"willshak" wrote in message
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jamesgangnc wrote the following:
On Jun 17, 12:19 pm, Higgs Boson wrote:

Here's a link to several pix of a nasty situation in my (only)
bathroom.



I am scared to death that there is a leak somewhere in the wall which
is showing up at the base.

Background: Some years ago the latch on the shower went bad, and
water leaked out in this area. So I replaced the latch. Shower is
used by another person, so I just now checked to make sure it closed
tight, and it does, and OP is aware of this. I got in the shower,
turned on the water, but did not see any leakage through shower door.

Any idea what could be causing this, and what I need to do?

TIA

HB


That's not really enough to go on. Wallboard near the outside of
showers often gets water soaked. Remove the wallboard. Look at the
lumber behind it for signs of water staining. Leave the wallboard off
for a while so you can check the inside of the wall after the shower
is used.


That appears to be a lath and plaster wall with the 'brown coat' showing.
As for the cause, I would suspect a leak in the plumbing behind the wall,
perhaps above the valve, which may only leak when the valve is turned on.

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Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
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It does look like it could be lath and plaster, but the green parts that
show on the first picture make me wonder if it isn't greenboard underneath
and then maybe a later patch job over the greenboard (from earlier leak
damage).

Either way, the key is to carefully open up that part of the wall and see
what is going on underneath. You could start by carefully taking off the
piece of wood trim at the bottom by prying it off. Then start to carefully
take off the bottom part of the wall and work your way up. You won't know
how big of a problem you have until you can see where the water is coming
from.