Basement Shower Drain too high Help!

[kfiekoge]

So beforehand there wasn't a proper seal on the corner shower unit. So I called a guy and he put in a drain that actually worked, but when he did it's too high to actually drain the majority of the water.

So I called a plumber and $100 later, he said we'd have to remove the whole shower unit, jack-hammer the floor, and then we could actually lower it.

But that's very expensive, and I was wondering if it would be possible to call another plumber to just shave a little off the pipe to make it lower, or to raise the shower base somehow.

I don't understand this stuff, please help!

 

[johnjh2o]

If it's PVC pipe all that ls needed is a inside pipe cutter.
http://www.lowes.com/pd/BrassCraft-1-1-4-in-OD-and-Larger-PVC-Cutter/999903451

 

[Matt30]

It wouldn't be easy, but it's definitely possible without removing the base as long as there's adequate pipe to play with

 

[kfiekoge]

If it's PVC pipe all that ls needed is a inside pipe cutter.
http://www.lowes.com/pd/BrassCraft-1-1-4-in-OD-and-Larger-PVC-Cutter/999903451

How do I know if it's PVC pipe?

 

[SHEPLMBR]

is it white plastic? Is it glued into the drain assembly?
And from the 2nd pic, it looks as if it recessed. How much too high is it?

 

[Matt30]

The drain is recessed but what I think he means is the fixture outlet pipe is too long, thus pushing on the bottom of the base and flexing the acrylic upwards, causing back grade from the drain.

 

[frodo]

if you took those screws out and removed the strainer

we could see the problem