Search results

Yeh I see those, but can't reach them to see if they are dry or wet. The supply pipes are approx 1m away on the opposite wall, the bottom of which is bone dry. I have also removed and checked and replaced them in any case and they had no evidence of leaking. This shower was installed approx 5...

Yeah, partly why I've got the feed turned off. The amount of water that has been appearing under the tray would suggest to me the FE tank would have emptied by now, it's only about 40mm deep anyway. What do you make of the wet timber? To me it looks saturated. If it were a simple leak it would...

Fed from a small tank in the loft, gravity fed open vent. Its feed/supply is turned off. Now, interestingly, there is a radiator which is the loop rad which is never supposed to be turned off, and I have to bleed it every 2 weeks. Always have, in 13 years in this property, whenever the CH is on...

Yep I've had a look under the 18mm chipboard above the shower and there is no sign of a leak. These ceiling marks correspond exactly to the wet timber. I agree it's a remarkable coincidence if it's NOT the shower but I've been trying to fix this for weeks and weeks, and even gone a week...

Trying, still, to resolve a leak beneath a shower. It was leaking badly and have resealed it all including bits that were poorly fitted, but still an area of timber beneath the shower tray continues to be soaking. It's almost like it's saturated with moisture coming *through* the 2x4 timber...

Agree, but, they were professionals because I paid for them to do this work via an established bathroom fitting company. So by definition they are pro and were time served trades people. I'm not shocked though. I have 2 new bathrooms going in next year and I will either do them myself or be...

So I think I've found the leak, if anyone else finds this useful. The bathroom fitters don't seem to have felt the need to seal the tray before fitting the door, and instead decided to seal the inside of the door frame to the tile and the tray. The door frame is designed as a gutter of sorts and...

Solid concrete floors throughout.

Got a late 1930's or possibly early 1940's bungalow - brick with cavity walls and no insulation. The cavities are vented to the outside on the front bays beneath windows, and into the roof space as the cavity itself is open to the roof. Would it be worthwhile sealing the top of the cavities and...

Thanks. Mine is a shower tray with tiles all around it. The wall to the left is studed out a bit. The bathroom guy said he had overlapped something or other to prevent leaks. From looking at it, id need to take tiles off the wall, the door out and then probably cut back the stud wall to get...

Ah do you mean stripping out the sealant etc? Because I've done that, spent hours cleaning the old stuff off using a proper cleaner, got it bone dry with a hair dryer, and then degreased it with meth spirit, wiped that off, then resealed it with good stuff, and let that cure properly before...

Thanks. I'm trying to avoid having to do that tbh as I don't have the time. Any idea where it was coming from in your situation? I've repointed all the iffy grouting, I've resealed with a 15mm bead at the base. I've sealed up the corners of the walls. I've had all the plumbing apart to check...

Still trying to work this one out. I've not used the shower in days, and it was dry, and now is wet, so clearly the water is coming from somewhere other than the tray. I think. The thing is there is nothing at all behind that corner. Its a brick wall. There is a waste pipe on the other side of...

Can acrylic trays become porous ? I managed to get it pretty dry beneath the base and my telltale drip that appears on the electric cable was gone. So I ran the shower on low pressure directed into the centre of the tray and a few hours later the dribble is back. I can't see a crack and I...

Yes acrylic tray. Can't believe there is chipboard underneath it, asking for trouble!?

Some more photos showing beneath the shower, which has not been used for 2 days and the water is turned off.

Came out this morning to find that the bottom of the trap is wet. In wondering if this is condensation. Also I've taken off the shower controls to check the incoming pipes and to see if there is any evidence of a leak. I'm wondering if it's water making its way between the copper pipe and this...

None that I can see

Thanks both The detail I missed out was that this is a ground floor shower on a concrete floor. The base is raised on a frame made of 4x2. The shower is boxed into a brick recess so I've only got about 70mm beneath the 4x2 frame to inspect into. Interesting about "behind the tiles" as that's...

Thanks. Yeah plasterboard ceiling above the shower but that's got 100mm celotex board above it, air gap, another plasterboard ceiling, then 100mm insulation and an air gap and finally chipboard for the attic. There are pipes below the chipboard but as far as I can see it's bone dry. I've had a...