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Leaking shower cubicles have been the bane
of most householders lives for years. It's not always down to shoddy
installation or poor workmanship that you end up with a damp patch or
worse. The best job will eventually spring a leak somewhere - it's one
of life's inevitabilities.
Understanding why showers leak places you
in a fairly good position to defend yourself against predictable
reoccurrence. No matter how careful you are to use the
correct products and apply them in the correct manner, adhesives and
grouts over time become porous. If you consider the bigger picture this
should come as no surprise.
Installing a shower is paramount to
sticking numerous individual components to a structure (your home) that
is a living breathing thing in the hope that they will work faultlessly
together. Buildings move. They shift their shape over time, shrinking
and swelling with cold and warmth. Furthermore, components made from
different materials will swell and contract at different rates. It must
hardly come as a surprise when small cracks occur (often microscopic and
difficult to see with the naked eye) that allow water to permeate into
the building.
Despite huge leaps forward in materials
technology the problem remains when you attempt to stick different
materials to a living building - things will leak in time.
It is for these very reasons that shower
pods (also known as one-piece cubicles) have become so popular. The
beauty of a shower pod is the fact that places to leak have been
designed out. This is achieved by minimising joints and making sure
wherever they are necessary water cannot get out. Installing a shower
pod is the first step towards enjoying trouble-free ownership that will
last for years. |
