Mark Deren
: : I am a 1st time homeowner as of 7 months ago. Recently, : : we have been seeing the carpet wet in the closet whose : : wall abuts a wall of the shower stall. The shower floor : : is fiberglass. I had a plumber come out and he told me : : that I have a cracked shower pan. I have 5 questions.: : 1.) What is a shower pan and why does it cause my shower : : to leak into the closet? (I looked in the drain and do : : not see anything resembling a pan. It looks like : : the drainpipe comes right up to the shower floor.): : 2.) Is there a possibility that the problem could be : : something else? I.E. How does the plumber know without : : seeing the source of the problem that the problem is : : indeed a cracked shower pan.: : 3.)What causes a shower pan to crack?: : 4.)Is it possible to do this work myself or do I have : : to shell out $1000+ that I dont have to have the : : pan replaced, not to mention the tile work?: : 5.)What is best type of shower pan to get so it will : : not crack so easily in the future?: : Thanks for your time and consideration!: : Sincerely,: : Mark Deren
