How do you stop water from leaking beside the shower curtain Water runs down the tub surround onto the edge of the tub and onto the floor It is causing damage to the sheetrock next to the surround?

Answer 1

I see this all the time. Shower curtains and shower habits are tough on drywall. The best thing to do would be install a shower door and track that keeps the water in. Understanding that this may not be an option here are a couple other things .

1- make sure the curtain is inside the tub when shower is on.

2-point the shower head toward the other side of the wall when using shower to help spray from splashing outside curtain.

3-they make suction cups that attach to shower curtains that you can keep the curtain tight to the walls to help spray from splashing outside the curtain.

4- You can silicone a plastic strip along the tub wall to help keep water from running outside the tub...

5- make sure it isn't water from your shower valves that is leaking from the wall and running down to the drywall.

6- Purchase a Shower Leak Prevention product like the NoMorWetFloor at www.nomorwetfloor.com