URGENT: Water sipping through the wall of our Shower
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Replacement tub and shower -- rather urgent
Comments (4)I suggest print out and read this Bathroom Forum thread "What was your best remodeling decision" because I believe many people listed how they handled their tub/shower walls or unit. Some chose tile but it's from this feedback from others that I decided to replace my tile walled tub combo with a separate tub and a Swanstone tub & shower walls kit. Many people here have the Kohler Archer tub and I do too. It's 32 inches wide and 5 feet long. Here's the link to this super helpful Bath Forum thead with 133 responses to "what was your best bath remodel decision" http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/bath/msg020040555432.html Below is the link to the Swanstone kits page. I ordered mine from Lowes and they can help you pick which one is right if you bring in your measurements. The Swanstone built in tall shower niche I got has the soap dish built in and has worked out great. I also learned in the thread about dispenser units for liquid soap/shampoo/conditioner and now I don't need any bottles in the tub/shower. Here is a link that might be useful: Options for tub/shower wall kits...See MoreCan water seep up through a concrete basement floor???
Comments (13)Hi, I had a similar mystery. I went into my basement and found about 1/8 inch of water just sitting there right in the middle of the floor. This was after heavy rain. The areas all around were dry. The mystery how did the water get there. It turns out I had a small hole in the concrete wall where the cable TV cable comes in. Usually there is no problem but this year there was alot of rain. The water came through the hole and trickled across the floor forming the pool. The water trail from the hole to the pool then dried. Leaving the mysterious pool. I suspect from your post that one of the basement walls has a crack. The leak will not show unless it is really wet outside, sufficient to raise the water table to where the crack is. The puddle of water forms and hence the soaked boxes, from the bottom upwards, in your basement. Over time the water dries, hence the mystery. The give away is the "soaked" shower curtain. I think if you have just condensation or seepage through the concrete floor, you will not get a soaked curtain. Dampness yes, but it looks like you had a puddle there like me. best, Mike....See Moreurgent/pics: bill, mongo, all - terrazzo shower base install/prep
Comments (9)Your comments make me think there are specific reasons that the GC isn't coordinating this? Well, if the inexperienced GC is only giving you "loose directions", did you at least read this before you proceeded? Prior to using any slc, you really need your ducks lined up. You need all your prep work done, especially sealing any crevices that the slc could flow through. You need to contain the slc to get a level finished area. You also need to have your helpers lined up and they need to know their roles in the process. Who is mixing the next batch, who is transporting, who is placing, who is leveling, who is cleaning. The key to placing slc is to do it in one "continuous" pour, you want to be placing the second batch before the first batch is past its open time. If the floor is so out of whack that you have an excessive thickness of slc to be placed, then it can either be done in separate lifts, or you can ditch the slc and do a mud floor. From your post I don't know what the scope of the project is - are you just leveling the area under the shower base, or are you leveling the entire bathroom floor? Were this my project, and the floor was really nasty, I'd consider pulling the subfloor and leveling the floor joists (new joists sistered to the existing or tapered shims on top of the existing). Presumably it's not too bad since you're going the slc route. For slc I'd prep the existing floor. Re-nail what's there, and if needed, add another layer of ply. Then add a rim to contain the slc. Rim the drain so the slc doesn't flow down the drain hole. Seal any cracks in the underlayment/subfloor. Prime the underlayment/subfloor if required with an slc primer. If needing several batches and doing this DIY, try to have a 3-person crew. One to mix, one to transport the product from the mixer to the placer and clean the buckets after the product is placed, and a third person to place the slc. At a minimum you need two people, one to mix, another to place. You need to be a well-coordinated crew as you don't want cold joints from one batch of slc to another. As far as placing the terrazzo base, as long as the subfloor is level, the drain holes line up and the area is properly framed, it's not that difficult. Mongo...See MorePlease Help! Urgent! KA French Door Fridge leaking water!!
Comments (26)Jelly, I went and looked at the video, and the photos at post #2. The white plastic pan that is shown in the video is where it needs to drain to, and yes, you need to get water to flow into it. I have a Whirlpool with a bottom freezer, and at the very back. after you take off all the shrouds and baskets, it looks just like the photos in # 2. When you look at the right most photo, you see a small ledge, which is labeled drip pan ( though it in not the plastic pan that is at the very bottom of the fridge in the video) and I will call it a drip channel and a spot labelled drain hole. That whole ledge area is probably covered in ice, and ice is also on the area labelled evaporator . What happened originally was that the rubber tube got clogged, water fell into the drip channel, but could not exit the drip hole, and froze. It then continued to freeze onto the evaporator. Right now, the ice on the evaporator is melting, the water is dripping onto the drip channel, and there is still ice in the drip channel, so it is still overflowing into the freezer. You can just leave if for a day and be pretty confident it will be done, though you wouldn't want to do that with wood or laminate floors, because it could be a lot of water, or you can try using the hot pan in the freezer, and use a hair dryer from the rear of the fridge pointing all along where you attached the rubber tube. You won't see the ice in the drip channel, because it is below the top of the channel. You may not see the ice on the evaporator, because it may well be hidden by the vents....See More- 3 years ago
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