ᐅ Tiled shower floor – sooner or later problems caused by the silicone seal?
Created on: 11 Feb 2021 17:09
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annab377
Hello everyone,
If I want to tile the floor of my shower area, won’t I sooner or later (likely after more than 10 years) encounter problems at the following spot:
the silicone joint between the outer floor tile and the first vertical wall tile next to it? This joint will surely be filled with silicone or acrylic, and sooner or later there will be a leak there. Then water will run—without me noticing much—under the tiles while showering.
Isn’t this a major drawback of tiled shower areas?
Thanks and best regards,
annab377
If I want to tile the floor of my shower area, won’t I sooner or later (likely after more than 10 years) encounter problems at the following spot:
the silicone joint between the outer floor tile and the first vertical wall tile next to it? This joint will surely be filled with silicone or acrylic, and sooner or later there will be a leak there. Then water will run—without me noticing much—under the tiles while showering.
Isn’t this a major drawback of tiled shower areas?
Thanks and best regards,
annab377
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NoggerLoger24 Feb 2021 11:20Alessandro schrieb:
That wasn’t planned well 🙁In what way? Because of the extension or the storage on the floor? It couldn’t be done differently since the apartment was already at the shell stage and that’s where the riser shaft is located. The shower was originally the toilet, so that space would have been wasted even more. Of course, this segmentation bothers me too, but that’s where the door will go.N
NoggerLoger24 Feb 2021 11:36icandoit schrieb:
Wrong shower tray.And then? I don’t think you can easily find a shower tray with the dimensions 103-105*100 cm (41-41.5*39 inches). The clear solution would be to use tiles.A
Alessandro24 Feb 2021 11:41You should have installed the drywall partition so that it aligns flush with the shower tray 😉
You can also see that on your plan.
You can also see that on your plan.
superzapp schrieb:
I know some people who install underfloor heating beneath the tiled shower area (to have warmer feet while showering),...so the water dries more quickly 🙂
superzapp schrieb:
Just use tiles in a "lime color" – done :pWell, try telling that to the majority who insisted on anthracite as their new color back then 😉Musketier schrieb:
While I have already replaced many other silicone joints in the house because they were cracked, this joint is still fine.Same here: the shower joint was intact, all the others were cracked. But maybe that was because of the separate screed?Similar topics