oldberkeley
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I have a custom built 1958 ranch with an unfinished basement, it's easy to work on the main floor plumbing. Everything in the house was built very solidly by great craftsmen; I've done plenty of updating but sometimes I realize that I can't duplicate the level of workmanship that was done, and I just leave it!
The master bath has a beautifully tiled shower enclosure; bright yellow 50's look but once again, the work is so excellent that I just don't have the heart to replace it. The fixtures look newer, they must have been replaced sometime before I bought the house in 2003.
Last week I noticed a slight water drip down the basement joists right under the shower. I removed all the old caulk where the walls meet the pan, caulked it, let it dry for 48 hours. It still leaked. I removed all the new caulk, this time made sure that everything was absolutely clean and dry, re-caulked very carefully with the best quality 100% silicone I could get, let it dry. It still leaks!
Obviously, that's not the problem.
Any ideas about my next step. TIA. -Gary
The master bath has a beautifully tiled shower enclosure; bright yellow 50's look but once again, the work is so excellent that I just don't have the heart to replace it. The fixtures look newer, they must have been replaced sometime before I bought the house in 2003.
Last week I noticed a slight water drip down the basement joists right under the shower. I removed all the old caulk where the walls meet the pan, caulked it, let it dry for 48 hours. It still leaked. I removed all the new caulk, this time made sure that everything was absolutely clean and dry, re-caulked very carefully with the best quality 100% silicone I could get, let it dry. It still leaks!
Obviously, that's not the problem.
Any ideas about my next step. TIA. -Gary