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November 28, 2014 By theshowerpros Leave a Comment

“There’s water in my closet!”

    From a distance, it’s a very pretty shower.  Note the cleaning bottles that have taken up permanent residence in the shower.       Mold had been present in this shower for some time.     Finally things gave way, and water started seeping into the closet adjacent to the shower.     […]

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November 25, 2014 By theshowerpros Leave a Comment

All Wrong

We get to see bad showers all the time.  The classic ‘mud bed’ method of waterproofing has so many opportunities for error that it’s extremely common to see at least one critical error on any tearout we do. Sometimes there’s two, or even three.  Every once in a while we run across one where it […]

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November 2, 2014 By theshowerpros Leave a Comment

For Want of a Nail

We’ve all heard the proverb that starts “For want of a nail…”  It illustrates how the simplest of things can have a dramatic impact.  In this case, a simple, far-too-common mistake at the beginning of the original shower installation led inevitably to the failure of the shower, and a costly replacement.   Mold kept returning […]

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October 24, 2014 By theshowerpros Leave a Comment

It’s just as bad with Cultured Marble

Does this look familiar?     Water often escapes through small cracks at the seams of the shower, primarily because of movement in the wall boards due to seasonal changes and/or caulking issues.   Once water has gotten behind the cultured marble, the next thing it finds is wood.  That’s the perfect place for mold […]

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June 22, 2014 By theshowerpros Leave a Comment

It’s the Little Things …

Installers get in a hurry and don’t waterproof the wall at the curb. Seems like a little thing, right?  Here’s a picture 9 months after the initial install. The curb is already cracking out, and mold is evident.     Here’s the same corner after tearout. You can see the rot beginning on the subfloor […]

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