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Posted by NickySantoro on December 1, 2006, 9:45 am
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>>>> I'm looking for some sort of a liner I can put over the existing
>>>> tile walls of a stall shower which is leaking a bit. Regrouting just
>>>> isn't solving the problem.
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>>>If regrouting/recaulking isn't solving the problem, then more than
>>>likely the leak source is happening behind the tiles (inside the wall
>>>for example). Might want to give a bit more detail on exactly what
>>>kind of leaking you are experiencing.
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>>>> I need something which will last about six years
>>>> or so. At that point we'll be selling and the house will likely be
>>>> demolished and replaced with a much larger one.
>>>> No luck so far a plumbing supply, building supply, Lowes or HD. Any
>>>> sources would be most appreciated.
>>>>
>> There is no water source behind the leak area. It is definitely water
>> from the shower head penetrating the tile grout gaps then running
>> along the floor and becoming visible a few feet away in the unfinished
>> area of the basement. I should have mentioned that the shower is in a
>> full bath in the basement off of the family room.
>> I can stop it temporarily by touching up the grout but it returns. It
>> was a piss poor tile job and I can state that because I did it myself
>> about 20 years ago. I'm just tired of repairing it with grout and
>> would like to do something more permanent, short of rebuilding the
>> whole thing with tile or a pre-fab stall.
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>Probably then your looking at installing a tub (bath) wall kit, like the
>one at the following URL:
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><http://www.maax.com/en/Products/ProductInfo.aspx?CodeCategory=B&Brand=5
>&ProductType=34&Product=1599>
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>They can be a bit a fiddle to install though.....read the directions,
>measure twice, try not to turn the air blue etc etc. :-)
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Thanks for the URL. No tub, however, just a 36X36 stall shower.
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