Found water damage behind my bathroom tile after a shower leak last month

Last month I noticed a musty smell in my main floor bathroom after a shower. Turns out water was seeping behind the tile because the grout cracked near the base. I ripped out a 3 foot section and found mold on the drywall behind it. Cost me about $400 to fix with new cement board and fresh grout. Has anyone else dealt with hidden moisture issues in Edmonton homes with all the freezing and thawing?

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riley_west27d ago

I mean $400 seems steep for a few feet of cement board and grout.

ryanh5627d ago

Wait, hold on... are you saying someone actually charged $400 just for cement board and grout for a small area? I gotta be honest, that sounds crazy to me. In my experience, even with labor included, that price is really high unless they used some super premium materials or did a custom layout. Cement board isn't that expensive per sheet, and grout comes in cheap buckets too. Maybe it was a rush job or they had to do a lot of prep work, but still. I'd double check what all was included in that price, your mileage may vary but that seems like a lot.