Browse Forums DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair 1 Sep 19, 2015 9:23 am Hi all We have noticed on the extrenal wall to the bathroom the paint is bubbling up. behind the effected wall is the shower. I believe there is a Crack between the terrazzo floor and tiled wall that needs repairing. Big question is, has anyone had this problem and how did they go about fixing it. Re: Leaking shower 2Sep 22, 2015 6:57 pm time for a retile and a new shower recess. Get a tiled to source you some tiles that will either match, or look ok with everything else. Re: Leaking shower 3Dec 30, 2015 5:05 pm Hi Wanbrow01, Nearly everyone who has owned a house more than 20 years has had a leaking shower, as I expect have most new home owners with houses over 5 years old, because they are not doing them properly. So take that on board before you ask someone to repair the shower (rebuilder86 may well be correct that a re-do is in order, particularly if the shower floor is in fact terrazzo?) Or if you are particularly lucky... and have a polymarble or even concrete shower base THAT IS NOT CRACKED, it can be the junction joints between shower base and wall tiles that have failed (or the corner joints sometimes). What might work is to score the wall tiles 3mm up from the base and grind through (just) the tiles (lots of care necessary to do this very fiddly job). Then solvent clean the joint and wait till bone dry and then fill with silicone flush. Good luck! I can’t make out the issue in any pictures but the shower is not compliant if it is leaking and a repair such as you’ve mentioned is likely a temporary fix. I… 2 7068 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair Hi, I've got a brand new (2nd hand) Bosch Hydropower 16H tankless hot water heater. Since it was installed I have noticed it leaks a lot. I took the cover off and it looks… 0 32989 My first suspect area is at the bottom of the harvested downpipe furthest from the tank. PVC downpipes expand and contract with heat and cold, putting pressure on the… 3 9720 |