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I'm in the middle of stripping out the old shower in the en-suite. The tiles on the floor had started coming loose and the shower panels had started to distort and was pretty certain they were leaking. Turns out that the silicone in the corner trims were on the outside edge rather than inside, so absolutely nothing protecting the mdf core. Surprised it lasted as long as it did (I've been here 5 years, so at least longer than that).
From what I can tell, there was originally tiles on the shower and a fairly high shower tray, going by the remaining waterproofing strips. At some point in the past, this was replaced with a lower tray and shower wall. There was no attempt to replace the water proofing membrane and you can see in the picture where the silicone was around the tray - far lower than what was left. There was plenty silicone around the tray itself, but as there was none higher up on the corners it still leaked, and run all the way to the front, and under the the tiles. The whole floor was laid in MDF that was really rotten in places, however the floor boards are much better. Interestingly enough, the shower tray was too wide for the cutout and the plasterboard was cut above the tray with the silicone directly on the wood panels, which probably hasn't helped.
You can see how discoloured and damp in places the wood is, however it seems to be structurally sound and hasn't been wet for a good while now. I plan on replacing the partition on the right hand side and making it slightly wider to easily fit the tray, however, should the worst looking wood be replaced? If not, will this cause problems in the future should it get damp again?
From what I can tell, there was originally tiles on the shower and a fairly high shower tray, going by the remaining waterproofing strips. At some point in the past, this was replaced with a lower tray and shower wall. There was no attempt to replace the water proofing membrane and you can see in the picture where the silicone was around the tray - far lower than what was left. There was plenty silicone around the tray itself, but as there was none higher up on the corners it still leaked, and run all the way to the front, and under the the tiles. The whole floor was laid in MDF that was really rotten in places, however the floor boards are much better. Interestingly enough, the shower tray was too wide for the cutout and the plasterboard was cut above the tray with the silicone directly on the wood panels, which probably hasn't helped.
You can see how discoloured and damp in places the wood is, however it seems to be structurally sound and hasn't been wet for a good while now. I plan on replacing the partition on the right hand side and making it slightly wider to easily fit the tray, however, should the worst looking wood be replaced? If not, will this cause problems in the future should it get damp again?
