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[quote=Anonymous]We had the same problem a few years ago. It's not the contractors fault. The problem is that many home builders don't put a waterproof layer behind the tile at all. Once the grout starts leaking, the wall board gets wet and warps. That causes the tiles to loosen and all the grout in the world won't keep it from leaking anymore because the tiles will flex and the grout will crack again. As an emergency measure, we had Bathfitter come and put an insert over our whole shower. This was about 10 years ago and we haven't had a leak since then. However, it doesn't look very good and we've had some issues with the shower door. (Bathfitter is a low-quality product and it's not cheap.) The best choice is to have the bathroom gutted. Have the wall board replaced with a proper water resistant product. And have new tile put in. Sooner, rather than later, we will have that done.[/quote]
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