Shower leaking through to downstairs ceiling and adj floor!

[BBD]

Good morning all,

I have a leak from my shower cubicle in the bathroom which has leaked through to our kitchen ceiling (ceiling has gone brown with water marks and is still damp/moist). It has also leaked through to the adjacent bedroom as the carpet in the bedroom directly behind the shower cubicle has gone brown and is still damp even though I have tried drying it.

I haven’t used the shower for a few days (I have a separate en-suite, thankfully), but the carpet in the bedroom is still wet and the ceiling downstairs is wet also. This leads me to believe that there may be a leak underneath the shower tray? The sealant in the shower tray appears to be okay but I have notice a few cracks in the grouting on the wall tiles. Could this be a factor? If so, why hasn’t the wall next door been affected, only the carpet?

I don’t have a clue as to what to do. Any ideas?

Thanks in advance

 

[malooga]

Hi,
Well it sounds to me like the trap or the waste pipe under the shower tray is leaking. Possibly a joint has moved or come adrift. If you can't get at it from the ceiling below then the shower tray will have to come up.

Hope that helps.