15 years ago, I had a shower installed, in the corner of the
bathroom , bricked up 'U' shaped area, ceramic shower basin, wall's
tiled with 12 inch tiles and showerlux door.

After a short time noticed water damage to the kitchen below , had
the bottom row of tiles , 2 inch high' removed , plastic 'seal/lip'
added ..

dident really solve problem 100% , now back to square one , water
running down the wall in the kitchen below

Water looks to be running down the rear wall ,looking under the
shower basin can see the waste pipe etc , all dry , can see large
damp/wet area to the rear

The basin is resting on the original bathroom floor and may be
setteling slightly as well

Q .. Is it posible to seal this type of shower enclosure , or was it
a mistake to use a biult in one ??

Any ideas on a way of sealing the 'join' ??

Tnx - G ..

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15 years ago, I had a shower installed, in the corner of the
bathroom , bricked up 'U' shaped area, ceramic shower basin, wall's
tiled with 12 inch tiles and showerlux door.

After a short time noticed water damage to the kitchen below , had
the bottom row of tiles , 2 inch high' removed , plastic 'seal/lip'
added ..

dident really solve problem 100% , now back to square one , water
running down the wall in the kitchen below

Water looks to be running down the rear wall ,looking under the
shower basin can see the waste pipe etc , all dry , can see large
damp/wet area to the rear

The basin is resting on the original bathroom floor and may be
setteling slightly as well

Q .. Is it posible to seal this type of shower enclosure , or was it
a mistake to use a biult in one ??

Any ideas on a way of sealing the 'join' ??

Tnx - G ..


I have an almost identical setup, with exactly the same problem. It has
driven me to distraction. I have tried various 'fixes', and about the most
successful was to cut a whole bunch of tile strips about 2" wide, with the
cuts made at about 45 degrees, using a tile cutting table. These were then
tile cemented on between the vertical wall tile faces, and the ceramic
shower tray lip. They were then grouted with a top quality shower proof
grout. Finally, I ran a thin bead of top quality shower proof clear silicone
sealant right along the top and bottom edges. I still have a small leak, and
I'm pretty sure that is from water running along the underside of the bottom
door rail, before finally running over the edge of the shower tray, behind
where the tiles come up over the tray edge, if you follow that ...

Good luck. You're gonna need it ! d;~}

Arfa

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itsdoingfunnythings wrote:
15 years ago, I had a shower installed, in the corner of the
bathroom , bricked up 'U' shaped area, ceramic shower basin, wall's
tiled with 12 inch tiles and showerlux door.

After a short time noticed water damage to the kitchen below , had
the bottom row of tiles , 2 inch high' removed , plastic 'seal/lip'
added ..

dident really solve problem 100% , now back to square one , water
running down the wall in the kitchen below

Water looks to be running down the rear wall ,looking under the
shower basin can see the waste pipe etc , all dry , can see large
damp/wet area to the rear

The basin is resting on the original bathroom floor and may be
setteling slightly as well

Q .. Is it posible to seal this type of shower enclosure , or was it
a mistake to use a biult in one ??

Any ideas on a way of sealing the 'join' ??

If there's any movement at all between the walls/tiles and the tray
ordinary grout won't work. Or between the walls themselves. I had some
success grouting with silicone sealer on the lower couple of tile courses
- but it's time consuming work.

--
*The man who fell into an upholstery machine is fully recovered*

Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

Arfa Daily wrote:

Good luck. You're gonna need it ! d;~}

If all else fails try these guys:

http://www.douglasjames.com/easyfit_showers.html

Cod Roe wrote in


Arfa Daily wrote:

Good luck. You're gonna need it ! d;~}

If all else fails try these guys:

http://www.douglasjames.com/easyfit_showers.html

Nice units - been considering something like that and thanks for the link -
but why do they do that irritating noise that has to be turned off every
time you look at a different unit?

--
PeterMcC
If you feel that any of the above is incorrect,
inappropriate or offensive in any way,
please ignore it and accept my apologies.

On May 26, 6:32*pm, "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:
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* *itsdoingfunnythings wrote:





15 years ago, I had a shower installed, in the corner of the
bathroom , bricked up 'U' shaped area, ceramic shower basin, wall's
tiled with 12 inch tiles and showerlux door.
After a short time noticed water damage to *the kitchen below , had
the bottom row of tiles , 2 inch high' removed , plastic 'seal/lip'
added ..
dident really solve problem 100% , now back *to *square one , water
running down the wall in the kitchen below
Water looks to *be running down the rear wall ,looking under the
shower basin *can see the waste pipe etc , all dry , can see large
damp/wet area to *the rear
The basin is resting on the original bathroom floor and may be
setteling slightly as well
Q .. Is it posible to *seal this type of shower enclosure , or was it
a mistake to *use a biult in one ??
Any ideas on a way of sealing the 'join' ??

If there's any movement at all between the walls/tiles and the tray
ordinary grout won't work. Or between the walls themselves. I had some
success grouting with silicone sealer on the lower couple of tile courses
- but it's time consuming work.

--
*The man who fell into an upholstery machine is fully recovered*

* * Dave Plowman * * * * * * * * London SW
* * * * * * * * * To e-mail, change noise into sound.- Hide quoted text -

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Yes , that looks to be main problem, the tiles look to be -ok- as
far as I can see , being 12 inch , theres not too many gaps .... but
some movement now with the tray

What is there that will bond fully to a ceramic surface ???? must be
some form of glue made ???

G ..

On 26 May, 20:50, itsdoingfunnythings wrote:
On May 26, 6:32 pm, "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:



In article
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itsdoingfunnythings wrote:

15 years ago, I had a shower installed, in the corner of the
bathroom , bricked up 'U' shaped area, ceramic shower basin, wall's
tiled with 12 inch tiles and showerlux door.
After a short time noticed water damage to the kitchen below , had
the bottom row of tiles , 2 inch high' removed , plastic 'seal/lip'
added ..
dident really solve problem 100% , now back to square one , water
running down the wall in the kitchen below
Water looks to be running down the rear wall ,looking under the
shower basin can see the waste pipe etc , all dry , can see large
damp/wet area to the rear
The basin is resting on the original bathroom floor and may be
setteling slightly as well
Q .. Is it posible to seal this type of shower enclosure , or was it
a mistake to use a biult in one ??
Any ideas on a way of sealing the 'join' ??

If there's any movement at all between the walls/tiles and the tray
ordinary grout won't work. Or between the walls themselves. I had some
success grouting with silicone sealer on the lower couple of tile courses
- but it's time consuming work.

--
*The man who fell into an upholstery machine is fully recovered*

Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Yes , that looks to be main problem, the tiles look to be -ok- as
far as I can see , being 12 inch , theres not too many gaps .... but
some movement now with the tray

What is there that will bond fully to a ceramic surface ???? must be
some form of glue made ???

G ..

There is a telescopic sealing strip you can get, the allows movement
whilst maintaining a seal. Can't remember the name. Looks a bit bulky,
but would do the job.
Simon.

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PeterMcC wrote:
http://www.douglasjames.com/easyfit_showers.html

Nice units

Ours is similar from World of Water - very satisfied and no
connection with the company.

The addition of a power pump made it fantastic.