Damp Wall Behind Shower in Sydney
Damp wall behind a shower in Sydney: a blister of paint on the wall backing onto the shower, getting wider, means water is getting in.
Tell us what's happening
The short answer
A damp wall behind a shower is usually a leak from the shower or from a pipe in the wall. We find the source before any wall is opened up.
How it works
Step 1: Call or book online
Tell us what is happening. We ask the right questions and book a time that suits you.
Step 2: We find the cause
A licensed plumber diagnoses it properly, with a drain camera, leak detection or a pressure test where it helps.
Step 3: A fixed price, agreed first
You agree the price before any work starts. We quote the job, not the hour, so there are no surprise charges.
Step 4: Done right, guaranteed
We finish the job, clean up, and back our workmanship with a lifetime labour guarantee.
Step 5: You know the price first
The figure for the whole job, in writing, before anyone starts. That figure is what turns up on the invoice.
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Questions and answers
Water runs along the top of a bottom plate or a joist until it finds somewhere to soak in, usually the first sheet of plasterboard it meets. The stain marks where the water stopped, not where it got in.
That points at a pressurised pipe inside the wall rather than the shower, since a supply line leaks whether the tap is on or not. We isolate the hot and cold separately to find which one is losing water.
Not until the leak is fixed and the wall is dry. Paint over a wet wall blisters again, and meanwhile the plasterboard and timber behind it keep getting wetter.
Yes. A shower arm with a leaking thread or a mixer body that has cracked both wet the wall behind the shower. Our leaking shower head and shower mixer replacement pages cover those.
Mould on the wall means it has been wet for a while. Keep the room aired, move stored things away from it, and deal with the source before cleaning or repainting.
If a licensed plumber finds and repairs a hidden leak you could not see or hear, you may be able to apply for a hidden leak allowance on your bill. We can give you the written details of the repair.
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