Bathroom leaking fix recommendations in Canberra?

G’day! If you have a leaking shower or balcony in Canberra – contact us at http://www.platinumseal.com.au . I look forward to hearing from you – I’m happy to answer all individual queries.

warm regards
tom adams, platinum seal

Try Nick at GroutPro. I rang three places – no visible leak but grout was coming away in places and I have poor ventilation in bathroom. Also mould I couldn’t get rid of. Price quote over phone for the other two major providers was similar (without even looking at the problem which was a concern for me) but he was the only one who came out to have a look and advise with quote. Outstanding customer service. Professional, personable, followed through. The job took longer than he expected but didn’t charge me more. It looks great. All re protected. Highly recommended. Thanks Nick if you’re reading this.

Hi
I am writing this post to save the Canbarreans from the pain I have gone through with the business called S.O.S showers which stands for saving our showers should be more like losing our showers. First the job just kept growing bigger and bigger at the very last minute near completion. Then after paying this man thousands of dollars not only the whole shower was flooding. I now have to get the plumber to refit toilets and the tiler will have to start the whole job again. Beware all send me a message as I am happy to share pictures of his shoddy work. Very unprofessional and rude Individual.

Hi Mucyx2007,

You definitely need a licensed plumber to investigate the cause of the leak. There are 9 main causes of shower leaks, and a plumber is the only person legally allowed to test all of the points.

Unfortunately, some plumbers have probably never been trained in properly testing a shower for leaks so make sure you are getting a professional that can supply you with a detailed report at the end with his invoice.

JC is correct in that resealing is not fixing the underlying problem, however I have just used Daniel from Reseal to seal mine after I thoroughly tested it as I plan on renovating in 5 years and didn’t want the full expenses of retiling the shower just yet.

For more information or to book a professional (me) see the below blog post I recently wrote.
http://watertightcanberra.com.au/leaking-shower-canberra/

Do not use custom sealing services

heavenandhell said :

Try the guys from custom sealing services they are bathroom renovators but they also do resealing and offer a 10 yr warrenty on the reseal it does work we got him around to look at our shower i did think it needed to be gutted but he sore that we were not in the best way with money so he resealed the shower for half the price other people wanted it did leek a bit after but as soon as i called him he came around and fixed the little bit of silicone now it has not leaked for 2 yrs.
I will rip it out when i get the money but it has solved my headache.
His phone number is 0407262851 http://www.customsealingservices.net

Would not recommend this business. Custom sealing services had done a bathroom for a friend and workmanship was very poor. Towel rails are falling off and starting to get mould in shower, grout is falling out and tiles layed uneven. Complete mess of a bathroom and its only 18 months old. Be aware

heavenandhell said :

Try the guys from custom sealing services they are bathroom renovators but they also do resealing and offer a 10 yr warrenty on the reseal it does work we got him around to look at our shower i did think it needed to be gutted but he sore that we were not in the best way with money so he resealed the shower for half the price other people wanted it did leek a bit after but as soon as i called him he came around and fixed the little bit of silicone now it has not leaked for 2 yrs.
I will rip it out when i get the money but it has solved my headache.
His phone number is 0407262851 http://www.customsealingservices.net

This is a bandaid solution only. The leaking continues under the tiling, just leaks out through different areas. Also their so called 10 year warrantee is incorrect, when a problem persists they state that they will do nothing about it.

Try the guys from custom sealing services they are bathroom renovators but they also do resealing and offer a 10 yr warrenty on the reseal it does work we got him around to look at our shower i did think it needed to be gutted but he sore that we were not in the best way with money so he resealed the shower for half the price other people wanted it did leek a bit after but as soon as i called him he came around and fixed the little bit of silicone now it has not leaked for 2 yrs.
I will rip it out when i get the money but it has solved my headache.
His phone number is 0407262851 http://www.customsealingservices.net

my update is it is still wet :(.
but good thing is my research shows the water is from underground :).

The drainage in the backyard is not very well, so rain water contributes to the ground water table. The water or dampness comming from the ground in the crawl space, makes the bricks wet.

My knowledge is in Canberra many bathrooms got leaking problem, so make sure it is BATHROOM LEAKING before you seal your bathroom.

I will update after I get my new drainage plan done and see if it is still wet.

I got the same problem, having water mark on the external wall of the bathroom/toilet. Two plumbers and two re-sealers came to look at it. I am trying my luck to have the shower box resealed today. Will wait for two weeks to see if it is still wet.

The problem is I bought this house 1.5 years ago, there was not mentioned at all on the property report. It is a long term problem.I got told that they may have avoid using water weeks before inspection. If this is true, whose responsibility ? Where is no court to make judgement on this.
Or I am wrong ?