Shower leak

[08quadram]

I've been fighting a small leak in the shower when in use. Water is leaking out from BEHIND the front lip of the shower at the roll curtain base. It runs down the front of the shower base and pools on the floor. So today I THINK I solved it. Nearest I can tell water is running around the "joint" between the surround and the base. It then must build up high enough to get behind the surround at the base at the shower curtain framing. The bottom most screw must be allowing water to get behind the shower base lip and run out in front. Lost yet? See photos. So I pulled the screw and caulked the screw hole before reinstalling the screw. Also added a little sealant at the bottom of the surround for an inch to direct water back into the shower base.

The bottom of the surround has a lip that angles back to the wall and since my surround has a small bow to it, any water that may get behind it, will run out.

Time will tell as soon as it dries. Only other thing I can think of is that there is a screw in the bottom of the roll curtain. Can't believe they would do that, but I've seen worse.

[Marineman]

Originally Posted by 08quadram

I've been fighting a small leak in the shower when in use. Water is leaking out from BEHIND the front lip of the shower at the roll curtain base. It runs down the front of the shower base and pools on the floor. So today I THINK I solved it. Nearest I can tell water is running around the "joint" between the surround and the base. It then must build up high enough to get behind the surround at the base at the shower curtain framing. The bottom most screw must be allowing water to get behind the shower base lip and run out in front. Lost yet? See photos. So I pulled the screw and caulked the screw hole before reinstalling the screw. Also added a little sealant at the bottom of the surround for an inch to direct water back into the shower base.

The bottom of the surround has a lip that angles back to the wall and since my surround has a small bow to it, any water that may get behind it, will run out.

Time will tell as soon as it dries. Only other thing I can think of is that there is a screw in the bottom of the roll curtain. Can't believe they would do that, but I've seen worse.
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In the second picture is that a little hole at the bottom of the trim?

[chuckster57]

Did you let it dry completely before sealing? I use compressed air after I dig out as much of the old stuff as I can. Then I run a bead on both sides. Common issue with that style shower door.

[08quadram]

It was dry before sealant. Also, that little hole is a weep hole from roll curtain.

[Joel&Sarah]

Mine was doing the exact same thing. The corner where the vertical sidewall lip transitions to the front curb which is not visible is your issue. You can’t see it because the surround liner is covering it. Caulking won’t help as water travels behind the surround wall and behind any caulk in your corner. I ended up cutting a very thin opening on the wall liner (NOT through the pan!) right at each corner just enough to see and caulked the transition area leaving a week hole a couple inches out from the corner so water can drain from behind the surround. That dark hole in the first pic in the corner is where the water is getting through and leaking from. That needs caulked. No more leaks. See pics.