Holes in a shower base above a ceiling
An upper floor leak that arrives through the ceiling below.
In short: Unfilled holes in a shower base are a slow leak with a long delay.
What we recorded
Unfilled holes in a shower base sitting directly above a ground floor ceiling.
Why the position matters
On an upper floor the water has somewhere to go, and it goes into the ceiling.
How long before it shows
Long enough that the cause is no longer obvious when it does.
The related finding
A rough screed and divots that pond water on the membrane rather than draining it.
When to catch it
Before the membrane, and certainly before tiling.
Written by the Owner Inspections team from inspections carried out in Rockbank. Licensed building practitioners, Building & Plumbing Commission registration CDB-U 53425.
