Weep Holes Inside Shower Door

The original installer caulked the inside and outside of the shower door threshold but the threshold has weep holes that are not covered see attached picture.

Weep holes inside shower door. The shower has never been used so we don t know if water would collect on the track. If the tile job is installed over a water proof system backer like it should be why would you expect the tile wall to weep. Weep holes allow water to drain out of the shower frame and into the shower. Clogged drain holes framed shower doors usually have drain holes located along the bottom inside edge of the frame.

Standardairconditioner feb 20 2016 4. These are indeed openings. I saw you through google and hoped you may be able to answer my question. Out of sight out of mind.

No one is going to convince me that a tile wall in a tub or shower needs weep holes like a brick veneer. It would appear to me that the weep holes will allow water in and with both sides of the threshold caulked the water can not escape. Shower pans and tubs sometimes have a lip built into the flange that collects water like a small gutter. January 16 2012 showcase shower door santa cruz leave a comment go to comments.

If you trap water inside the track it will then find another escape route and that s why we have so many shower door leaks. Frameless shower doors usually have seals installed on the vertical edge that meets the stationary pane in order to keep water from exiting through the crack while still allowing the door to swing. Those holes on the bottom are weep holes and must be left exposed. Home shower questions from visitors weep holes allow water to drain out of the shower frame and into the shower.

These small drain holes at the bottom of the metal track inside the shower allow condensation and water to drain back into the shower. It seems the water is all inside the base of my door and is just running back in to the area where i pulled out the caulking. 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. 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.

Shower door rail has openings inside the shower. The lip will have an opening at corners and or ends to drain the water out and into the tub. When the weep openings are caulked over the water cannot get out so it collects and rots the inside of the wall. The best solution one that you have already cited is to drill holes at the bottom of the aluminum channel that will allow the water that gets into it to weep back out into the shower.

Weep holes allow water to drain out of the shower frame and into the shower.