Seriously?? Ungrouted tiles around shower causing water leak????
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Comments (6)It's hard to say if their repairs were correct because I don't know what the real problem was. Let's say it's a wet room. There is a continuous waterproof membrane on the subfloor, both in the shower and outside the shower. Then a mud bed. Then tile. That's a case where the thinset and mud bed under the shower tile can wet, and the moisture in the shower mud bed can "plume out" under the shower partition wall and wet the mud and eventually the grout and tile on the bathroom floor. A "possible solution" without demoing the shower wall would be to remove a several inches of tile on the bathroom floor side of the saddle along the entire length of the glass partition wall. Dig out the mud to expose the membrane. I'd even undermine the saddle along its full length by digging back the mud about 1/2" back along the length of the saddle. I'd want the exposed membrane to be clean. If the vertical wall of mud under the saddle was coarse and rough, I'd then patch that vertical wall of mud under the saddle to make it smooth. I'd want the underside of the marble saddle to be clean. I'd then use a waterproofing membrane to tie the exposed floor membrane to the underside of the saddle. I don't know what type of membrane you have, but it would have to be compatible with the floor membrane. If you can use a paint-on membrane like Hydroban or RedGard, paint it on the floor membrane, on the smoothed vertical wall of mud under the saddle, and onto the bottom of the saddle. That will connect your floor membrane to the bottom of the saddle. Any moisture in the shower floor mud will now be contained within the shower footprint. Now pack new mud in the excavated area outside the shower and re-tile. It's not a perfect solution, it might not even be the right solution because that may not be how your shower is built. But it's an idea of how I would consider making repairs were I the one doing so. The problem I have with them patching the area around the door is: If it was not the door leaking and it is a capillary thing going on down below, depending on how they detailed the added membrane when they made the repair by the door, they might have simply masked the presence of the moisture down below. ie, the moisture is still there. And more moisture is being added every time you shower. But by adding waterproofing on top of the wet area, they might just be sealing moisture into the bed. So the marble by the door may appear drier because it's above the new waterproofing, but the mud below the new waterproofing is still wet. If the area in front of the door where they made the repairs dries and the area to the left of the door where they made no repairs remains wet, that's an indication that what they did was a band-aid cover-up and not a true repair. Again, there could be several possible causes and several possible repairs because there are several ways to build a shower. I'm guessing and supposing. I'll be gone for a few days, good luck with it all!...See MoreWhat could be causing marble tile to turn gray around toilet?
Comments (11)Well, it turns out the the contractor who renovated the bathroom put the flange at the subfloor level, rather than the tile level. So the original wax ring was not getting compressed. There was minor leakage around part of the ring. The new plumber installed a spacer, a new wax ring and re-seated the toilet. Issue is, the gray tile isn't going anywhere. I obviously cannot lift the toilet up on a daily basis to check for leaks. Am I wrong to expect the tile to whiten up again? It has a sealer on it, so I imagine that impedes evaporation a bit. I don't mind making a poultice to take up any stain--I know how to do that and it usually works. My concern is whether the continuing gray patch means a continuing leak, or if it's just a leftover from the original leak....See MoreXP: Seriously? Ungrouted tiles in shower = leaking into basement?
Comments (21)Update: Managed to get a plumber to come in to perform a second opinion. I wasn't able to be there again (I live 7 hours drive away) unfortunately, but on short notice, and a looming inspection contingency deadline I thought it was the best option. Plumber isolated different areas of the bathroom to see what would generate a leak. It is, in fact, the grout (or lack thereof). I suspect that the tile is placed directly over green board. The sellers have offered to give us a credit at closing for the repair work on the tiles ($350), but I am insisting that they do it themselves. I can imagine that this could turn into a much bigger/more expensive repair once tiles are removed and greenboard uncovered. So, I don't think their credit at closing is sufficient. We'll see if they go for it. Thanks for the help everyone!...See MoreChipped mosaic tiles around shower drain. Is this an issue?
Comments (15)The tiles were removed to fixed a leak (which were introduced during shower remodel). i do see water proofing sheet with 4 holes, assuming for prior screws. Contractor said the leak is fixed (i have not tested/showered as i am waiting for the grout cure). is there a risk that the waterproofing sheet was compromised? worried about leaks!...See MoreUser
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