Estelle
New Member
Our tiled master shower has orange discoloration (rust from hard water stain?) on the grout join between the back wall of our Roman sunken shower/tub (we swapped out the drain when we moved in and use it exclusively as a shower now), and the floor of the shower. We have tried drying out the tub, but that area of grout never dries. It is always oozing water. We have had three plumber visits over the past two years where they had to do some minor fixes to the hot and cold faucet handles on that wall, and in pulling the handles off were able to look into the wall. Everything appeared dry there. They suggested that the problem is most likely a leak in the shower pan. We plan to remodel this bathroom in a year or two, but this discoloration has been going on for probably a few years, and now I'm noticing traces of mold on the grout in various spots. Are we risking huge problems if we wait on this remodel? Since it's a sunken tub, do we still risk rotting, mold and termite damage below it and in the walls? I can post pictures if you want.