Hi
Just moved into a house and in process of renewing sealant around the shower cubicle. Feel free to skip to the bottom to get the question!
There’s a gap (20mm in length & 3mm height) at the bottom of the frame (where it meets the shower tray) closest to the wall that appears to have been sealed up by the previous occupant (as has the identical gap on the frame attached to the other wall) - I suspect that its a weep hole, but ultimately I have no idea if the gaps were sealed up accidentally (not knowing that they were weep holes) or deliberately as per the installation guidance (which I don’t have).
I’m having problems with the phone’s camera, so I’ll describe it as best as i can...
Its a corner cubicle and looks to be at least 20 years old due to the shower unit installed and because most modern showers appear to have a rim at the bottom (between the tray and the glass) whereas this one doesn't - it just has sealant where the glass panels meet the tray.
The part of the frame that meets the wall is only about 6-7cm wide and comprises of 2 parts: a bracket (a channel?) the height of the shower which is screwed into the wall and into that slots in a squarish pacman-shaped structure - the ‘mouth’ is a tight c-shape into which the glass panel has been glued in. The perimeter of the pacman-shaped piece is all continuous, so even if water does get to the edge of the glass, it can’t get into that particular part of the frame.
Pacman frame fits very snugly into the channel with no visible gap, however obviously its possible that water could find a tiny gap and build up and then trickle out of the screw holes in the wall if the hole is a weep hole.
To get to the point: is it possible that these 2 holes should genuinely have been sealed up, or are they actually weep holes which should remain open?
Thanks
S
Just moved into a house and in process of renewing sealant around the shower cubicle. Feel free to skip to the bottom to get the question!
There’s a gap (20mm in length & 3mm height) at the bottom of the frame (where it meets the shower tray) closest to the wall that appears to have been sealed up by the previous occupant (as has the identical gap on the frame attached to the other wall) - I suspect that its a weep hole, but ultimately I have no idea if the gaps were sealed up accidentally (not knowing that they were weep holes) or deliberately as per the installation guidance (which I don’t have).
I’m having problems with the phone’s camera, so I’ll describe it as best as i can...
Its a corner cubicle and looks to be at least 20 years old due to the shower unit installed and because most modern showers appear to have a rim at the bottom (between the tray and the glass) whereas this one doesn't - it just has sealant where the glass panels meet the tray.
The part of the frame that meets the wall is only about 6-7cm wide and comprises of 2 parts: a bracket (a channel?) the height of the shower which is screwed into the wall and into that slots in a squarish pacman-shaped structure - the ‘mouth’ is a tight c-shape into which the glass panel has been glued in. The perimeter of the pacman-shaped piece is all continuous, so even if water does get to the edge of the glass, it can’t get into that particular part of the frame.
Pacman frame fits very snugly into the channel with no visible gap, however obviously its possible that water could find a tiny gap and build up and then trickle out of the screw holes in the wall if the hole is a weep hole.
To get to the point: is it possible that these 2 holes should genuinely have been sealed up, or are they actually weep holes which should remain open?
Thanks
S