Ask the Builder: Deluxe Remodeled Shower With Abysmal Water Flow

Enjoying a newly remodeled bathroom requires your plumber to have done all the necessary work while remodeling.

Luxury shower heads, body sprays and hand showers gulp water faster than thirsty horses. If your plumber fails to do water-flow calculations, somebody will be paying a tile contractor big money to re-install the marble or tile. Tim Carter/Tribune Content Agency/TNS

Each week, I extract quite a few homeowners like you from wretched remodeling or home-building quagmires. I do it with a phone or video call. In almost all cases, the root causes of the dilemmas are poor plans, sketchy or nonexistent specifications, and misplaced trust.

A week ago, a middle-aged woman was lamenting her luxury master shower remodel. The walls were covered in breathtaking marble. Step into this private oasis, and you will see a large rain shower head, three body sprays and a hand shower wand.