Shower enclosure problems

[Mike]

well it looks like the water is getting in between the tray and bottom row of tiles and coming out where it's wet. was the tray siliconed before tiling? you may have to remove the shower cubicle again and remove the bottom row of tiles. let it dry out and repair if necessary then silicon the tray in then retile leaving a 2mm gap in the bottom for silicon to adhere to

 

[Stewart]

I always install my uprights a couple mm above the tray. This allows for a full beed of Silicon below the vertical post and the tray. You should always bed the base of the vertical into wet Silicon imo to create a water-tight seal as this is where 99% of showers leak.

 

[Sedated]

well it looks like the water is getting in between the tray and bottom row of tiles and coming out where it's wet. was the tray siliconed before tiling? you may have to remove the shower cubicle again and remove the bottom row of tiles. let it dry out and repair if necessary then silicon the tray in then retile leaving a 2mm gap in the bottom for silicon to adhere to

Oh no! I suspected as much!

 

[Qwerty]

I agree

 

[Sedated]

I always install my uprights a couple mm above the tray. This allows for a full beed of Silicon below the vertical post and the tray. You should always bed the base of the vertical into wet Silicon imo to create a water-tight seal as this is where 99% of showers leak.

Stuart Thanks
If you reread my first post the fitter forgot to put any Silicon between the tile/tray/upright fitting! And when he took it out at my insistance, the gap between tile and tray was miniscule and hard to get sealant into. I think its failed cos of that reason.

 

[Mike]

do you have any spare tiles to replace? i'd be getting the tiler back to do it and foot the bill but i wonder if he'd do a proper job second time round

 

[jay]

Lack of good prep work (waterproofing)as stated by Mike and were the tiles meet the floor tiles outside the shower it should be Silicon the same color as the grout for movement 😳

 

[Sedated]

Thanks for the answers fellas.

I know the only way to be sure is to strip out like mike said. Im very concerned about the effects this will have on the other tiles/grout etc surely all that upheaval of taking 4 large tiles down will damage the grout surrounding. Also what about the damage to the shower cubicle it took some pulling to get it off last time thats gotta weaken the frame and seals on the glass.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Was the tray fitted on top of the floor tiles and could it be the tray waste which is leaking through.
Did the plumber fir the tiles - his fixing method is incorrect - dot and dab.
The wall and floor tiles should be joint bonded assuming they are the same tiles.

 

[Mike]

the shower enclosure should come out reasonably easy provided you've cut through the silicon seal in the bottom. you need to cut through the grout lines of the affected tiles before trying to remove, a fein/bosch multitool is the best tool for this job but you can do it with a stanley knife but be careful with it.