RVBraq
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Hey guys!
Reaching out for a little advice. I have an upstairs bathroom that has been on-off leaking for about 3 years (i assume). I noticed the wall underneath the bathroom was wet one time, scoped around the bathroom, caulked a few things and then I never really saw it again. Until last night, when the paint started to bubble off the wall slightly. I cut it open the wall to investigate. Pictures and video below. It definitely has been leaking all this time.
Video - Looking at the drain and trap under shower from where leak originated. https://streamable.com/dy2lhw
Pics: Drain from inside shower.
I assumed this was a leak where the drain had met the tile floor given the pattern of corrosion on the pipe. I ran the shower directly into the drain (mostly, was hard to run it that precisely). I watched to see if there was an active drip from one of the welds but nothing, all good. The drip actually took about 5-10 minutes to appear and did so by soaking through the wood surrounding the pipe (Here: https://ibb.co/mGtCXnn). I turned the water off and it dripped for about 20 minutes after, when the wood was no longer saturated. I popped the drain cover off and frankly, I've never seen this particular setup as the bathroom is significantly older than the other ones. It seems to all be sealed with a cement of sorts. Either way, everything looked OK but was thinking to pop some caulk around where it meets the copper P trap (Here: https://ibb.co/9bWrkph) and see if that does the trick...But I still sense the leak is starting higher...Any thoughts? Is this likely seeping through the grout? The outer edges of the shower definitely have some cracked grout (which were haphazardly caulked by the previous owner) but the leaks don't really appear along those edges..It all comes down to where the drain is. Here's the state of the shower floor. https://ibb.co/wsJmPyv
Reaching out for a little advice. I have an upstairs bathroom that has been on-off leaking for about 3 years (i assume). I noticed the wall underneath the bathroom was wet one time, scoped around the bathroom, caulked a few things and then I never really saw it again. Until last night, when the paint started to bubble off the wall slightly. I cut it open the wall to investigate. Pictures and video below. It definitely has been leaking all this time.
Video - Looking at the drain and trap under shower from where leak originated. https://streamable.com/dy2lhw
Pics: Drain from inside shower.
I assumed this was a leak where the drain had met the tile floor given the pattern of corrosion on the pipe. I ran the shower directly into the drain (mostly, was hard to run it that precisely). I watched to see if there was an active drip from one of the welds but nothing, all good. The drip actually took about 5-10 minutes to appear and did so by soaking through the wood surrounding the pipe (Here: https://ibb.co/mGtCXnn). I turned the water off and it dripped for about 20 minutes after, when the wood was no longer saturated. I popped the drain cover off and frankly, I've never seen this particular setup as the bathroom is significantly older than the other ones. It seems to all be sealed with a cement of sorts. Either way, everything looked OK but was thinking to pop some caulk around where it meets the copper P trap (Here: https://ibb.co/9bWrkph) and see if that does the trick...But I still sense the leak is starting higher...Any thoughts? Is this likely seeping through the grout? The outer edges of the shower definitely have some cracked grout (which were haphazardly caulked by the previous owner) but the leaks don't really appear along those edges..It all comes down to where the drain is. Here's the state of the shower floor. https://ibb.co/wsJmPyv
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