Desert Shores, Las Vegas · Water Leak Behind Shower Wall
Shower wall tear-out and bathroom rebuild in Desert Shores
We got called out for wet shower walls in a Desert Shores bathroom, with readings around the valve and the window.
Once the tile and backer board came off, the insulation behind the shower walls was wet, and the pan came out so the floor under it could be opened to the subfloor. We sealed the bathroom in plastic before demo, in case there was mold in the wall. The rebuild went from cement board and a new pan to new tile, plank flooring, baseboard and a double vanity.
Dealing with wet walls behind your shower?
Call or text us. An IICRC-certified technician comes out, checks it with you and gives you a free estimate before any work starts.
Where this job was
This Desert Shores home is about half a mile from Lake Sarah and Lake Jacqueline, two of the community's man made lakes. Lake Mead Boulevard and Buffalo Drive are the main roads nearby, and US 95 is about a mile away.
What we did
- 1 Scanned the shower walls with a thermal moisture meter around the valve and the window.
- 2 Sealed off the bathroom with plastic containment and a zipper door before demo, in case there was mold behind the tile.
- 3 Removed the shower tile, backer board and wet insulation down to the studs, then pulled the shower pan and opened the floor to the subfloor beneath it.
- 4 Hung new cement board on the shower walls around a new pan.
- 5 Tiled the shower, put the glass door back on and finished the room with plank flooring, new baseboard and a double vanity.
The service behind this job
Water Leak Behind Shower Wall →Photos from the job
Dealing with wet walls behind your shower?
Call or text us. An IICRC-certified technician comes out, checks it with you and gives you a free estimate before any work starts.
Quality 1st Restoration is based in Henderson and works across the Las Vegas Valley.