Water leak Limerick

masterboy123

Hi,

Anyone can recommend water leak detection service based in Limerick? I see a circular wet spot on the ceiling, just below the bathroom.

Thanks

Souness

If it's below your shower could be just silicone seal needs redoing, had similar stain and digging out old seal and replacing fixed it.

masterboy123

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123526829#Comment_123526829

Oh right.

I did new silicon around the rectangular shower tray base. It's more so underneath the shower drainage.

Can you share a YouTube video please?

phog

Get something like this to remove the old silicone first, then dry the area or leave to dry and reapply fresh silicone

Edit to add a YouTube Clip

Second Edit to add - If your ceiling has a water stain then you may need to use a Stain Block Paint on it before repainting the ceiling

Louche Lad

Or could even be the grouting between the tiles in the wall has decayed, letting water in through fissures. I had that once, and regrouting fixed it.

Hooked

Could be any number of things… I've dealt with anything from failed silicone causing excess water to run down the back of the tray… to water from a leaky tap compression fitting tracking all the way along the pipe until it dripped at a bend (above a wet patch), to mates gaff where the waste pipe had completely come away from the fitting.

If you are any way confident at all - and own basic tools - you could cut away a small section of the plasterboard and lash a torch up there to investigate.

But before any of that - I'd be checking the usual tap and waste connections in the bathroom. And try the cheapest fox first - re- silicone where the tile/wall meets the tray.

masterboy123

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123528888#Comment_123528888

From the tape measurements, the location just above the stain is the water drainage area in the shower tray. There is a circular stain mimicking the water drainage area.

masterboy123

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123527539#Comment_123527539

Could there be a silicon ring in the water drainage area of the shower tray? That's where the stain is.

Souness

The stain will appear under the the waste outlet/shower drain in most instances as there is a hole cut in floor under waste outlet to allow pipe through. The water is getting under the tray and making it's way to the hole in the marine ply. Takes a long time for ceiling to dry, when did you do the silicone replacement?

masterboy123

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123529493#Comment_123529493

So do you think the issue is with the silicone between the shower tray and the wall? We replaced this silicone about 6-8 months ago and got the anti-mould silicone from screwfix. I have the tools to re-do but I feel the issue is with the shower drainage due to its location.

I will attach a picture.

masterboy123

I attaching the picture of the ceiling.

naughtysmurf

is your shower tray in the middle of the room or have you quite a large tray?

masterboy123

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123529598#Comment_123529598

Shower tray is on the first floor in the corner of the bathroom. Usual size, not a large one.

naughtysmurf

I’d probably cut a hole out of the plasterboard where the stain is, big enough for a look, not too difficult & easy to repair afterwards, run water down the shower waste pipe only, keeping it away from the walls, to rule stuff in or out

Grout is water resistant not proof & if wall & tray are not siliconed probably that will lead to issues, I’d say there isn’t a shower in the country that hasn’t leaked at some point, whatever the issue is with installing them & as mentioned water can travel some distance from the issue before it makes itself known

phog

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123529425#Comment_123529425

The water stain could me miles away from the actual source of the water, it depends on what path the water takes from the "leak"

The easiest thing to rule out now is the silicone around the tiles & shower tray. That's where I'd start then cross my fingers it's a success

Souness

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123529519#Comment_123529519

It's the most likely culprit as with movement over time it fails but as you redid it over six months ago and stain is not drying out may not be. If it was the drain I'd expect a bigger stain considering the volume of water passing through it. As someone else said could be gap in the grout letting water behind the tiles.

masterboy123

Thanks all.

When I redid the silicone about six months ago, there was no issue at all. The stain appeared three days ago.

I will redo the silicone this week and hope for the best.

Hooked

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123530168#Comment_123530168

Failing that - cut a small hole in the plasterboard, and get a look up there. It's easily repaired.

masterboy123

I just finished partially removing the existing silicone. Water (maybe 50–100 ml) flowed out when I punctured it. It seems water seeped behind the silicone. Removing the silicone was very difficult, despite using a tool and silicone remover from Screwfix. I will leave it like this for two days to let it all dry and then apply the new silicone on Friday.