Shower Leak Repairs
Do you need a permanent solution for a leaking shower or mouldy silicone?
If a permanent solution for the leaking shower is the desired result, the shower recess will need to have the tiles and substrates replaced with a waterproofing membrane barrier installed.
The replacement of silicone is only recommended for maintenance of a properly built shower, it is not a solution for a leaking shower or a shower with an established leak.
Silicone will fail if the shower has not been properly built in accordance with AS-3740-2010 Waterproofing of Wet Domestic Areas.
How are shower screens made?
Laminate safety glass is used on framed and semi-frameless shower screens.
The glazier cuts the glass to size to manufacture these shower screens and inserts them into the aluminium framing.
The glass inside the shower screen frames remains sharp at the edges; this is why an aluminium frame is needed around each glass perimeter.
What is that rubber shower screen seal around the glass?
The rubber seal provides cushioning to the edges of the glass within the frame.
If you see a glass section without a frame, this glass would be a different type of glass; toughened safety glass, also known as frameless glass.
Toughened glass is the type of glass used in frameless applications. The process involves cutting the glass to size and then placing it through a heating process where the glass is heated to approx 700°C followed by rapid cooling utilising cold air.
The edges on this glass are polished therefore not sharp. This process is more costly than using laminate framed glass due to the additional work required in manufacturing. These are usually custom made as there is almost no tolerance for sizing error.
All shower screens are required to comply with Australian Standards AS/NZS 1288 and 2208.
To meet this standard, Grade A safety glass must be used in all shower screens.
Laminated and toughened Grade A safety glass is designed to shatter into small blunt pieces of glass, which are unlikely to cause harm instead of large sharp pieces.
https://www.theshowermanmelbourne.com.au/shower-leak-repairs-re-sealing/
Do you need a permanent solution for a leaking shower or mouldy silicone?
If a permanent solution for the leaking shower is the desired result, the shower recess will need to have the tiles and substrates replaced with a waterproofing membrane barrier installed.
The replacement of silicone is only recommended for maintenance of a properly built shower, it is not a solution for a leaking shower or a shower with an established leak.
Silicone will fail if the shower has not been properly built in accordance with AS-3740-2010 Waterproofing of Wet Domestic Areas.
How are shower screens made?
Laminate safety glass is used on framed and semi-frameless shower screens.
The glazier cuts the glass to size to manufacture these shower screens and inserts them into the aluminium framing.
The glass inside the shower screen frames remains sharp at the edges; this is why an aluminium frame is needed around each glass perimeter.
What is that rubber shower screen seal around the glass?
The rubber seal provides cushioning to the edges of the glass within the frame.
If you see a glass section without a frame, this glass would be a different type of glass; toughened safety glass, also known as frameless glass.
Toughened glass is the type of glass used in frameless applications. The process involves cutting the glass to size and then placing it through a heating process where the glass is heated to approx 700°C followed by rapid cooling utilising cold air.
The edges on this glass are polished therefore not sharp. This process is more costly than using laminate framed glass due to the additional work required in manufacturing. These are usually custom made as there is almost no tolerance for sizing error.
All shower screens are required to comply with Australian Standards AS/NZS 1288 and 2208.
To meet this standard, Grade A safety glass must be used in all shower screens.
Laminated and toughened Grade A safety glass is designed to shatter into small blunt pieces of glass, which are unlikely to cause harm instead of large sharp pieces.
https://www.theshowermanmelbourne.com.au/shower-leak-repairs-re-sealing/
Shower Leak Repairs
Do you need a permanent solution for a leaking shower or mouldy silicone?
If a permanent solution for the leaking shower is the desired result, the shower recess will need to have the tiles and substrates replaced with a waterproofing membrane barrier installed.
The replacement of silicone is only recommended for maintenance of a properly built shower, it is not a solution for a leaking shower or a shower with an established leak.
Silicone will fail if the shower has not been properly built in accordance with AS-3740-2010 Waterproofing of Wet Domestic Areas.
How are shower screens made?
Laminate safety glass is used on framed and semi-frameless shower screens.
The glazier cuts the glass to size to manufacture these shower screens and inserts them into the aluminium framing.
The glass inside the shower screen frames remains sharp at the edges; this is why an aluminium frame is needed around each glass perimeter.
What is that rubber shower screen seal around the glass?
The rubber seal provides cushioning to the edges of the glass within the frame.
If you see a glass section without a frame, this glass would be a different type of glass; toughened safety glass, also known as frameless glass.
Toughened glass is the type of glass used in frameless applications. The process involves cutting the glass to size and then placing it through a heating process where the glass is heated to approx 700°C followed by rapid cooling utilising cold air.
The edges on this glass are polished therefore not sharp. This process is more costly than using laminate framed glass due to the additional work required in manufacturing. These are usually custom made as there is almost no tolerance for sizing error.
All shower screens are required to comply with Australian Standards AS/NZS 1288 and 2208.
To meet this standard, Grade A safety glass must be used in all shower screens.
Laminated and toughened Grade A safety glass is designed to shatter into small blunt pieces of glass, which are unlikely to cause harm instead of large sharp pieces.
https://www.theshowermanmelbourne.com.au/shower-leak-repairs-re-sealing/
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