Hello. I've had some surprises already in my bathroom, and I just found another. It's in a ground-floor extension at the back of the house and it appears that an existing outside garden drain has been crudely re-purposed to take the shower waste. Here you can see the footprint of the old shower tray which I just removed:
There's the waste pipe disappearing under a loose square of metal, under which we find:
So:
1) Can I still use this drain to drop shower/bath waste into, is there any reason I shouldn't?
2) How can I seal it a bit better (it smells and is very humid under the shower tray)? Is it a DIY job or will I need to get someone in to build over it properly?
The finish is unimportant as a bath will cover this whole area.
Thanks for any initial suggestions, hopefully I can deal with this quickly!
There's the waste pipe disappearing under a loose square of metal, under which we find:
So:
1) Can I still use this drain to drop shower/bath waste into, is there any reason I shouldn't?
2) How can I seal it a bit better (it smells and is very humid under the shower tray)? Is it a DIY job or will I need to get someone in to build over it properly?
The finish is unimportant as a bath will cover this whole area.
Thanks for any initial suggestions, hopefully I can deal with this quickly!