Ask Experts Questions for FREE Help !
Ask

Leaking Shower (I think)....

Asked Jun 2, 2012, 11:57 AM — 1 Answer
House is 4 years old. Just moved in 9 months ago- no problems to this point. Last night dining room/kitchen (downstairs had) water running along a couple of seams with a small bubble.

Shower connects to tub. Walk in shower with tile on two sides and glass on other two. Very small tiled sitting area at back of shower (of note, there is lack of caulk/sealant where vertical and horizontal meet and there is a small opening in bottom right corner where sitting area meets bottom of shower- these openings appear to have always been there and not something that the caulk/sealant has eroded).

I opened up drain cover- there is standing water in pipe below and appears to be good seal from rubber gasket at top.

One last note- last night (when the leak happened) kids were in shower and on fell pretty hard playing around. Not sure if that had anything to do with it...

Not sure what the next steps are to trouble shoot leak or next steps to fix downstairs ceiling. Any help would be great.

Search this Thread
Share |
1 Answer
speedball1's Avatar
speedball1 Posts: 27,680, Reputation: 9546
Senior Plumbing Expert
  
#2

Jun 2, 2012, 05:28 PM


I think your problem's in the tile where the shower stream hits it. But let's check the drain seal just to be sure, Remove the strained and stuff rags down there to close off the drain, Now fill the base with a inch or so of water and let u]it set. Keep a eye on the kitchen ceiling for any moisture leaking through. If non in a few hours then you should call in a tile setter to caulk and grout your tiles. Good luck, Tom
Helpful
Not your question? Ask your question View similar questions
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Add your answer here.

Remove Text Formatting
 

Undo
Redo
  
Decrease Size
Increase Size
Bold
Italic
Underline
Align Left
Align Center
Align Right
Ordered List
Unordered List
Decrease Indent
Increase Indent
Insert Email Link
Wrap [QUOTE] tags around selected text
Wrap [CODE] tags around selected text
Wrap [HTML] tags around selected text
Wrap [PHP] tags around selected text
Wrap [YOUTUBE] tags around selected text
Notification Type:



Check out some similar questions!

Leaking upstairs shower, tile shower, 55 year old home... [ 0 Answers ]

My 2nd floor shower seems to be leaking. After use there is a drip/puddle of water all the way down in the basement (no other signs or water damage on main floor so far). Drip is coming down into a storage area under the stairs near where the main house drain is located. Any ideas...

Leaking shower [ 1 Answers ]

Shower appears to be leaking as water drips down through the ceiling below. This is a bathtub/shower combo, there is no water problem when the tub is used, only the shower. I have caulked every inch of the surround and where the tub meets the tile floor outside of the tub. I am wondering if I...

My shower is leaking inside the wall after fixing the shower head. [ 3 Answers ]

After fixing the shower head I now found that my shower is spraying water inside the wall. Any ideas on how to fix this problem would be GREATLY appreciated

Leaking shower [ 5 Answers ]

This is a second floor plastic type one piece shower. It is in a 4 year old home that has been empty for 1yr or more. I believe the leak is around the initial drainassembly somewhere. After removing the screen, I can see brass nut assembly with a rubber gasket going into PVC (i can see water...

Shower leaking (shower drain pipe?) [ 2 Answers ]

Hi, I will apologize up front for my lack of knowledge in plumbing....but I know enough that I believe that I can fix this problem without having to add on the expense of calling a plumber. I noticed that there were a lot of ants coming into our bathroom. After laying traps and having no...

View more Plumbing questions Search