Mold discolored grout loose tile and peeling caulk.
Loose tile in shower wall.
These problems allow shower water to penetrate the wall and cause damage and they are generally found low on the shower wall down where the tile meets the shower base.
Ceramic shower tiles may be damaged or broken over a period of years.
Though more common in an older home rogue tiles can be found in new homes as well.
This is the thinset i had leftover from a different project.
And then scraped off all of the silicone from the wall.
This is how i fixed my shower time that had come loose.
This may include damage to the grout joints or even individual tiles may crack causing water to leak into the walls or floor space where it can damage subfloors or.
If the ceramic tiles crack or comes loose or the grout cracks and comes loose your shower becomes at.
If you spot these symptoms you have found the water damage.
Signs of moisture include.
Damaged or loose shower tiles either on the floor or walls of the shower are a bigger problem than a damaged or loose tile anywhere else in the house.
Every time you use the shower water is likely getting behind those compromised tiles causing moisture damage to the substrate and potentially causing other tiles to loosen.
He used silicone to hold the tiles in.