Tub & Shower enclosure - Seat or not
Hello - I've had to repair extensive water damage in our 5er bathroom. Initially I thought all the water damage was caused by roof leaks and I've resolved those and repaired all structure. When I re...
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DrewE wrote:
Typically the walls of the shower compartment are not sealed to the floor pan, but just overlap sufficiently that water doesn't work backwards. The pan must of course be sealed to the drain, and other joints may need caulking/sealing. I would guess maybe your water damage had some other source than the wall to pan junction.
Caulking the walls to the floor pan is problematic due to their flexing and moving relative to each other (due to thermal expansion and contraction, the slight twisting of the RV body as it goes down the road, etc.).
DrewF: After more research it sure looks like the consensus is DON'T calk the show enclosure to the tub. I guess I just have to make sure when I re-install that there is enough of an overlap to prevent water working back up and over. Thanks VERY much for your help.
