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
ypg schrieb:
Same here: the shower base was intact, but all other areas cracked. However, this might be because of the separate screed layer? I’m wondering if there was even screed underneath our floor. Since the shower tray is flush with the floor and stands on a small mounting frame, that probably isn’t the case. There might also be a different type of silicone used.
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NoggerLoger24 Feb 2021 13:14Alessandro schrieb:
Wider would be better! Then you could add shelves or compartments, some decoration and sparkle, indirect lighting, hooks for towels and bathrobes, etc...
There are 100 possibilities. Yes, I thought about that briefly too. The compartment would then be 5cm (2 inches) deep. I would have raised the wall to 120cm (47 inches) and then created a recess there. However, that wouldn’t have worked with the indirect lighting in the corners. But I guess it will only bother me the first year. I have enough other features (KNX) that are more important to me. I’ll do a lot better in my next real house. 😀
Musketier schrieb:
I’m wondering if there was even a screed underneath in our case. Since the shower tray is flush with the floor and sits on a small support frame, that probably can’t be the case. Also, the silicone used might be different.The screed tends to cup, which causes the silicone joints to crack within the first few years. The shower tray is placed directly on the concrete (hopefully not just on the mounting feet). That usually prevents cupping, so the joint stays intact.In this case, the screeding team left out the shower area. Why? Because the tiler handles that part himself; he is never satisfied with how we do it anyway.
The tiler mixed a cocoa-colored compound from a special bag—not screed concrete—and used it to shape the shower base, installed the drain channel, and tiled it a few days later. Everything was neatly grouted in the end. Watertight. He said screed is not waterproof enough, but his material is. If a tile cracks or a grout joint leaks, no problem. Nothing will happen.
The tiler mixed a cocoa-colored compound from a special bag—not screed concrete—and used it to shape the shower base, installed the drain channel, and tiled it a few days later. Everything was neatly grouted in the end. Watertight. He said screed is not waterproof enough, but his material is. If a tile cracks or a grout joint leaks, no problem. Nothing will happen.
Nordlys schrieb:
In this case, the screed team left the shower area out. Why? Because the tiler does that himself; he is never satisfied with how we do it anyway.
The tiler mixed a special brown-colored material from a specific bag, not screed concrete, and used it to shape the shower base, installed the drain, and a few days later tiled over it. Everything was properly grouted in the end. Watertight. He said screed isn’t waterproof enough, but his material is. If a tile cracks or a grout joint leaks, it’s no problem. Nothing happens. But then you can’t have any underfloor heating pipes sticking out, right?
Or did the tiler cover the exposed pipes with his material by that point?
NoggerLoger schrieb:
In what way? Because of the extension or the floor storage? It can’t be done differently since the apartment was already at the shell construction stage and this is where the riser shaft is located. The shower was originally the toilet, so it was even more wasted space. Of course, I’m also bothered by this segmentation, but that’s where the door will go. Are these 11 mm (0.43 inches) tiles with an anti-slip rating? We are looking for 11 mm (0.43 inches) tiles in light/cream/beige for the floor, including the shower area.
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