"mele" wrote in message
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I'm torn between: (1) following the directions; or, (2) sealing the
dickens out of everything, including the inside, with GEII 100%
silicone. One reason I'm leaning toward option (2) is because I don't
think the unit was installed properly in the first place, therefore,
the remaining instructions are rendered moot. Specifically, there is
supposed to be a "filler strip" between the base and the drywall, and I
can't see one (all I see is damp sheetrock sitting right on top of the
base, covered by ceramic tile).


You got troubles.

First off do this. Get a suitable plug for the shower drain. This can be
an internal plug where you remove the drain screen and plug the inside of
the pipe (Best way.) or a flat rubber style that covers the drain. (Easiest
way but sometimes not effective.)


Fill the shower pan with several inches of water and leave it sit over
night. If the water level does not drop, the pan is OK. If it drops you
have a leak in the pan and that needs to be fixed.

As far as the walls go you got a problem. Tile should not be glued to
sheetrock in a wet area. Also the backing material for the tile sits above
the top of the shower pan and the lower edge of the tile should be caulked.
See:

http://www.florestone.com/downloads/rec/rec_install.pdf

Page 3 has the best picture.

If your sheetrock is wet, you should probably look to tear out the walls and
re-do it the right way. You might very well have rotten wood under there.

You might want to have a tile guy look at it first.

--

Roger Shoaf

About the time I had mastered getting the toothpaste back in the tube, then
they come up with this striped stuff.