I'm having trouble with my shower and am lost as to what I should do next. I have a quadrant shower enclosure in the corner of the room, with a frameless door and two side panels connected to the wall.
Problem 1:
I've had trouble with the door leaking for 3 years now. Where the door hinges on the vertical metal post, at the bottom of this post are two oblong openings. I originally had sealant around the bottom covering these openings but then realised that any water gettting into the groove of the post would then collect inside and not be able to escape, so I removed the sealant and water now runs out the holes onto the carpet. There is also a notch cut out of the glass on this side which is partially covered by the plastic seal that fits along the underside of the door. Can you tell me whether these holes should/need to be filled with sealant and how I stop the water coming out! Why are they there anyway?!
Problem 2:
I've only just realised that a small amount of water comes out the shower where one of the side panels is attached to the tiled wall, right at the bottom by the skirting and onto the carpet. It looks like this has been happening for some time as the skirting is damaged. The inside and outside of the side panel is sealed against the wall, so the water isn't leaking out there (originally it leaked through the floor there to downstairs as the plumber hadn't sealed it properly but it's fine in that respect now). Since the grout has worn off that surrounded the plate that the mixer tap is on I've now put sealant round there. I've also put sealant inside the shower right in the corner where the tiles meet at right angles. Again it was only grouted here and had started to crack.
The water is still leaking though. I don't know what to do next. All the sealant looks intact. Really don't want to call a plumber but I think the only option is to have the shower dismantled and started again and I really can't afford that!
Help!
Problem 1:
I've had trouble with the door leaking for 3 years now. Where the door hinges on the vertical metal post, at the bottom of this post are two oblong openings. I originally had sealant around the bottom covering these openings but then realised that any water gettting into the groove of the post would then collect inside and not be able to escape, so I removed the sealant and water now runs out the holes onto the carpet. There is also a notch cut out of the glass on this side which is partially covered by the plastic seal that fits along the underside of the door. Can you tell me whether these holes should/need to be filled with sealant and how I stop the water coming out! Why are they there anyway?!
Problem 2:
I've only just realised that a small amount of water comes out the shower where one of the side panels is attached to the tiled wall, right at the bottom by the skirting and onto the carpet. It looks like this has been happening for some time as the skirting is damaged. The inside and outside of the side panel is sealed against the wall, so the water isn't leaking out there (originally it leaked through the floor there to downstairs as the plumber hadn't sealed it properly but it's fine in that respect now). Since the grout has worn off that surrounded the plate that the mixer tap is on I've now put sealant round there. I've also put sealant inside the shower right in the corner where the tiles meet at right angles. Again it was only grouted here and had started to crack.
The water is still leaking though. I don't know what to do next. All the sealant looks intact. Really don't want to call a plumber but I think the only option is to have the shower dismantled and started again and I really can't afford that!
Help!