Hi,
Anyone who has had a leaking tiled shower and ended up redoing it (rip the tiles, waterproof and retile. All done by a licenced tiler), could you please share how long did this last before it leaks again ?
A tiled shower in my IP is leaking due to failed membrane and needing to be redone. I'm wondering how long would this last before the leak recurs (total nightmare ). Is it worth redoing or better off to install a self contained marbletrend shower unit with acrylic walls & base etc...
The marbletrend installer tells me he'll need to rip tiles of the shower base then install the shower unit on top...without needing to do a waterproof underneath the acrylic shower base is this right ?
Do self contained shower units leak less than tiled showers ? How long do they generally last ?
Also, I'm a bit worried what potential damage has occured behind the shower walls. The house is on a concrete slab but water has seeped through the walls behind the shower walls and into the next room (just a thin dark line along the frame) Re-tiling will remove the bottom row of the wall tiles hence may reveal any potential damage but installing marble trend won't remove the bottom row of wall tiles.
What should I do ???
Anyone who has had a leaking tiled shower and ended up redoing it (rip the tiles, waterproof and retile. All done by a licenced tiler), could you please share how long did this last before it leaks again ?
A tiled shower in my IP is leaking due to failed membrane and needing to be redone. I'm wondering how long would this last before the leak recurs (total nightmare ). Is it worth redoing or better off to install a self contained marbletrend shower unit with acrylic walls & base etc...
The marbletrend installer tells me he'll need to rip tiles of the shower base then install the shower unit on top...without needing to do a waterproof underneath the acrylic shower base is this right ?
Do self contained shower units leak less than tiled showers ? How long do they generally last ?
Also, I'm a bit worried what potential damage has occured behind the shower walls. The house is on a concrete slab but water has seeped through the walls behind the shower walls and into the next room (just a thin dark line along the frame) Re-tiling will remove the bottom row of the wall tiles hence may reveal any potential damage but installing marble trend won't remove the bottom row of wall tiles.
What should I do ???