Ready to talk about Shower Enclosures?
Hi Everyone…Blake here with Fieldstone Homes.
Today we are going over another home owner maintenance tip which will be the interior portion of your shower enclosure. A lot of home owners forget or don’t realize that they need to maintain the silicone caulking inside of their shower enclosure which keeps the water inside. Over time while shower or cleaning the shower over and over will eventually deteriorate the silicone that keeps the water inside the shower at the perimeter.
You should probably check this at least once a year or simply replace all of the caulking every year. The best way to get started is to take a razor knife and cut out all the old stuff which is along the perimeter of the frame and down at the bottom of the shower perimeter. Then take a clear silicone, either in a tube with a caulking gun or in a squeeze tube and apply to the perimeter of the shower enclosure.
When caulking the bottom perimeter of the shower enclosure, make sure you don’t cover up the weep holes on the frame itself. You will have 2 or 3 weep holes on the bottom of the frame to allow water to leak out if water gets under the door.
So…that is your weekly home maintenance tip for all home owners. Have a great day!
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