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Ok so before I start I need to make it clear I know nothing of home repair. Period. So here I go:
Back in May of 2006 we moved into my grandmother's house where I was raised. The shower in question looked normal except for a small (maybe 2" across) stain on the wall behind the toilet. Over the years it got bigger and now has turned into a hole behind the toilet into the space under it. The molding is black and rotted. I am told that this is caused by a leak from a remodeling (so called) back around 1998 when the the tub in the other bathroom was replaced. Seems something was left leaking. Why it wasn't fixed IDK.
The shower itself has two main problems: (1) I think the supports or whatever hold it up are rotting cause the water drains on end but no the other. The shower is leaking on the inside of the wall. The panel or what ever it is is bent outward and the caulking and whatever is behind comes out into the shower floor at times. There is a .5" now between the shower floor itself and the wall where the head. I guess caused by the leaking showerhead and the support weakening. (2) There is some kind of residue from its' installation. It doesn't wipe off. There are pics attached. It is located all thru the shower except the floor. It was like this when we came and it hasn't gotten worse or better.
So questions are (1) Can the shower be leveled off? (2) Should I fix this "leak"? I can't really fix the rotted wood or whatever (3) What is the strange stuff in the shower and where did it come from?
Back in May of 2006 we moved into my grandmother's house where I was raised. The shower in question looked normal except for a small (maybe 2" across) stain on the wall behind the toilet. Over the years it got bigger and now has turned into a hole behind the toilet into the space under it. The molding is black and rotted. I am told that this is caused by a leak from a remodeling (so called) back around 1998 when the the tub in the other bathroom was replaced. Seems something was left leaking. Why it wasn't fixed IDK.
The shower itself has two main problems: (1) I think the supports or whatever hold it up are rotting cause the water drains on end but no the other. The shower is leaking on the inside of the wall. The panel or what ever it is is bent outward and the caulking and whatever is behind comes out into the shower floor at times. There is a .5" now between the shower floor itself and the wall where the head. I guess caused by the leaking showerhead and the support weakening. (2) There is some kind of residue from its' installation. It doesn't wipe off. There are pics attached. It is located all thru the shower except the floor. It was like this when we came and it hasn't gotten worse or better.
So questions are (1) Can the shower be leveled off? (2) Should I fix this "leak"? I can't really fix the rotted wood or whatever (3) What is the strange stuff in the shower and where did it come from?
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