deb520
New Member
I have a 6 year old home that I purchased 2 years ago. The shower is separate from the tub and may have been completed by the previous homeowner. The grout on the bottom corner on the opposite wall from the shower head has started to deteriorate and split from the wall on both sides of the corner. The corner itself has a small hole developing. I noticed a terrible smell over the winter and had two plumbers come and tell me it was the shower drain. I didn't think so and kept checking where I thought the odor was coming from. The odor is only there after the shower is used, not when the area is dry. Today, I took a sharp, thin blade and ran in across the tile where the grout had already separated. I got some gunky material on the blade and the smell is horrible. Now I am certain the odor is from the shower pan under the tile, I considered removing the grout, pouring some bleach in to kill whatever is growing in there, let it dry thoroughly (not sure how I would know this) and then re-grout. But then I became concerned about water and mold in the walls.
If anyone has any experience with this or advice/suggestions, I would sincerely appreciate it.
If anyone has any experience with this or advice/suggestions, I would sincerely appreciate it.