EDIT: I have concluded that the previous info was incorrect. The tub DOES leak during the entire shower now, not just at the end!
Recently we remodeled our main floor bathroom. We gutted the place and the only thing we left was the whirlpool bath. We tiled around the entire bathtub to create a surround.
Below the tub/bathroom is our unfinished utility room in the basement, so i have some visible access to the bottom of the tub via an 8" X 8" hole cut into the subfloor.
Recently i noticed that there is a small amount of water dripping out of the hole (obviously coming from the shower) at the CONCLUSION of a shower.
I have used a flashlight to monitor the area from below, while someone is showering in it and there are NO leaks. Yet shortly after the shower is turned off, a few drips of water will roll off of the front tub lip directly below the valve/shower head etc.
I obviously can't see the top side of the tub lip from below so I am at a loss to figure out where this water is coming from. The valve and shower is all new, including the water lines and drain.
Why does it only drip at the end of a shower???
Recently we remodeled our main floor bathroom. We gutted the place and the only thing we left was the whirlpool bath. We tiled around the entire bathtub to create a surround.
Below the tub/bathroom is our unfinished utility room in the basement, so i have some visible access to the bottom of the tub via an 8" X 8" hole cut into the subfloor.
Recently i noticed that there is a small amount of water dripping out of the hole (obviously coming from the shower) at the CONCLUSION of a shower.
I have used a flashlight to monitor the area from below, while someone is showering in it and there are NO leaks. Yet shortly after the shower is turned off, a few drips of water will roll off of the front tub lip directly below the valve/shower head etc.
I obviously can't see the top side of the tub lip from below so I am at a loss to figure out where this water is coming from. The valve and shower is all new, including the water lines and drain.
Why does it only drip at the end of a shower???
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