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
icandoit schrieb:
Then it gets tight to open the window. 😉 True. I don’t really consider that, since we have fresh air, at least in the bathroom, supplied by controlled mechanical ventilation. Window cleaning would take a back seat to aesthetics and storage.
icandoit schrieb:
A 5-sided shower, 1 * 1 m (3.3 * 3.3 ft) where the toilet is would have looked good next to the bathtub, and the toilet then where the shower is. If only... I would have done many things differently too, but I wasn’t asked. 😉
NoggerLoger schrieb:
What is the risk with the current version? Finding a suitable door is challenging. Custom-made doors are expensive.
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NoggerLoger24 Feb 2021 12:13Where the toilet is now used to be the shower. We moved the shower intentionally because it would have been too tight with the washbasin and shower otherwise. We wanted to create a more spacious area here. Otherwise, there would have been a distance of only 60–70 cm (24–28 inches) between the washbasin and the shower. But thanks for the input. If we had built it ourselves, things would have been different. A suitable folding door made of glass costs around 400–500€ (approximately $430–540).
ypg schrieb:
I would rank window cleaning under aesthetics and shelf space.The window cleaner can do that while standing in the bathtub. :pA
Alessandro24 Feb 2021 12:59NoggerLoger schrieb:
They could have just made it thicker... since it’s a riser shaft for the other apartments, but then it would be even wider. What exactly is the risk with the current design? Sure, it’s not the most attractive visually, but it serves as a shelf and space for the shower door. Maybe an extra joint...Wider would actually be good! Then you could add compartments or shelves, some decoration and sparkle, indirect lighting, hooks for towels and bathrobes, etc. There are a hundred possibilities.
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Alessandro24 Feb 2021 13:01In the end, it doesn’t really matter, because only you will notice it. Over decades..
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