Shower Drain Dam

[Richard M. Ross]

Where can I purchase a shower drain dam?

Thank you,

[Jeffrey R. Jonas]

Professional Equipment... http://www.professionalequipment.com...g-accessories/

[Richard M. Ross]

Thanks! I had search on the Professional Equip web site and it didn't come up.

[Joe Funderburk, CMI]

I used mine Saturday on a 5,000 SF, $500K home. Leaking shower pan in custom bathroom. Glad I won't be paying for it!

FYI. I do not specify in my reports how the leak was discovered.

[Pete Campbell]

Risky business, being the last person to let 5 or 10 g of water go into the structural framing of the home. Assuming wood framed floor in SC.

"FYI. I do not specify in my reports how the leak was discovered."

Then how do you explain the big wet spot on the ceiling below if that is a 2nd flr shower?

[Bob Elliott]

Drain dams are stupid to use.

[Joe Funderburk, CMI]

Originally Posted by pcampbell

Risky business...

I agree. So is not finding a leak that reveals itself later and your client want's to sue YOU.

Originally Posted by pcampbell

"FYI. I do not specify in my reports how the leak was discovered."

Then how do you explain the big wet spot on the ceiling below if that is a 2nd flr shower?

Like this: "The master bathroom stall shower leaks through the shower walls or floors. The shower pan is apparently absent, improperly installed, cracked or otherwise damaged. Note that this is not a simple repair and will require completely rebuilding the shower. Significant water damage or mold may exist behind or beneath the shower that was not visible to us. We recommend an evaluation and service as deemed necessary by a competent, licensed contractor."

My clients LOVE me because I find the stuff other inspectors don't bother looking for.

[Russell J. Hensel]

http://www.nachi.org/forum/f11/showe...ourself-61059/

Check this out. Fast, easy, cheap

[Bob Elliott]

Good luck with that court suit Richard.

[Paul Pendley]

Originally Posted by belliott

Drain dams are stupid to use.

Any tool outside the the scope of a basic home inspection would be stupid.

[James H. Bushart]

Originally Posted by ppendley

Any tool outside the the scope of a basic home inspection would be stupid.

Shower dams are dumber, though.

Intentionally stopping the flow of water into a drain that is designed to remain open ... to see if it might send water into wall cavities and cascading into areas of living space below it ... is about as dumb as it gets. To think that there is actually a market for a tool to do something like that with is amazing.

To me, this equates to setting the building on fire to see if the smoke detectors work.

[Bob Elliott]

J.B if there is an issue with it that matters the stain in the Kitchen ceiling or the mushy drywall outside the stall should tell the story and not you telling the seller it failed under testing as a B.S way out.

I leave things the way I found them and the closest I come to doing anything close to this is by leaning my 205 body mass into a pull on guardrails meant to prevent harm.

200 lbs horizontal pull is code.(yeah yeah I know but this is not a report)

[Billy Boerner]

Originally Posted by jbushart

Shower dams are dumber, though.

Intentionally stopping the flow of water into a drain that is designed to remain open ... to see if it might send water into wall cavities and cascading into areas of living space below it ... is about as dumb as it gets. To think that there is actually a market for a tool to do something like that with is amazing.

To me, this equates to setting the building on fire to see if the smoke detectors work.

LOL

[Russell J. Hensel]

My clients prefer to know their defect before buying the house not after. Do you operate garage doors? Do you flush toilets? All of these things can cause damage as well if used and they fail.

Just different ways of doing business. I have used this tool 1000 times and when a shower leaks I have never ever been asked to fix the damage and go figure my clients are pretty happy I found the defect.

Just different ways of doing things and a business decision. It works well for me and my area.

[Charley L. Bottger]

Originally Posted by rhensel

My clients prefer to know their defect before buying the house not after. Do you operate garage doors? Do you flush toilets? All of these things can cause damage as well if used and they fail.

Just different ways of doing business. I have used this tool 1000 times and when a shower leaks I have never ever been asked to fix the damage and go figure my clients are pretty happy I found the defect.

Just different ways of doing things and a business decision. It works well for me and my area.

Well Russell there are those HI's that came from a desk job wuz someones secretary and have not performed enough inspections to know the difference between a real inspection or a walk thru. I also use very successfully that very same stopper and have had some very happy clients because of it