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Rust on exterior of shower tray
Swanlander
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We are looking to move to a flat to purchase. All seems fine but there is rust at the bottom of the shower tray where it meets the tiled floor. It goes all the way around the shower tray. It is on the first floor and so I do not think it is a leak as the people below would be aware of that. Could it just be condensation with age - it does not appear to be very new and there is no window in the bathroom , only an extractor fan?
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Animated snow leopard and Meerkat Manor goodie bag from Discovery TV
£10 in local photo contest
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Are you sure it's rust and not a red mould you can get on silicone sealant if it's not cleaned often enough?
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No it looks like rust. Am going back on Wednesday with my son and will get him to check.November 2010 - a Jamie Oliver book
December 2010 - a pair of earrings. A silk scarf - both on the daily Spin to Win competition.
Animated snow leopard and Meerkat Manor goodie bag from Discovery TV
£10 in local photo contest0 -
Some photos would help too.
Hard to think of anything that could be rusting in a shower's construction.0 -
Shower trays are usually made with material that does not rust even if this had a lead tray beneath it would produce a white or grey stain.Swanlander said:We are looking to move to a flat to purchase. All seems fine but there is rust at the bottom of the shower tray where it meets the tiled floor. It goes all the way around the shower tray. It is on the first floor and so I do not think it is a leak as the people below would be aware of that. Could it just be condensation with age - it does not appear to be very new and there is no window in the bathroom , only an extractor fan?
A tiled floor would normally be tiled into the show tray not underneath it so the tiles would be above the base of the tray0 -
Are we perhaps talking about a chrome edge strip, where the chromed surface has rusted? Perhaps even an edge strip for the glazing, rather than the shower tray itself?0
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Thanks for all comments. I will take some photos on Wednesday and post these.November 2010 - a Jamie Oliver book
December 2010 - a pair of earrings. A silk scarf - both on the daily Spin to Win competition.
Animated snow leopard and Meerkat Manor goodie bag from Discovery TV
£10 in local photo contest0 -
Took my son and he says it is an old shower tray that is rusting around its bottom.
November 2010 - a Jamie Oliver book
December 2010 - a pair of earrings. A silk scarf - both on the daily Spin to Win competition.
Animated snow leopard and Meerkat Manor goodie bag from Discovery TV
£10 in local photo contest0 -
Is probably just from splashed water and the floor being mopped etc...Swanlander said:Took my son and he says it is an old shower tray that is rusting around its bottom.0
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