I have a horrible old house 80 years old that is a rental. The downstairs tenants were complaining of water coming from the ceiling in bedroom. I looked upstairs and couldn't find leak. After investigating for about 3 weeks and tearing out the wall, replacting the handles, etc, I realized what the problem is. When the shower water hits the walls, it is flowing along the top sides of the bathtub and pouring onto the floor on either side of the bathtub edge, where the shower curtain goes into the bathtub.
I can't understand why. It doesn't LOOK crooked. Doesn't the law of gravity say it should flow down into the tub? The shower pressure doesn't seem too high. There is a tub in the downstairs unit too that is not in use, but it seems to have the same problem.
What can I do about the tub? Also, why does every drop of water that falls on the floor leak thru? It is a tile floor with no obvious cracks in the grout. Can I seal it somehow?
Thanks for any advice,
Heather
I can't understand why. It doesn't LOOK crooked. Doesn't the law of gravity say it should flow down into the tub? The shower pressure doesn't seem too high. There is a tub in the downstairs unit too that is not in use, but it seems to have the same problem.
What can I do about the tub? Also, why does every drop of water that falls on the floor leak thru? It is a tile floor with no obvious cracks in the grout. Can I seal it somehow?
Thanks for any advice,
Heather
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