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
annab377 schrieb:
Good plan. How much distance should be left between the drain channel and the underfloor heating pipes to prevent drying out or unpleasant odors? They always dry out anyway when it’s warm inside the house (within the thermal envelope), right? I read about this clearance because of negative smells. But hmm 🙄That should be something the plumber knows. Nothing dries out or smells in our case. I’ve encountered that smell in laboratories where floor drains are no longer in use nowadays. What effect would the underfloor heating pipes really have there? By the way, they provide exactly THE heat needed to avoid things like
NoggerLoger schrieb:
No towel warmer? 🙂NoggerLoger schrieb:
No towel warmer? In our case, I will set it up so that as soon as the motion sensor in the shower activates, both the light and the towel warmer turn on. This way, you always have a warm bathroom when you need it, and otherwise, the underfloor heating takes care of the rest. I would even turn on a heated mirror at the same time, but those tend to be quite expensive. That won’t work, as electric towel warmers still take 10-15 minutes to heat up, even with a powerful heating element. Not to mention the cost of electricity.
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NoggerLoger27 Feb 2021 11:41@guckuck2 You don’t have to raise it from 0 to 100 all at once. In the evening, open the valves slightly and fully open them when someone is present, plus use the electric heating element. This can be modeled well in the software.
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NoggerLoger27 Feb 2021 12:01Let's see whether the towels are warm or cold. What did you use to implement the logic?