Shower Drain Leaking Down Onto First Floor Ceiling

I have a really frustrating.

Shower drain leaking down onto first floor ceiling.

The shower is right beside the bath build into the same tiled section of the room but has it s own tray and plug hole. If there is still leaking then you may have lucked out and it s not the water proofing around the shower pan it s the plumbing. A leaking shower is generally due to plumbers putty that has started to give away around the seals on the shower drain allowing water to seep through the cracks and onto the basement ceiling below. What do you do.

Shower leaking on to downstairs ceiling facebook 0 tweet 0 pin 0 linkedin 0 colebean asks we have a 1975 home. This article will make sure you ve covered all the bases shower head drain pan door walls valves etc in solving and repairing your leaking shower problem. I had water going directly to drain pipe no leak so i know it. I opened the downstairs ceiling and can see the pipe connected to the bottom of the shower drain and water is leaking the putty ar read more.

My upstairs shower is leaking to 1st floor ceiling. Leak from second floor shower into first floor ceiling author. Your upstairs shower is leaking through your ceiling. Stillwatergirl mn i thought i had this problem solved but turns out it s still a mystery.

One of the most common types of water leaks in a basement ceiling is due to a shower drain leaking. Time one day complexity moderate project cost less than 30 00. You ve tried the obvious fixes but your shower still leaks water to the ceiling below. Below is my troubleshooting.

Probably the first thing i would do is rig up a hose or something flowing directly into the drain. It is about the size of a silver dollar. Whether you re in a brand new home or an older home seeing a wet spot or a downright leak. I tested by not using the shower for awhile leak stopped so i know it s not from water line.

When i used that i got the biggest leak so far by miles. Here are some quick tips on how to handle a bathroom shower leak. We noticed a water stain on our ceiling in our kitchen. I ve included a link to photos in a slide show at the bottom.