Frameless shower screens

8 years ago

I recently had a frameless shower screen installed into my new bathroom and it has leaked from day one. Despite the glacier coming out a number of times to "fix" the leak and putting in a rubber strip along the bottom of the door it continues to leak.
My question is, has anyone else experienced leaking with their frameless screens. I've never heard anyone mention it may be a problem. The glacier claims that it happens with these types of screens, not sure whether I believe him.

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jbantick
8 years ago
They usually/always leak from the door. Framed shower screens can leak too.
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Colour Confidence Interiors
8 years ago
It may mean the 'fall' of the shower floor tiles is not sufficient to direct the water flow back to the drain and so you get too much water heading towards the door and it cant cope and so leaks.

Unfortunately, if the rubber strip has not helped, then I don't think any other small fix will either.

However, you could try installing flow inhibitors into the shower rose outket - available from Bunnings and very easy to do yourself - this may reduce the amount of water flowing all at once toward the door - as well as save you money on your water bills.

Good luck with it, I hope you find a suitable outcome.

Michelle
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Hi Rose, generally speaking you should have no problems unless the people installing your shower screens are sub-par or cut corners. With this said it is down to personal preference. So we've outlined some of the pros and cons for both frameless and semi-frameless shower screens for you to consider. Semi Frameless Pros: Cost Effective Easier To Keep Bathroom Dry Better For Tiling and Concealing Tile Fall Toughen Glass Match Into Colour Scheme Cons: More parts for installation Glass is not as heavy on feel which some people don't like Can see trim which hides some eye level features Frameless Pros: Sleek, Modern Look Easier to Clean Show off tile work in the shower Lets in natural light Minimalistic so that it doesn’t detract from your bathroom design Less moving parts Cons: More expensive than framed showers Almost no rooms for error on floor tiling and high falls If we're being honest, framless is in fashion, but be cautious if yout shower tiling isn't up to scratch. Assess this by: Ensuring all the shower grout is in tact Pouring a small amount of water onto your tiles to make sure tile fall works Making sure you have no internal leaks If you want a free in-home assessment to see whether your tiling lends itself to a frameless shower screen give Megasealed a call on 1300 658 007.
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georgi02
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When we bought our place we swapped to a frameless shower to open up the bathroom and get something that we could "live with" until we could do a major reno - what we found was because the shower area was very small (under standard spec) and had a pretty crappy fall to drain, so depending upon who used it we got a little water spread or a lot of water coming out. Check the fall of your floor to the drain and install a low flow shower head. Also check where the shower head is pointing during your shower - angle it away from the screen door - sounds obvious but because there is a small gap between the stable screen and the door if your shower is hitting that (either directly or with run off from your body - elbows out when you're washing your hair for example) that water will run straight outside. Good luck.
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Michael Bell Architects Pty Ltd
8 years ago
Further to Georgi02; If there is no "set down" (usually 10-20mm with a brass bar) into the shower then water tends to build up and run under the door even if sealed because the seal will not seal into the grout joints. Further a setdown under a shower door is best placed about 70mm into the room because the water runs down the glass door and sort of flicks under the bottom edge and onto the top of the "set down" if it is directly under the door. All the best Michael

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