Shower Door Rail Weep Holes

Water is bad bad bad.

Shower door rail weep holes.

The shower has never been used so we don t know if water would collect on the track. That s why there are weep holes in shower doors windows decks places you wouldn t imagine like behind brick siding. Is there such a thing as a shower door track without weep holes. It is also important to make sure the weep holes built into the shower base are left open as an escape route for trapped moisture.

For the literal minded the term bypass shower door may appear to make little sense. These weep holes give the water a path to escape because if it s trapped inside your house walls siding it will contribute to wood rot. So we google it. Home shower questions from visitors weep holes allow water to drain out of the shower frame and into the shower.

Everyone has likely seen the unsightly blackening of caulk around this connection. I ve checked them and they drain properly. Weep holes allow water to drain out of the shower frame and into the shower. Tubs do not have these weep hole details so not caulking over the grout on a tub tile wall connection is even more important.

I am re caulking my shower enclosure and i noticed that there are some slots along the bottom of the inside of my shower enclosure. Though water does collect in the bottom track weep holes allow most of the water to drain back into the bathtub. January 16 2012 showcase shower door santa cruz leave a comment go to comments. Here s a short video showing what happens when weep holes in a shower pan are caulked shut the shower has a marble surround but it applies to tile coverings as well.

I saw you through google and hoped you may be able to answer my question. Locate the drain holes along the bottom inside edge of the frame and use a small screwdriver wire coat hanger or other similar device to clean the holes. The track where the screen sits has weep holes. First time having a house with a sliding glass door and i m getting water inside.

It looks like the previous owners had the same problem because there is some damage to the floor there. The photos show instead of a conventional channel a sloped low lip on the side of the pan with no room for holes even if we wanted to drill some. Weep holes allow water to drain out of the shower frame and into the shower.