Sunday, January 29, 2012
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Why My Shower Leaks - And What To Do
Why my shower leaks and what to do. Have you ever had a shower pan that leaks? This can be a nightmare for a homeowner! This can ruin walls and floors and cause mildew and fungus, which can be a health hazard.
Some background information:
Some older homes, built 20 years ago,or more had "composition" shower pans. They were made of kind of a tar paper. When a shower base filled up with water from a leak the cement work under the tile got wet and so did the shower pan, after a while it deteriorated and the pan no longer was a receptor to hold the leaking water. The water just ran out of the bottom and onto your bathroom floor.
Newer bathrooms use a vinyl shower pan material that does not deteriorate. So unless there is a serious hole in the vinyl pan from construction nails or screws the pan does it's job, which is to retain water from a shower floor leak from flooding your bathroom. So with the new vinyl pans, or if you had a soldered copper pan, you have a great receptor to hold leaking water.
But...Even with a good shower pan you can still have problems! When the cement in the shower pan is completely saturated there is no place for the water to go except, through capillary action, up the wall and down into the bathroom. If you have cementatious sub walls it's not to bad if fixed in time. The walls will dry out and loose tile or marble , can be replaced.
If you have green board (treated drywall) your walls if not fixed will rot out and
then its time for a major overhaul.
Why do showers leak?
The biggest cause of shower floor that leaks is a bad installation:
1. Which could be the tile or marble not cut tight to the wall.
2. Low areas in the cement work under the tile. Water sits in the depression and does not
flow to the drain. On some materials it can migrate into the pan.
3. Tile not cut tight to the drain itself that can crack and open up an entrance for water.
4. The most common reason is the shower floor was installed after the finish walls were!
In this case when the shower moves from expansion and contraction due to
temperature changes, or the house settling. A crack or separation occurs between the
finished shower wall and finished shower floor. "This is the entrance for water".
The shower floor should be built the other way around that is the wall material lands
On top of the finished shower floor and forms kind of a water barrier and it is much harder for water to get in. There is a second set of holes in the drain where water is suppose to go if the cement under the floor gets wet, but this, in my experience seldom works.
5. Sometimes it is not the shower floor letting the water in, it is the diverter leaking behind the wall. This is easy to determine.Take off the faucet handles and eschucheon (cover plate) Put the handles back on and turn on the water .Look in the open hole with a flashlight if necesary and see if there is water leaking out of the diverter, once in awhile that's the problem. If it is you need a new divereter.
More next article : How to keep your shower from leaking and preventive maintenance
Anthony J. Ventura has been in the marble and tile business for 30 years as a contractor and advisor. He is also a manufacturer and importer of natural stone products.
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Maine Shower Door
We take a tour of Northport Bath's showroom and look at the Maine Shower Doors on display
Friday, January 20, 2012
Frameless Shower Michigan
top and bottom pivot hinges euro shower door installed .... a truly frameless shower door application ..
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
frameless shower door boynton beach
frameless shower door boynton beach www.alsquality.com this video show glass enclosure at the european stile you only have a fix glass panel and a tempered glass door with around corner on the top, is very elegant and at the same time is a lot chiper then a wole enclosure because prices gos by squer foot plus hardware and you can see this two peaces reprecent about only one half of the enclosure
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Choosing shower & bathroom accessories -- door, grab bar, bench seat, soap dish, valves & heads
bathdoctor.net Choosing the best shower or bath accessories can make or break a project. In this video you'll learn: How to select shower or bathtub accessories (soap dish, shampoo holder, shower door & seats, grab bar, plumbing valves & heads) for any type of shower wall surround (acrylic, tile, solid surface etc.) to get the most for your money and space available. Create a recessed soap niche or shampoo holder for a small shower remodeling project to gain space. Use corner caddies, shaving leg stands and shampoo holders that can be design matched to acrylic, tile or solid surface wall surrounds. Add standard or decorative grab bars for more safety & style for a handicap, ADA accessible or more universal bath or shower design. Choose the right shower seat depending on the size available (small showers -- fold down seat; medium sized -- corner seat; larger showers -- bench seats). Call Bath Doctor at 855-252-7294 (nationwide toll free) 614-252-5888 (Columbus Ohio) 216-531-6085 (Cleveland, Akron, Lorain Elyria, Ohio) 513-742-6679 (Cincinnati, Dayton Ohio & Northern Kentucky markets) Please comment or subscribe if you'd like more information on using shower or bathroom accessories in an acrylic, tile or solid surface shower stall or enclosure.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
hydroslide frameless sliding shower door Palm Beach Shores, fl hd25.m2ts
www.alsquality.com "tub and shower enclosures" "tub doors" "tub doors frameless" "tub enclosures" "tub enclosures glass" "tub glass" "tub glass doors" "tub glass enclosures" Palm Beach Shores, fl
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Frameless shower screen with wall hinged door panel and pull handle in a right layout configuration
This is an example of a corner square glass frameless shower screen with wall hinged door panel and a pul handle in a right layout configuration. It comes in an 8mm or 10mm clear toughened grade A safety glass. It has a height of 2000mm, and comes in a variety of 850mm or 900mm widths. For more products by Young Shower Screens, visit our website. www.comfortinnovations.com.au
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Shower Door Installation with inline panel Coastal Industries
Watch as our master installer demonstrates the installation of a shower door with inline manufactured by Coastal Industries. Visit our website at www.coastalind.com
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Corner diamond splay frameless shower screen in left configuration
This is an example of a corner diamond splay glass frameless shower screen with hinged panel door in a left configuration. It uses 10mm clear toughened grade A safety glass. It has a height of 2000mm and there are a variety of widths available. For more products by Young Shower Screens, visit our website. www.comfortinnovations.com.au
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