it behind the cement backer board in some cases as well. In the case that a poly type waterproofing is used behind the backer board, the poly would be sealed to the nail edge of the shower/tub base and direct the water out through the weep holes. Same function if it is behind directly behind the tile.
If you think about it - why do we put a waterproofing membrane behind the tile? In case of moisture/water leakage through the tile system. If this occurs, the water needs a place to go - so it would function like the drainage plane of a brick veneer.
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I am well aware of what capillary action is. Could you explain how that impacts what I said?
Obviously there are different opinions on this, that’s why we don’t often see weep holes in showers, and complete waterproofing is still not always used. But I do not see how this would be incorrect.
I understand what you’re saying - capillary action may cause it to move upwards. But there’s no guarantee of that - it would depend on the types of materials.