Seb0815
2017-07-26 12:34:55
- #1
Dear community, I bought an apartment in a developer project. A big plus of this apartment was a large shower. At the time of purchase, only the floor plan was available as orientation.

There is a
- shower tray 80x80 cm surrounded on 3 sides by walls with
- a tiled area of similar size in front of it, onto which one enters the "shower enclosure" through a
- side glass door.
THEORY: Following common sense, it was clear: "It must be tiled in such a way that water can drain within the enclosure."
REALITY: There is a step, so that water splashing out of the shower tray stays on the tiled area and has to be manually somehow pushed over the edge into the drain in the shower tray.
After multiple checks of the situation, the developer concluded that this does not constitute a defect because "splash water must be tolerated."
It must be built so that water can drain away, or not?! The developer has to provide a remedy, right?!
The only substantiated thing I could find on the internet was a reference to DIN 18195 Building Waterproofing Part 5. Quote "5.4 Through constructional measures, e.g. by arranging a slope, a permanently effective drainage of the water acting on the waterproofing must be ensured"
Unfortunately, I can neither verify this statement, as the document is not freely accessible, nor assess whether it even applies to our problem...
I ask for expert advice especially regarding the legal aspect.
Thanks in advance!
Regards, Sebastian
PS: Reducing the shower enclosure by repositioning the glass door is not an option for us, as showering comfortably is hardly possible on 80 x 80 cm.
Our idea was to enable drainage through an additional layer of tiles with a slope.
There is a
- shower tray 80x80 cm surrounded on 3 sides by walls with
- a tiled area of similar size in front of it, onto which one enters the "shower enclosure" through a
- side glass door.
THEORY: Following common sense, it was clear: "It must be tiled in such a way that water can drain within the enclosure."
REALITY: There is a step, so that water splashing out of the shower tray stays on the tiled area and has to be manually somehow pushed over the edge into the drain in the shower tray.
After multiple checks of the situation, the developer concluded that this does not constitute a defect because "splash water must be tolerated."
It must be built so that water can drain away, or not?! The developer has to provide a remedy, right?!
The only substantiated thing I could find on the internet was a reference to DIN 18195 Building Waterproofing Part 5. Quote "5.4 Through constructional measures, e.g. by arranging a slope, a permanently effective drainage of the water acting on the waterproofing must be ensured"
Unfortunately, I can neither verify this statement, as the document is not freely accessible, nor assess whether it even applies to our problem...
I ask for expert advice especially regarding the legal aspect.
Thanks in advance!
Regards, Sebastian
PS: Reducing the shower enclosure by repositioning the glass door is not an option for us, as showering comfortably is hardly possible on 80 x 80 cm.
Our idea was to enable drainage through an additional layer of tiles with a slope.