Our bathroom shower door leaks onto the outside floor and over time, this has caused a dry rot patch on the floor. It's not necessarily severe but there's some mild "give" and I want to prevent it from getting worse.
The flooring material is standard thick plywood (tongue and groove – I don't recall the specific thickness definitely more than an inch though).
I know the long-term solution is to replace the floor but unfortunately I don't have the funds for an aggressive remodel like that (although we're planning to do that eventually – maybe in the next 2-3 years).
In the meantime, is there anything I can do to try to patch/seal the dry rot patch and make it waterproof?
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Best Answer
Remove the entire shower door and frame and scrub door opening tile and door/frame assembly completely clean and let dry. Re-install shower door properly and completely seal all areas where frame and tile meet with high-grade silicone caulk. Most swinging shower doors are supposed to have a vinyl flap at the bottom to prevent water spray from escaping under the door, make sure yours has one.
Cut back the floor covering to expose all damaged and soft wood. Gouge and chisel out all damaged and soft wood. You may have extensive additional damage, this answer does not address that. Use a high quality 2-part wood repair epoxy (it's kind of like auto body filler) to fill all damaged areas. Plane/sand smooth. Cover with entire new vinyl floor or make a patch somehow. This should help until the remodel. In future you need to address water issues immediately to prevent similar damage.