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    lindavosding Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Apr 7, 2014, 07:52 AM
    Does a shower pan include the concrete top or just the plastic liner?
    I paid a plumbing company $800.00 to instal a new shower pan and they did not seal the plastic liner with the concrete layer. Is this job finished or did I get ripped off?
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    Apr 7, 2014, 08:19 AM
    they did not seal the plastic liner with the concrete layer
    I don't understand your complaint. Do you think they should have put a layer of concrete over the pan? That's not the way we install a shower pan. If I've missed something click on back and tell me. Good luck, Tom
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    Apr 7, 2014, 08:34 AM
    Hi Linda

    Are you asking us if the plumber POURS the concrete shower floor after the shower pan is installed? If so, the answer will be a giant NO 99.9% of the time. Depending on the job, the general contractor (or his guys), the tile guy (or his apprentice) and sometimes even the homeowner does or hires the floor out to someone.

    It stinks if that wasn't disclosed, but it really isn't the plumber's job to go question what you are doing after the pan is installed. A plumber's job is to install/transition/connect the drain pipe to the shower strainer assembly and the shower pan liner. The plumber then should stop there in most cases. Some of the more experienced plumbers will actually build out the pan/liner but I think it is rare for most plumbing companies to deal with the liability on that. The plumber should definitely fill the pan with water to the threshold level and let it sit overnight (or up to 24 hours if the job will allow it)...tests the pan for tightness/leaks and tests the drain when the test is finished and they let the water go down the drain!

    Anyway, is $800.00 a fair price? I think it would be very hard to say anything about that...don't know anything about what was actually required here. We don't know if there was a permit pulled, if there was any demolition, if the drain/vent piping needed to be relocated or cut back and changed to another pipe type, if they did the proper water test and stood for inspection, etc.... I could go on with all the unknowns to us AND on top of that we don't even know where you live, so it really isn't for us to say fair price or not.

    I hope that helped a little...

    Mark
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